Any special training or nutrition tips for those who
would like to kick their
training up a notch and
get ready for a competition?
I train a lot, but not always
pole. If there are no competitions or workshops, I usually
have one day pole and acrobatics, one day dance and
stretching. I don`t know, how
many hours, because I just
hang around in my school all
day, teaching, training, dealing with administrative stuff.
Also when I teach workshops,
I show every move to every
student for hundred times.
People are happy and I am perfecting myself in the process.
As for the tips: 1. I eat very
healthy, but base my nutrition
on meat, fish and vegetables. I
don`t eat fried food, especially
deep-fried. Not because I want
to keep fit, I train too much to
worry about body fat, but because deep-fried food is very
heavy for your blood circulation and heart. The same with
different colas, french fries,
mayonnaise. You can never
smoke even one cigarette, but
because of these products
have trouble with breathing
like a 50 year old chain-smoker. 2. I don`t use any additional
drugs or proteins, or muscle
busters. I am afraid to rely on
anything else besides my own
body and mind. 3. When I get
ready for competitions I never
use any grips. This way, when
I put at least something on
my hands before going to the
stage, it feels 10 times easier.
PM: What do you do in
your free time? Is there
even any left?
Yes, sometimes there is. I
love walking around - new
cities with my wife or parks
at home with my dog. I also
love swimming very much
(my father is a swimmer), and
going to banya (Ukrainian and
Russian sauna). Together with
my wife we try to go there at
least once a week. It`s amazing for your body, especially if
you do sports. You sit in the
hot steam with temperature
around 100-120 C degrees,
then jump into ice cold water.
Whatever muscles were hurting before - after two hours
pain is gone.
PM: Now one obvious
question that we ask
everyone just for the record. What is your favorite