Bronze medalist at the World High Jump Championships Ilya Ivanyuk told that in preparation for departures, he lacked a good physiotherapist and masseur.
Ivanyuk in early June overcame the bar at a height of 2.33 meters, repeating the best result of the season in the world. Last Saturday, the 30-year-old athlete became the winner of the Znamensky Brothers Memorial (2.24 m).
“With age, many athletes begin to train less and devote more time to recovery. Cristiano Ronaldo after a certain age began to lose weight.
– Yes, to reduce the load on ligaments and joints. It’s a reasonable thing. To be honest, in preparation I miss a good physiotherapist and massage therapist. After the Olympics, he said I would definitely find a physio, but I never did.
– Is there a problem with this in Russia?
– I train mainly at home – in Smolensk. There is a very good base there: two arenas, two stadiums, I don’t want to train. But there is not enough recovery – manual, medical. You would have to find a nutritionist to prescribe vitamins. It’s not that difficult, it just takes time to find a competent person based on reviews.
And so, I have everything the old-fashioned way. I trained as a 20 year old skater, and now. I just started giving less load so that the body had time to digest,” Ivanyuk said in an interview with .
Source : MatchTV
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