2022 Australian Open winner, Rafael Nadal, is arguably one of the greatest tennis players of all time. At the same, he is also one of the best athletes around the world, in any sport. The Spaniard’s physical prowess on the tennis court is quite frankly incredible at times. Rafa’s incredible physical fitness was one of the major reasons he won the final match against Daniil Medvedev despite going two sets down.
So, what’s the secret behind Rafa’s incredible fitness even at the age of 35? The possible answer is Technogym, Rafa’s long-time athletic training partner.
What makes Rafael Nadal so incredibly fit?
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To become a great champion, one needs to have physical, mental, and technical strength. It seems like Rafael Nadal possesses all of them at once. Fans, however, have often wondered, What is the secret to his amazing physical fitness?
Nadal has been training with Technogym for a very long time. Technogym’s new and advanced training methods and equipment helped Rafa to gain incredible physical fitness. Technogym established a gym in Mallorca, Rafa’s home, for Rafa’s fitness training. They produced many new gym products only for an athlete’s training purposes.
Some of those products are Kinesis, Skillrow, Skillrun, many more. Kinesis can improve someone’s stability, flexibility, and postures with their 360-degree freedom of movement training. Skillrow is an indoor rowing machine, and it improves the aerobic and neuromuscular capacity of an athlete. Another one is Skillrun, used for resistant training to improve cardiovascular capacity.
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Technogym also installed many types of equipment in Rafa’s academy for training purposes of the next generation.
Rafa’s incredible comeback against Medvedev
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Last Sunday, Rafa made an incredible comeback against Daniil Medvedev after losing the first two sets. Many people were praising Rafa’s mental strength for that incredible comeback. However, we can’t overlook Rafa’s unimaginable physical stamina and strength to last more than five hours. That, too, was against a player who was ten years younger than him.
Rafa has always been a fighter since his early days and always plays every point like a match point. After the first two sets against Daniil, Rafa went totally aggressive against Daniil and that forced the Russian to make a few mistakes. Surely, this win will motivate the Spaniard for any future bouts against any younger opponents.
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