To be the very best, Olympic athletes break down their sport to a science

To be the very best, Olympic athletes break down their sport to a science
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Updated: 6:37 PM EDT Jul 27, 2021
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Updated: 6:37 PM EDT Jul 27, 2021
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HERE’S KCRA3’S DEIRDRE FITZPATRICK. PORTAGE OF GRID ON THE US MEN’S ROWING TMEA BUT THERE’S ONE. ARE THERE ANY NIGHT OSWL ON THE ROWING TEAM? THAT’S IMPOSSIBLE? YEAH, IT’S IMPOSSIBLE. I’D SAY I’M GETTING READY FOR BED BY 8 O’CLOCK BASICALLY EVERY DAY AND IF THERE’S A NIGHT YOU FIND ME UP LATER THAN THAT USUALLY THINGS GO DOWNHILL. THE BOYS ON THE BOAT GET UP BEFORE THE SUN WHICH MEANS THEY GO TO BED EARLY. ONE GET A NIGHTTIME ROUTINE AND I SPENT A LOT OF TIME WINDING DOWN SO THAT IT’S A MHUC MORE RESTFUL SLEEP. SO I DO MY STRETCHES. I’LL BRUSH MY TEETH. I’LL HAVE IT I’LL HEAV YOU RECOMMENDED SO THAT WHEN I LIE WNDO IN BED, MY BODY KNOWS MY MIND KNOWS IT’S TIME TO GO TO SLEEP. SO I’LL SPEND A LOT OF TIME READING RIGHT BEFORE. CLOSGIN TURNING LIGHTS OFF AND SHUTTING MY EYES. TIP NUMBER TWO OPEN YOUR EYES TO WHAT SKIPPING SNOOZE CAN LEAD TO THIS TEAM TRAINED FOR AN OLYMPICS BY GETTING UP EARLY. NESTLYHO JUST BEING DONEY B 9AM AND YOU HAVE THE WHOLE DAY AHEAD OF YOU STILL BECAUSE A LOT OF US HERE. WE WORK FULL-TIME LIKE WE HAVE JOBS SO THAT KIND OF OPEN IT UP TO DO OTHER THINGS. TRUST THE SCIENCE A 2019 JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY STUDY FOUND THAT AM EXERCISERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO EAT HEALTHFULLY AND STICK WITH THEIR FITNESS GOALS, AND THEN THERE’S THIS YOU GET A LOT DEON BEFORE ALL THE PEOPLE ARE AWAKE. SO ONCE PEOPLE DO START BUGGING YOU FOR THING YSOU’VE ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED WHAT YOU N

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