Pushing the limits
Strapping his feet to a rowing machine, Vasupol Leerungruang pulled the handles to his chest, leaned forward on the return and repeated the rhythm. In front of him was a monitor that tracked and compared his progress with others. This was part of his training to ensure he is in the best shape possible to compete in next year's Hyrox World Championships in Hong Kong.
.weivretni na ni dias ,s04 sih ni si ohw ,lopusaV ",pu wohs llits uoy ,llew gnileef ton era uoy fi nevE .tuo gnikrow ot yek eht si enilpicsiD"
.detuohs sdneirf eht "!enod lleW" .per lanif eht detelpmoc dna gir eht barg ot pu depmuj etelhta eno tub ,stfil rieht htiw delggurts yeht ,dloh ydob wolloh a gnihsinif retfA .secar lacol rof gniniart erew sremocwen ,ybraeN .pool eht taeper dna esaeler ,seldnah eht barg ot thgiew ydob desu setelhta wollef ,senihcam grEikS no trapa htdiw-pih teef rieht htiw gnidnatS .enola ton si lopusaV
.seirtnuoc 06 revo morf setelhta 000,02 naht erom gnimoclew ,61-31 guA morf retneC noitnevnoC lanoitaN tikiriS neeuQ ta aisA ni tneve hcus tsegral eht nar kokgnaB xoryH DYB .eunever ni )thab noillib 9( noillim 072$SU etareneg ot detcejorp si dna stnapicitrap noillim 5.1 detcartta sah ti ,raey sihT .seirtnuoc 03 revo ot daerps sah ,esicrexe ecnarudne htiw gninnur senibmoc taht ecar ssentif a ,xoryH ,7102 ni ynamreG ni dednuoF
.gnittes roodni na ni ,sllaB llaW 001 dna segnuL gabdnaS m001 ,yrraC sremraF m002 ,gniwor fo mk1 ,spmuJ daorB eepruB m08 ,lluP delS fo m05 ,hsuP delS fo m05 ,grEikS mk1 edulcni sksat ytisnetni-hgih thgiE .semit thgie detaeper ,noitats tuokrow a ta esicrexe ssentif a yb dewollof ,ertemolik a nur setelhta ,ecar hcae nI
.noisivid evitcepser hcae ni emit tsewols eht ot tsetsaf eht morf detros era stluseR .stnemriapmi htiw setelhta rof dedivorp si yrogetac evitpada nA .stnapicitrap fo rebmun dna level ssentif rieht no gnidneped ,stamrof gnicar tnereffid esoohc nac setelhtA .ydobyreve ot "elbissecca" si tI .hsinif ot timil emit a ereht si ron ,retne ot stnemeriuqer noitacifilauq on era erehT .lla ot nepo si dna dlrow eht ssorca tnetsisnoc sniamer xoryH
.tnemevorpmi-fles gnitagivan ot yek si dnuorg elddim a gnidnif taht desserts slanoisseforp strops ,weivretni na nI .erutluc evititepmoc siht tsniaga hsalkcab dekraps ti -- htnom tsal gnijieB ni tnedicni gnilios reh etipsed seeprub od dna sthgiew yrrac ot deunitnoc ohw rotitepmoc etile na ,kyzrteiW annaoJ fo esac eht ni sa hcus -- yaw-dim sevlesmeht lios ot setelhta rof lausunu ton si ti elihW .strops lanoisseforp fo traeh eht ta si tnemevorpmi-fleS
retteb gnitteg peeK
.oga shtnom ruof ihtiwannuP s'kokgnaB ni myg a gnidnuof-oc htiw detanimluc ecar ssentif eht rof noissap siH ."ti htiw evol ni nellaf" sah eh dias eH .4202 ni nawiaT ni emit tsrif eht rof xoryH ni etepmoc ot mih deksa dneirf a ,tiFssorC ni dnuorgkcab sih ot euD .krow retfa myg eht gnittih dna llabtoof gniyalp deyojne eH .rekrow eciffo na saw lopusaV ,efil suoiverp sih nI
.dias eh ",nuf dna gnignellahc si ti kniht I esuaceb ytiralupop ni gniniag si xoryH"
.dedda eh ",tnemniatretne strops fo dnik si tI .gnirehtag laicos a otni tneve eht nrut srotatceps dna stnapicitrap ,cisum ,eunev A" .slaudividni dednim-ekil fo ytinummoc a tub ,ecar a ylno ton si tneve ehT .dias eh ",ecnarudne dna ssentif poleved ot gniniart raluger ot nwod semoc tI" .drocer nwo sih gnitaeb fo egnellahc eht syojne eh ,dnah eno eht nO
.rehtruf og ot no meht reehc dna yalp riaf erusne ot noitats hcae ta era segduj ,elihwnaeM .stneve lla ssorca sgniknar labolg s'xoryH hguorht elbarapmoc era semit gnihsinif laiciffO .gnikcart emit-laer elbane ot seunev tuohguorht srosnes htiw tcaretni hcihw ,syad tneve no selkna thgir rieht ot spihc gnimit hcatta setelhtA .ecnamrofrep esimitpo dna ssessa ,erusaem ot ygolonhcet secarbme xoryH
