Whether you’re an athlete by profession or a weekend warrior, certain training principles consistently hold true. Day by day, everyone is trying to get a little bit better and improve their overall health, all while working toward that next goal.
Sure, the consequences (and recognition, for that matter) may be greater for some — take a world-class alpinist attempting to scale the most dangerous peaks on the planet, for example. But when you step back and look at the bigger picture, you’ll find that high-performance athletes have perfected the basics and leaned into challenging themselves with pursuits that stir up equal parts excitement and fear.
Lifelong adventurer and award-winning multimedia journalist Grayson Schaffer has had the pleasure of covering and rubbing shoulders with some of the most impressive athletes in the world, including track star Lolo Jones, legendary alpinist Dean Potter, record-setting endurance swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh, decorated ultrarunner Claire Gallagher, and Nirmal “Nims” Purja, a larger-than-life rockstar in the climbing space whom Schaffer recently profiled for . By getting up close and personal with these individuals as they prepare and attempt mind-blowing feats, Schaffer has picked up on a few common themes.
Ahead, Schaffer shares his intimate experiences documenting elite athletes and insight into their training, habits, and overall mindset that you can implement in your own training.
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