I learned to ski at a young age and love it - but I don't get to do it as much as I'd like because of the risk of injuries. Greg Rutherford More Quotes by Greg Rutherford More Quotes From Greg Rutherford Probably the biggest thing around not training correctly is eating. You've got to fuel your system correctly, and I think what we're very unfortunate with in this country [UK] is the [lack of] education around food and nutrition. Greg Rutherford training country thinking I love cooking all different things, so any form of meat, fish, anything else. I do have a really strict diet, but it's all protein and veg basically. When you are on a diet like that you have to get inventive, so you have to be willing to try any different fish that's out there. Probably a favourite of mine is some baked trout fillets, on a salad. Greg Rutherford meat cooking trying For whatever reason, people aren't taught that sugar is a massive enemy. Greg Rutherford sugar people enemy I only enjoy legs day! For my training, it's sort of vital and I've learned to love it, I think. Greg Rutherford legs training thinking I'd love to see some animals in their natural habitat - as long as those animals are being well looked after. Greg Rutherford habitat animal long For getting lean and trying to get toned, it's not about having a low weight and maximising as many reps as possible. Greg Rutherford weight lows trying For me, box step-ups and power clean [exercises] is by far the best. Greg Rutherford clean exercise steps Nearly anything you need to get at the gym you can get naturally.A lot of training I do is running up hills, running up steps, just in the woods behind my house. Jumping on to things. All these things you can do anywhere, you don't have to go to the gym. Greg Rutherford jumping house running I think if you're not going to look so daft walking down the street split your workouts a little bit. Greg Rutherford workout looks thinking Motivating yourself, I think having big strong legs, that's pretty cool. Having a big VMOs [the teardrop-shaped muscle above your knee] is always nice. But, the thing is, when you see guys who are clearly gym junkies who only do bicep curls all day every day, and you see them walking down the street ...'Mate, what about the legs?'. Greg Rutherford nice strong thinking I think squats is a generic thing - you can do squats with anything. That's the great thing about it. As long as you get in a safe position to do it. Greg Rutherford safe long thinking I'm not a grunter, I'm relatively quiet. There's a little bit of breathing out. Some people get really loud! There's a little bit of psyching up sometimes, if you're going for a really heavy weight you might make a little noise, but when lifting, I try and keep it quite quiet - I'm not a fan of male noise in that way to be totally honest. I think when girls do it it's not as bad, but when guys do it it's just like, 'Come on mate, hold it in!'. Greg Rutherford breathing girl thinking My worst flight was flying between Macau and Osaka in 2007. The turbulence was so bad that the cabin crew were assuming their crash positions. I had more than a bit of a sweat on. Greg Rutherford cabins sweat flying I know a lot of people in Phoenix, so I've had some great nights there. It's always hot, too, so it's just a nice to be outside in the evening. Greg Rutherford phoenix nice night I'm not a big drinker, but coffee is important to me. Greg Rutherford bigs coffee important I always enjoy Oslo. It's a beautiful city, especially on a cold winter day. Greg Rutherford cities winter beautiful I love Los Angeles. It has a lot to offer culturally and has amazing restaurants. Greg Rutherford restaurants offers los-angeles Skiing with friends in Reberty, France, after the Winter Olympics in 2010, was an amazing trip. I was at my happiest surrounded by all those mountains. Greg Rutherford olympics mountain winter I generally don't enjoy relaxing and doing nothing on holiday. Greg Rutherford doing-nothing holiday enjoy I compete all over the world, so I travel two or three times a month and spend at least six months a year out of the country. Greg Rutherford two country years
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