{"id":20331,"date":"2019-06-24T15:06:30","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T15:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/2019\/06\/24\/peak-performance-inside-the-world-of-super-athletes\/"},"modified":"2019-06-24T15:06:30","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T15:06:30","slug":"peak-performance-inside-the-world-of-super-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/peak-performance-inside-the-world-of-super-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"Peak Performance: Inside The World Of Super Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In her new documentary \u201cHomecoming,\u201d singer Beyonc\u00e9 talked about<\/a> the punishing measures she took to prepare for her two-hour show at Coachella, only a few months after she gave birth to twins:<\/p>\n

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In pre-Coachella behind-the-scenes footage, a voice off-camera \u2014 presumably Beyonc\u00e9’s choreographer, JaQuel Knight \u2014 said that she was likely burning 1,500 to 2,000 calories per day from hours of rehearsing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s true,\u201d Beyonc\u00e9 responded. \u201cAnd eventually, I want to be able to do Soul Cycle, the stairs, and rehearsal in a day.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cFormation\u201d singer also revealed that she followed a strict diet to get back in shape: \u201cIn order for me to meet my goal, I’m limiting myself to no bread, no carbs, no sugar, no dairy, no meat, no fish, no alcohol \u2014 and I’m hungry.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

She pushed her endurance, just as many elite athletes do every day. And the determination to work that hard may simply be a quality with which you’re born.<\/p>\n

From National Geographic<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Numerous factors\u2014genetic, psychological, cultural, and financial\u2014go into making a super performer, but the right genes may be the most critical. Elite athletes, as these super performers are called, are in a sense fortunate freaks of nature.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

How do you mentally prepare someone to endure the pain that comes with pushing the human body to its limits? What can people who do significantly less exercise learn from those who reach these elite achievements?<\/p>\n

We talk with an ultra-marathoner (who also happens to be a doctor)<\/a>, a performance psychologist and a U.S. Olympic Committee official about excelling at the highest level.<\/p>\n

Produced by Morgan Givens. Text by Gabrielle Healy.<\/em><\/p>\n

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In her new documentary \u201cHomecoming,\u201d singer Beyonc\u00e9 talked about<\/a> the punishing measures she took to prepare for her two-hour show at Coachella, only a few months after she gave birth to twins:<\/p>\n

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In pre-Coachella behind-the-scenes footage, a voice off-camera \u2014 presumably Beyonc\u00e9’s choreographer, JaQuel Knight \u2014 said that she was likely burning 1,500 to 2,000 calories per day from hours of rehearsing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s true,\u201d Beyonc\u00e9 responded. \u201cAnd eventually, I want to be able to do Soul Cycle, the stairs, and rehearsal in a day.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cFormation\u201d singer also revealed that she followed a strict diet to get back in shape: \u201cIn order for me to meet my goal, I’m limiting myself to no bread, no carbs, no sugar, no dairy, no meat, no fish, no alcohol \u2014 and I’m hungry.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

She pushed her endurance, just as many elite athletes do every day. And the determination to work that hard may simply be a quality with which you’re born.<\/p>\n

From National Geographic<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Numerous factors\u2014genetic, psychological, cultural, and financial\u2014go into making a super performer, but the right genes may be the most critical. Elite athletes, as these super performers are called, are in a sense fortunate freaks of nature.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

How do you mentally prepare someone to endure the pain that comes with pushing the human body to its limits? What can people who do significantly less exercise learn from those who reach these elite achievements?<\/p>\n

We talk with an ultra-marathoner (who also happens to be a doctor)<\/a>, a performance psychologist and a U.S. Olympic Committee official about excelling at the highest level.<\/p>\n

Produced by Morgan Givens. Text by Gabrielle Healy.<\/em><\/p>\n

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