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      David Haye vows to go from ‘fat to fit in eight weeks’ as he shows off ‘ridiculous rolls and unsightly belly’

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      DAVID HAYE has vowed to go from “fat to fit in eight weeks” after piling on the pounds for an “experiment”. The former cruiserweight and heavyweight champion ditched his five hours of exercise a week and ate whatever he liked.
      David Haye plans to go from ‘fat to fit in eight weeks’Credit: Instagram @davidhaye
      David Haye ditched his usual routineCredit: Instagram @davidhaye
      As a result, his body fat went up 12 per cent, having gone from 15st 7lb to 16st 7lb, paving the way for a two-month transformation.
      He said: “I did an experiment, I stopped doing any exercise and started eating what everybody else was eating.
      “And as a result, this is what transpired. I’ve turned into a mere mortal I’ve got ridiculous rolls of fat on the side.
      “Body fat went from ten per cent to 22-and-a-half per cent in three months just by doing what everybody else is doing.
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      “I’m not overeating, I was just easting desserts, just drinking alcohol with everybody else and this is what happens.”
      Haye, 42, is now going to document his eight-week weight loss on his website, planning to drop 1.5 per cent body fat each week.
      The retired boxer gave an insight into his tricks, which includes loading up on nutrients, minerals and vitamin rich food.
      Unfortunately, sugar will have to be cut out alongside bread, rice, potato’s and pasta.
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      Haye will drink no less than three litres of water a day and will not eat his first meal until early in the afternoon.
      So it will leave the British boxing legend hungry for results, which he plans to reveal in the new year.
      Haye retired after consecutive losses to Tony Bellew but returned for an exhibition last year against his friend Joe Fournier.
      And the millionaire businessman-turned 9-0 boxer admitted he wished his ex-sparring partner came out of shape for their eight-rounder.
      He joked: “F*** me why couldn’t you have been in that shape when we fought.”
      Haye responded: “Because I wanted to win!! May the fat burning begin!!”
      David Haye and Joe Fournier during their exhibition boutCredit: Getty Images – Getty More

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      Harry Kane reveals he has been seeing secret fitness guru to overcome injury problems and lets him stay at £17m mansion

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      HARRY KANE has revealed he has overcome his injury nightmares with the help of a new fitness guru.The Tottenham striker, who had been dogged with ankle and hamstring injuries, has suffered barely any problems since he started working with a Spanish expert in 2020.
      England captain Harry Kane is just a few goals shy of Wayne Rooney’s England recordCredit: PA
      Kane in his home gym
      In fact, since rupturing a tendon in his left hamstring against Southampton on January 1 2020, Kane has missed just five games in total.
      The England captain, who refused to name the fitness guru, said: “I did my hamstring against Southampton away on New Year’s Day and since then I’ve actually found this new physio and we’ve been working together since, for nearly three years now. 
      “He’s been really great for me. We’ve worked for hours and hours over the three years, built up a really good relationship and I feel like he’s really helped me get my body right.
      “I’ve seen changes in my body in terms of what my ankles were like before and now after. I’m in a totally different place.
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      “So it’s really pleasing, I’ve kept that under the radar. Not now! It’s the first time you guys have asked me about it, to be fair.
      “I was at a period in my career where I was struggling to play consistently throughout a season.
      “Especially when you come up to major tournaments, it’s great to know your body is in a good place.
      “Of course, you can get injured at any moment, whether it’s a tackle or a bad movement but I think when you’re free in your mind and you’ve been playing consistently for a while, it definitely helps with your mindset going into the seasons and major tournaments.”
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      Asked about his identity, Kane said: “I’ll keep his name quiet. He’s Spanish. I’ll use him maybe one week of the month.
      “He doesn’t live in the UK so he comes over one week a month and stays with me.”
      Kane has lived in a mesmerising £17million London mansion since 2018.
      The house comes equipped with seven bedrooms, a state-of-the-art gym and an epic man cave.
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      Inside Anthony Joshua’s new ‘mental training’ plan after losing to Usyk

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      TWO time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has said he is now taking a more ‘mental approach’ to training after losing to Oleksandr Usyk.The 32-year-old said he is increasingly focusing on the mental aspects of his boxing training.
      Anthony Joshua has revealed the way he is tackling training in the lead up to 2022Credit: Getty
      Speaking at an Under Armour panel, Joshua said he was turning to ‘uplifting activities’ to help put him in the right headspace.
      “I’m not happy with what happened in my previous fight. You have to be angry at losing and it’s not acceptable,” he says.
      “My losses should be put in my highlights reel really, as that’s the stuff that shapes you, it’s always on my mind.
      “I don’t take losses well, I fight the best consistently, and I try to overcome obstacles.”
      Joshua’s next fight is set for April 2022 and after September’s loss, he’s taking on a new approach.
      Mental health is key to all of us, and can make a real impact for any athlete; it’s something Watford-born Joshua puts a lot of emphasis on.
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      Joshua says mental recovery is really important for him and explains that keeping his mental health in good condition helps him feel strong and perform at his best.
      Keeping an eye on his social media usage is a crucial step in managing his mental health.
      “It’s all about the environment I create around myself and the information I let in,” says Joshua.
      “It’s too much of an effort to block out social media. If you like it, jump on it, but when you’re on it, control what you let into your life.
      “If you use it, it’s fine, get the positives out of it.
      “You have to fill your life with motivation, because life is hard. 
      “I’ve been at the bottom so I need to see things that are uplifting.” 
      Anthony Joshua’s top tips for training outside this winterChilly training doesn’t just have to involve sub-zero temperatures and sprinting in the snow.
      “It’s important to just get outside and just get some sunshine,” says Joshua.
      “Just going for a walk and getting some sunlight is great; it’s so important to be outside.”
      If you’re anxious about cold weather workouts, start slow and build up your cold weather tolerance.
      “Lots of little things impact us,” says Joshua.
      “You need small targets. Small little steps will take you a long way.
      “Cold training is good because it helps you learn how to deal with stress. 
      “It helps you become a better person, no matter what environment you are in.”

