Max Whitlock: Daily Routine

Olympic champion Max Whitlock scaled back from 35 to 20 training hours a week to focus on recovery, family, and staying at the top of gymnastics for the long haul.

When two-time Olympic gold medallist Max Whitlock and his wife, Leah, welcomed their daughter, Willow, in 2019, it threw a spanner in the gymnast’s daily training routine, namely around his sleeping and recovery time. More importantly though, his daughter helped him to prioritise the important things in life, pushing him to find balance between the gym and home.

“I love being at home and going away has always been difficult but since Willow’s been born it’s ten times harder,” he told The Daily Mail. “What Willow does is actually force a balance. If I’ve come home and I’ve had a really bad session at the gym, I’ll instantly forget about it as coming home to Willow, you have no choice.”