Welcome to the Get Fit Guys, quick and dirty tips to slim down and shape up.

My name is Ben Greenfield, and I'm The Get Fit Guy.

Well, believe it or not, this is the 100th episode of the Get Fit Guy podcast, and while that may be an impressive feat, I can think of something even more impressive

that happens to be going on right now, the Olympics.

And Olympic athletes not only have natural talent, dedication, and drive, but they devote a great

majority of their lives to their sport so that they can be the best in the world.

An Olympic athlete must train hours each day to perfect their skill and maintain their

amazing physical condition.

And as a matter of fact, the aspiring athlete spends an average of eight hours a day, seven

days a week training their body and their mind.

To have that amount of dedication and drive, there are specific physical and mental strategies

that Olympic athletes use. So today's episode is the first in a two-part series that's going to

teach you how to use 10 different Olympic athletes strategies in your own training, whether you just

want to shed a few pounds, run a marathon, or be the best you can be in your specific sport or activity.

So let's jump right into the first five strategies.

Strategy number one is to build a foundation.

Olympic athletes can train over a decade to reach their long-term goal of winning a gold medal.

While you can't reverse the clock and start training as a toddler to reach your personal goal,

you do need to build a solid fitness base.

And depending on your current fitness level, that base can take as long as six to 12 months.

This is a step that's often skipped by many people who jump straight into a

heavy weight training program or a hardcore CrossFit class or boot camp or a marathon training

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