The Brutal Reality of Chasing an Olympic Dream | Stuart Stokes | Ep 63

Olympian Stuart Stokes joins the podcast to talk about the reality of elite athletics — from obsessive training and marginal gains to Olympic qualification, injury, failure and the sacrifices required to compete at the highest level.Stu opens up about his journey to the Olympics, his relentless approach to training, self-belief, family life, recovery, nutrition and why sometimes giving everything still doesn't guarantee success.New episodes every Tuesday & Friday00:00 – Meet Stuart Stocks: From Local Runner to Olympian06:02 – The Obsession With Discipline10:54 – Why Elite Athletes Are Never Satisfied12:40 – Making the Leap to Senior International Level17:24 – The Importance of Training Partners & Your Environment19:17 – How Obsessive Was His Training?28:17 – The Sacrifice: Family, Relationships & Athletics38:18 – What It Really Feels Like to Make the Olympics47:35 – Failure, London 2012 & Finding Another Goal55:22 – Self-Belief & The Marginal Gains That Make Champions15% off 247 Represent - Use code: JAKE247https://uk.representclo.com/collectio...BPN supplements - 10% off, Use code:JAKE:https://www.bareperformancenutrition.comWhoop — 1 month free:https://join.whoop.com/gb/en/Jakedearden Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.