Athletes now train with modern equipment to build strength, speed, technique, endurance and peak performance through sessions involving weight training, drills, flexibility exercises, and warmups. Ancient athletes trained differently using local wrestling schools and equipment, and wrestlers like Milo built strength by carrying animals. Modern athletes fuel recovery with foods like chocolate milk, pickle juice, and beet juice providing carbohydrates, proteins, sodium and other nutrients, while ancient diets from Greek doctors contained goat's milk and oil for hydration and vision.

2. ATHLETES TRAINING NOW
Athletes put in thousands of hours to train. They need
to build their strength, speed, technique and
endurance.
Some of the trainings sessions can involve:
• Building strength and power
• Improving techniques
• Flexibility exercises
• Stretches before competition
• Intensive warm ups Mahe Drysdal
training
They are designed to build superior peak performance.
Interesting Information = A Jamaican sprinter and 100
metre world champion Yohan Blake has 16 bananas
per day, bananas have about 100 calories eat!

3. ATHLETES TRAINING THEN
Wrestlers training
Back then they trained with different equipment
because they did not have the equipment we
have now.
The palaestra ( wrestling school ) was one of
the most popular places for Greek men to
train at.
Interesting Information = In the Ancient
Olympics there was a famous wrester called
Milo he used to train by carrying a calf on his
back everyday when the calf grew heavier he
grew stronger!

4. ATHLETES DIET NOW
Foods for recovery= a U.S.A gymnast drinks
chocolate milk because of it’s high
carbohydrate and protein content.
Pickle juice=The salty-yet-savory juice has high
doses of all-important sodium, sodium helps
muscle cramps.
Beet juice=Beet juice helps you breath easier.
Interesting information – Jonathan Horton the lead
gymnast in U.S.A team, has a blood sugar
problem. His solution is honey!

5. ATHLETES DIET IN THE PAST
The diet was given to the ancient athletes
by Greek doctors.
The diet had all the important nutrients and
energy they needed.
The diet contained many foods such as:
Goats milk – The milk also brings water
important.
Oil – Can help for eye sight

6. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
We cant wait to see
all the new, ready
and able athletes
in 2016