Balance February 18 - 43

M E DA L D E T E C TO R S

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Snow
business

Members of the British team at the Winter Olympics
tell Matt Majendie what it takes to go for gold...

Andrew Musgrave
(cross-country skier
and strong medal hope)
on diet and nutrition
'In the height of autumn
training, when I'm doing six
hours in a day, typically I'll eat
about 6,000 calories. I work
with a nutritionist on my body
composition to understand
what's the optimum for when
I compete at my best.'

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ROWAN CHESHIRE (SLOPESTYLE SKIER)
ON
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SKIING
'I crashed during training at the last

Olympics and afterwards I saw a
psychologist who gave me coping
mechanisms to deal with the anxiety of the tricks we
perform. If I felt any anxiety coming on, he'd tell me
some really simple things. It's the same with anyone
on snow. You have to tell yourself it's OK to feel the way
you do. Because if you're anxious, you freak out even
more. So, to get myself in the right place mentally before
a competition, I make sure I listen to some calming music
and use any nerves to help me perform my tricks.'

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Toby Olubi (bobsleigh athlete) on his training
regime for PyeongChang

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'Personally, in a two-man bobsleigh, I'll push
170kg for 60 metres while, in the four-man,
that's 210kg. In season, typically Monday is
the travel day, Tuesday to Thursday we're
bobsleigh training then racing on the Saturdays and Sundays.
I like to end most weeks with interval bike training for all
over physiology gains and to increase my lactic threshold. If
pushed to suggest five key bobsleigh exercises, they would be
bench press, squats, variations of deadlifts, power cleans and
sprinting. As for recovery, my top tip would be contrast pools.
The combination of hot and cold hydrotherapy keeps me on
top form the day after a hard session.'

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Morning
'Typically, in heavy training,
I'll start the day with coffee
and porridge. I'll usually take a
couple of energy bars or else
a homemade muesli bar.'

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Lunch
'Four or five slices of bread
with a couple of boiled eggs.
I eat again at about 4pm,
more bread and jam, and
then go out training again at
5pm for two or three hours.'

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Dinner
'I have a fairly heavy
dinner, as you'd expect
- protein (fish and chicken)
and lots of pasta, rice and
grains. Then, just before
bed, I'll have some muesli
and yogurt, which means
about five meals a day.'

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substances] protein shake.'

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