Every year, elite athletes go higher, faster, farther, setting new world records. Are today’s athletes really better than the superstars of the past? What if high-performance athletes, present and past, could compete against each other on a level playing field without today's high-tech gear? Five athletes go back into the past, using gear and techniques used by athletes of past generations.

Every year, elite athletes go higher, faster, farther, setting new world records. Are today’s athletes really better than the superstars of the past? What if high-performance athletes, present and past, could compete against each other on a level playing field without today's high-tech gear? Five athletes go back into the past, using gear and techniques used by athletes of past generations.