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“THE ANSWER-like Olympic Mikata” # 14 Kohei Makino was surprised by a word from Takanashi
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Sara Takanashi (Kuraray), a Nordic ski jumping girl, is aiming for the long-sought gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, but trainer Kohei Makino is an indispensable partner for maintaining her physical condition. Takanashi has been supporting him for 10 years since he was 15 years old. This season, we will prepare a program based on the experience of the past two Olympics. We heard about the progress of the three-legged race that we worked on to improve the condition while the opportunities for face-to-face practice decreased sharply due to the corona. (Interview / text = Kazuo Mizunuma)
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Takanashi’s trainer, Makino, has a history of teaching top athletes such as Kenta Maeda (Twins) in Major League Baseball, Mao Asada in figure skating, and Kei Nishikori in tennis. This is the third time to challenge Takanashi and the Olympics. Over the years, we have analyzed the harvest and challenges and created the optimal program to meet Takanashi’s wishes.
Mr. Makino was surprised at the meeting with Takanashi during the off-season last spring when he entered the Beijing Olympic season.
“The thing that surprised me the most was the phrase,’I want to do the amount.’ I want to drive in to some extent, because I haven’t been told that much before.”
In the early days when Makino teamed up with Takanashi, he repeated basic training to strengthen his core. A simple, repetitive and hard menu. Takanashi had that image in mind.
“When I was young, when I did basic exercises, it seemed to be pretty tough. I wanted to relive the feelings I had at that time, and in that sense, I wanted to drive her in that sense. But her physical abilities are getting higher and higher. Therefore, if you really want the load at that time, you need to handle the amount. “
Compared to that time, Takanashi’s body has evolved dramatically. Takanashi himself knew that he couldn’t drive on the same menu. That is why it was “quantity”. Even though he is 25 years old and has fat as an athlete, he is more likely to get tired than when he was young.
