Fitness Tips from the World's Greatest Athlete: Ashton Eaton

Two-time gold medalist and decathlon word record holder, Ashton Eaton is arguably the world’s greatest athlete. Earlier this year, we sat down with Eaton to talk about his training regimen and to learn how he stays motivated. From physical training to sleep habits and nutrition, we can all learn a thing or two from his routine, even if we aren’t training for the Olympics. Watch to get five fitness tips from one of the all-time greats.

[@Kasonichume]

great advice from one of the best decathletes of all time!

[@trentonmaurer5262]

He’s the has the best potential decathlon score compared to anyone. His pb are better than any other decathlete

[@ExposePuppets]

@@trentonmaurer5262 Dan Obrien?

[@fenrirunshackled4319]

You have his title wrong, as the world record holder in the decathlon his official title is “The Greatest Athlete of All Time”.

[@juansebastianpuertosanz2730]

as the end of times has not passed yet, we don´t really know if Aston is the greatest of all time...

[@oscarzuniga234]

iSweat-Axion 2nd greatest athlete of all time now

[@jacklee9044]

Fenrir Unshackled exactly

[@Greyfox1302]

When he has won multiple medals from consecutive games then maybe you could call him that...

[@fenrirunshackled4319]

@@Greyfox1302 That is literally just the title of the decathlon world record holder. Ashton Eaton isn't anymore, now Kevin Mayer is.

[@oscarzuniga234]

World record lasted a while but congrats to the new world record holder

[@mrburb]

Great video

[@josephus3364]

People think Lebron is the best athlete in the world... what a joke. He would be obliterated in the decathlon. Russell Westbrook would have been interesting considering his body type is perfect for the decathlon. However Ashton Eaton is undoubtably the greatest athlete on the planet as proven by the greatest athletic feat on the planet.
There. Done. Tell your friends.

[@TRoberti023]

But lebron would dominate ashton eaton in most ball sports.......

[@TRoberti023]

which require hand eye coordination, reaction speed, size, strength, etc. (all of which i think should be included when handing out the title of "greatest athlete")

[@josephus3364]

Lebron would no doubt easily defeat Ashton in a sport like football or basketball, just as Ashton would easily defeat Lebron in the 400m or the pole vault. Basketball is a sport that is far more reliant on skill than athleticism. Steph Curry is a top 5 player on the planet. Is he more athletic than Andre Robertson? No chance. Athleticism is about a bevy of factors including strength and size, which Lebron has in spades, especially for someone of his size. But it also encompasses endurance, speed, upper body strength to weight ratio, and so on. The decathlon is about boiling these factors down to their lowest form. Lebron could never have been a world class hurdler mile runner. He's just too big. Ashton very well could have played about any sport he wanted. It would be very easy to see him as an NBA point guard or a wide receiver. He chose the decathlon because that's what he was best at, just like I'm sure Lebron would have if had Ashton's ability.

[@TRoberti023]

Josephus 33 I disagree that ashton could “very well” have played any sport he wanted at the highest level (like in your nba point guard example). Sports like basketball require the ability to react and adapt to what opponents are doing. This is something Eaton has not demonstrated and he “very well” could be terrible at it. Track and field is different than basketball or football in that conditions are almost exactly the same. In basketball, no two plays are exactly the same (different opponents, slightly different positioning etc). So yes, Eaton has proven himself in tests such as the high jump in which he has perfected his form. But can he adapt mid air and switch his dunk into a reverse layup? I’m not sure.
My point is, on paper, the decathlon is the best way to measure athleticism. But I don’t define athleticism by simply how high you can jump and how fast you can run. I take into account reactions, hand eye coordination, etc.

[@bren7883]

I dont think Ive ever heard anyone refer to Lebron as the worlds best athlete. He has been called the best basketball player though

[@wchi8391]

Goat

[@MMABeijing]

not one single good tip was shared

[@incorectulpolitic]

please elaborate

[@MMABeijing]

@@incorectulpolitic resting, finding your inner motivation, eat clean, don't overtrain...Really nothing interesting at all. Those are fundamental and actually hard to apply, but I did not learn a single thing either. Sorry but not really sorry

[@dylancampbell3531]

Sometimes the simplest tips are the most important. Often we forget them so it’s nice to see a great athlete focused on the fundamentals.