Hello everyone this is part two of private parts podcast with Max Whitlock here we go

funny when you when you lose that naivety when you gain the experience

that's when you start to fear the failure because you realize what's you realize

what's possible what you can do what you have done and then you go well hang on a second oh my god now I'm scared to not achieve all of that

Whereas before you just had none of that so you just like it doesn't matter. You just go and you just do yeah and when that changes that's where it becomes really hard because that's where I have so much respect now for people that and athletes that gain a title and retain them because from my experience I've learned how hard that is to retain the title

not just about the performance it's about everything that surrounds it's about

motivation gets harder and harder to get older.

Training gets harder and harder to get older.

Pressure just ramps up even more expectancy is constantly increased.

Recovery takes longer.

Everything is just so much more challenging the more

you progress through sport. Does that frustrate you? Not now. I think I've learned to kind of

put it in a place where actually I thrive off the challenge of competing against others that are in their prime.

I remember when I was in my prime and like a prime age for a gymnast is around 22 23.

It's a young sport, yeah. Prime age for a gym nest is around 22 23.

It's a young sport, yeah.

And I think I just felt like invincible during that period, like I felt like I just go and

just go.

I felt like I remember the come up games in 2014 and I competed five days in a row and that's quite a lot for a gym

Yeah

We don't really ever really experience that and I just no problem with fatigue no problem with time. So I just go and I just no problem with fatigue no problem with times I just go and I just felt like I just with hangover

Honestly back then and just kept going

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