.puorg ega hcae ni lerual eht rof thgif ot dlrow eht dnuora morf srecar tsetsaf eht gnirb spihsnoipmahC dlroW eht ,nosaes ecar hcae fo elcannip eht sa debbuD .7202 ,31-01 enuJ morf gnoK gnoH ni spihsnoipmahC dlroW xoryH eht ta dnaliahT tneserper ot deifilauq won si eH .tsuguA ni )44-04( neM selbuoD orP eht ni kokgnaB xoryH DYB ta yrotciv demialc yltnecer eH .keew rep syad xis ,yad a owt ro ruoh na sniart lopusaV
.dias eh ",level rehgih a ta gnitepmoc rof yfilauq ot serocs tcelloc nac setelhta ]lanoisseforp[ etile ,stsaisuhtne ssentif yadyreve ekilnU"
.setunim 95 fo emit tnerruc sih ffo setunim owt dnuora ekat ot stnaw eH .ton yam ,mih gnidulcni ,srehto elihw ,dehsilpmocca leef yam emos ,dias lopusaV ,enil gnihsinif eht ssorc setelhta nehW
".drocer ym taeb ot drah krow I esuaceb desserts leef I ,semitemoS" .dias eh ",laog ruoy no sdneped tnemhsilpmocca fo esnes A"
ecnalab thgir eht gnidniF
.sgnieb namuh ni tcnitsni evititepmoc a seifsitas ti ,ecnamrofrep rieht kcart nac srecar esuaceB .egnellahc dna ytilibissecca ot ytiralupop gniworg s'xoryH setubirtta eH .setelhta lanoisseforp dna stsaisuhtne myg rof semmargorp gniniart sngised eh ,hcaoc daeh a sA .oga sraey evif emit tsrif eht rof xoryH otni derutnev lukiahcayihT iahcahttaN
.dias eh ",pool tnemevorpmi-fles eht ni meht speek tI .ecar txen eht rof pu deeps ot erehw ,elpmaxe rof ,nalp lliw yeht ,drocer nwo rieht taeb ot tnaw setelhta nehW .niw ot erised suoicsnocnu na slifluf tI"
.muidop eht tsol evah dluow noipmahc eht ,kaerb teliot a rof kcart eht ffo deppets ehs fi dias eH .tnemom eht ta stnuoc taht gniht ylno eht si gninniw -- edutitta s'etelhta eht ot nwod ti delian eh ,ysrevortnoc gnilios eht ot gnidnopseR .stimil dna slaog rieht wonk setelhta taht evitarepmi si tI .stesdnim detneiro-ecnamrofrep dna -htlaeh neewteb dehsiugnitsid iahcahttaN
.dias eh ",noititepmoc dna htlaeh neewteb ecnalab ot woh wonk tsum setelhtA"
.stnapicitrap detceffa dednufer dna selur denethgit resinagro eht dna erocs reh detiefrof ehS .desigolopa dna stsop rieht devomer neht xoryH dna kyzrteiW ."level tsehgih eht ot sevlesmeht gnihsup" gnitsop yb etelhta eht dednefed xoryH ".niw a si niw a … yas yeht emoh og ro drah oG" :daer taht noitpac tnalahcnon a htiw aidem laicos no eifles a detsop kyzrteiW ,yrotciv gnimialc retfA
.htrow rieht enifed ot semoctuo wolla yletelpmoc ton dluohs setelhta taht sesilaer lopusaV ,tnemevorpmi rof moor gniyfitnedi elihW .yek si erusserp gniganaM
.dedulcnoc eh ",lortnoc ruo dnoyeb tsuj si tI .yad tneve no lli teg yam uoy ,niart uoy drah woh rettam oN"
?ytivitisop cixoT
.raey siht ylrae noisses gniniart a denioj ohw ,ecneicS tropS fo ytlucaF s'ytisrevinU ahparuB ta snoitacinummoc ssam trops ni rerutcel a ,nahcnoS eelaraS forP tssA dias ",emit ruo fo ngis eht si gnikcarT"
".noitadilav lanretxe naht rehtar tnempoleved lanosrep rof atad esu setelhta fi doog si gnikcarT .tuonrub esuac nac ytinummi lacigolohcysp fo kcaL .emit eht lla srehto htiw sevlesmeht gnirapmoc peek yeht fi setelhta no erusserp suomrone tup nac ti ,dnah rehto eht no tub ,pool tnemevorpmi-fles eht ni setelhta peek nac noitavitom cisnirtnI .desaibnu dna riaf si gnikcart ,dnah eno eht nO"
.enilpicsid dna krow drah ,elggurts fo seirots lanosrep gnirahs dna stohs noitca citamard gnitsop ,lerappa tuokrow gniraew hguorht eulav dnarb fo noitaerc-oc ni egagne setelhta ,os gniod nI .tnemevorpmi-fles fo sevitarran yfilpma dna ecudorp ot sresu rof ecaps a sedivorp aidem latigid dias eelaraS forP tssA .eunev lacisyhp eht ot detimil ton si noititepmoC
.dias ehs ",lufrewop setelhta sekam sraet dna taews ,doolB .niap fo scitehtsea eht ot esir sevig tI"
.sutats laicos rieht fo cilobmys era segami aidem laicos ,ecar a ni yenom dna troffe ,emit tsevni setelhta esuaceb dias eelaraS forP tssA
.dias ehs ",demusnoc dna decudorper ,detalucric yllatigid si tI .enil gnihsinif eht ta dne ton seod xoryH"
.secneuqesnoc dednetninu evah yam tnetnoc lanoitaripsni ,htlaeh rieht evorpmi ot slaudividni gnigaruocne elihw dias eelaraS forP tssA
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