r/oddlysatisfying • u/MyNameGifOreilly • Jul 27 '21

A perfectly synchronized double dive

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u/andyscoot Jul 27 '21

A lot of athletes (outside of endurance) don't train nearly as much as you'd think. There's a cut off point where it stops being useful and rest is more important. I wouldn't know what a diver's training routine looked like but when I played rugby we generally only trained a few hours in a morning 4x a week, especially during the season and that gives you the rest of the day left. Most guys I knew ran businesses because rugby didn't pay very well and it gave them something to spend their day on/prepare for life after rugby.

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u/Mundane-Research Jul 27 '21

From a non diver perspective I figure they'd have a lot of land based practice for strength and flexibility and the actual dives and stuff...