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TODAY’S TRAINING INSPIRATION:
JOANNIE ROCHETTE

Today’s Colin Timberlake Training Inspiration is a woman whose story has taken center stage at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, because it has become one of the most compelling and inspiring stories in Olympic and athletic history.

Yesterday marked the beginning of the women’s singles figure skating competition, and the world’s top competitors took to the ice to perform their short routines.

For Joannie Rochette of Canada, this was far from a normal Olympic experience.

Just two days ago, immediately after arriving in Vancouver to watch her daughter train and compete, Joannie’s mother died of a heart attack.

Within hours of hearing the tragic news, Joannie Rochette was on the ice practicing, determined to honor her mother’s memory with a performance worthy of her support over the years. Two short days later, she was skating in front of thousands live, and millions on television.

Joannie was visibly struggling to hold it together as she skated out to center ice to begin her routine, and broke down immediately upon completing it.

But what happened in between was truly amazing. She skated to a personal best score and among all the best female skaters in the world, she currently sits in the bronze medal position after a flawless execution of her short program.

When merely skating at all would have been an enormous victory, when withdrawing from the tournament would have been not just acceptable but expected, Joannie Rochette overcame far more than Olympic pressure and provided true excellence.

TODAY: BICEPS (Fast Tempo, 90 Second Rests)
and CARDIO

TWISTING DUMBBELL CURLS (5 sets)
35 x 10
35 x 10
35 x 10
35 x 10
35 x 10

HAMMER DUMBBELL CURLS (3 sets)
35 x 10
35 x 10
35 x 10

UNDERHAND DUMBBELL CURLS (3 sets)
35 x 6
35 x 6
35 x 6

2 MILE RUN
- 16:00 (Relaxed Pace, 7.5 mph)

2 MILE RUN
- 16:00 (Relaxed Pace, 7.5 mph)

STATIONARY TALL BIKE
- Resistance 15/25
15 Minutes / 5.12 Miles / 203 Cal

TRAINING NOTES

Total Sets (Biceps): 11

Three moderately brief and moderate intensity cardio sessions separated by breaks of about five minutes,

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