Olympics Athletic Training

8 Conditioning Techniques from Olympic Athletes

For Olympians, off-court training proves just as important as perfecting their game. Some of their strategies may surprise you

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8 Conditioning Techniques from Olympic Athletes // Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte c Getty Images

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If you thought Olympic swimmers spent all their time swimming laps, you thought wrong. (Search: Swimming workouts) And it isn’t just swimmers who supplement their practice with other activities. Eight athletes reveal the training secrets and pre-competition tricks that brought them to the top.

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