Apolo Ohno's Olympics Training Regimen
By wchung | 05 Feb, 2025
Apolo Anton Ohno followed a rigorous daily regimen in the months leading up to his third Winter Olympics, losing 25 pounds in the process:
6:30 a.m. — Wake up and eat breakfast of two eggs cooked in coconut oil and fruit
7:30 a.m.-noon — Short track practice (eat salmon salad for lunch and fruit snack at rink)
Noon-1:30 p.m. — Weightlifting and other dry-land training
2-3:30 p.m. — Running and speedwork on treadmill at home (eat fruit snack)
5-6 p.m. — Watch videos of races
6 p.m. — Dinner of vegetables and fish
7-8 p.m. — Meditation
8-9 p.m. — Massage or steam and stretching
9 p.m. — Go to sleep
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Source: Apolo Anton Ohno and trainer John Schaeffer
2/25/2010 6:58 PM The Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia
Apolo Anton Ohno of the United States skates during short track speed skating practice for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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