      Another way he keeps his mental health topped up is with a chilly daily ritual.
      While many influencers and athletes like to post photos of themselves luxuriously lounging in hot places like Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Joshua much prefers the cold, and Joshua likes to take a cold shower first thing.
      It’s a shock to the system, and a boost for his mental health.
      “A cold shower is one of the first things I do in the morning,” he says.
      “It’s all about being uncomfortable. 
      “Each day presents me with millions of obstacles and I just feel like if I can get through a 30 second cold shower, then I can deal with 10 minutes of stress.”
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      Joshua, an Under Armour ambassador, takes his cold shower philosophy into the training ring too. 
      Icy weather training might be something he struggles with, but he says: “It’s that mental blockage that you need to overcome.”
      He remembers his trainer telling him to go for a run outdoors, in freezing temperatures. 
      “I knew I had to go outside. The spartans and the vikings would always be outside, but I’m a new school guy.
      “My coach showed me a video of someone running in the snow, so I knew what I had to do.
      “I had to overcome my thoughts and I felt alive when I came back from that run.”
      Training at low temperatures can be hugely beneficial for your physical and mental health, if you can get yourself out the door.
      “Being in a warm environment relaxes you, you shut down,” says Joshua.
      “The cold signals to your brain and the rest of your body that you need to wake up.
      “It’s all about being switched on and that’s what cold weather training does for your mind and body.”
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      Fitness coach to the sports elite reveals incredible ‘mind training’ method to get yourself in shape

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      A TRAINER to the top Italian sports stars has revealed his secret method to keeping your body in tip-top shape.
      Alessandro Cassano from Taranto, southern Italy, works with professional footballers, rugby players and athletes, helping them improve their performance through techniques that focus on their mental wellbeing.

      Alessandro Cassano works with professional footballers, rugby players and athletes, helping them improve their performance

      The Italian coaches them through techniques that focus on their mental wellbeing

      Known as ‘Trivo’, an Italian abbreviation for Training Risolutivo Intensivo verso l’Obiettivo – meaning intensive and definitive goal training in English – the programme requires five to six coaching sessions to increase motivation and perseverance.
      It allows clients to reach their goals in a faster and ‘more functional way’.
      It’s a brand new method that sees Alessandro combine his knowledge of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) to train the mind first and later the body, effectively breaking through the mental barriers associated with achieving fitness goals.
      It helps support athletes to overcome their difficulties, fears and weaknesses and to acquire consciousness about their strengths.

      The fitness buff stresses that there will always be obstacles to face along your journey, and that maintaining mental concentration and determination will lead you to obtain the results you are looking for.
      Alessandro said: “In the specific case of the sports world, these kind of resources are linked to motivation.
      “The process allows you to re-programme an attitude or a behaviour to make living life in a positive way the value that guides you.”
      The Trivo method comes in various steps, the first of which is called an ‘intake session’ in which the trainer establishes a general goal with the client.

      In this same session, the trainer begins to use NLP to set up a strategy, after which they look at the client’s past to identify if there were any failures or obstacles that may have hindered them achieving other things in their life.
      The second phase is known as ‘up chunching’, in which the coach tries to understand what values the client uses to achieve their goal.
      Finally, the third phase, also the most important, sees the coach set up or recall lost ‘resources’ from the client’s mind and body – through NLP techniques.
      In follow-up sessions, the pair will work together on the predetermined goal through NLP techniques called ‘trance for objective’ and ‘timelines’.
      Alessandro said: “After this, the life coach brings client to reality through ‘future pacing’, another PNL strategy.
      “And then finally, the client, with a strong sense of motivation, is ready to begin practical sessions.
      “From this moment, the path will be faster and more efficient and you share the practical protocol with the client.
      “All this is supported by a nutritionist who collaborates with my teams. This synergy between mind and body is the key behind the Trivo method.

      The trainer to top Italian sports stars has revealed his secret method to keeping your body in tip-top shape

      The Trivo method comes in various steps with the trainer establishing a general goal with the client
      For Alessandro, motivation plays an important role in fitness and so he makes sure to allow his clients to communicate their needs, objectives, and achievements.
      This lets them move forward and encourages them to overcome their limits.
      Alessandro, who earned his first black belt in Shotokan-style karate when he was just a kid, moved to Parma in 2000 where he quickly began attending courses in Wing Tsun, a style of Kung Fu practiced with bare hands.
      In 2008, he was awarded the blue shirt from the The European WingTsun Organisation (EWTO) and soon launched his own lessons teaching street self-defence.
      Today, he is an associated FIF personal Trainer, specialising in metabolic fitness, weight loss and functional training for women at the Italian Fitness Federation.
      He also works as a life sports coach and has a diploma in NLP.
      Alessandro has dedicated his entire life to physical and mental preparation and to strengthening his knowledge on this basis.

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