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Q&A With Four-Time World Ironman Champion Chrissie Wellington, Part 1: Discovering Triathlons
Chrissie Wellington has won all 13 Ironman events that she's entered. Although naturally endowed with incredible, sometimes obsessive drive, Wellington was not a competitive athlete until her mid-twenties when she [...]
Aly Raisman Prepares for the 2012 Olympics
The United States gymnastics program has a long history of Olympic success, thanks to leadership from world-class gymnasts like Nastia Liukin, Carly Patterson and Alicia Sacramone. Now that the 2012 [...]
London 2012: Olympic Medalist Brenda Villa Talks Water Polo Training
In this series leading up to the London 2012 Olympics, STACK will feature exclusive interviews with Olympic athletes and their trainers. Focused on training, nutrition, skills and other aspects of [...]
Training Like a Pro on an Amateur Budget: Advice From an Ironman Age Grouper
If you're an amateur athlete, you probably don’t have the time or the money to train like a pro. No training staff to design your awesome workouts. No personal chef [...]
Training for the 2011 Rugby World Cup With USA Eagles Captain Todd Clever
Todd Clever—or “Captain America" as he is known to his teammates and fans—is a 6’4”, 225-pound tribute to elite athleticism. The 28-year-old captain of the USA Eagles is currently in [...]
Mental Toughness Strategies From Ironman Chris "Macca" McCormack
Chris “Macca” McCormack is supremely dedicated to his triathlon training [learn more about it at Macca’s Iron-Willed Triathlon Training]. Ten to 12 weeks before every big race, he morphs his [...]
High-Intensity Training Helps IndyCar Star Charlie Kimball Beat Diabetes and Stay on Track
In the midst of chasing your dream to make it to the next level, imagine finding out you have a chronic disease. Many people would give up, believing the disease [...]
Chris “Macca” McCormack's Iron-Willed Triathlon Training
Chris McCormack is widely considered one of the world’s best athletes. A two-time winner of the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, “Macca” has dominated the triathlon circuit around the [...]
London 2012: U.S. Team Handball Star's Olympic Training
Handball's image in the United States doesn’t exactly please the sport’s elite participants. It's a vision of senior citizens in short shorts smacking a blue ball around with their hands. [...]
London 2012: Olympic Athletes Rise to New Heights
Athletes who aspire to make it to the Olympics spend most of their lives training for their events. Those who make it might have only one shot at winning a [...]