Olympians know that staying in top physical shape means paying attention to the most minute details that an average person might never consider. For athletes like United States Olympic swimmer Nathan Adrian, doing everything possible in order to peak at the exact right moment can be the difference between winning a gold medal and leaving the Summer Games empty-handed.
“Literally everything that we do is pretty calculated,” Adrian told International Business Times. “Like the stairs that I climb a day to how often I use the elevator.”
