Making athletes robust

ro·bust (r-bst, rbst)

adj.

1. Full of health and strength; vigorous.

2. Powerfully built; sturdy.

3. Requiring or suited to physical strength or endurance: robust labour.

4. Rough or crude; boisterous: a robust tale.

5. Marked by richness and fullness; full-bodied: a robust wine.

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[Latin rbustus, from rbur, rbus, oak, strength; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]

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ro·bustly adv.

ro·bustness n.


This is a word I use a lot in working with young athletes- giving an idea of a goal to work towards in the short term before we develop them further. Unfortunately, a lot of them don't know what it means!