Mattie Rogers, an Olympic weightlifter and multiple medalist, continues to inspire her fans with her dedication to the sport and her incredible achievements. A four-time silver medalist at the World Championships and a two-time Pan American gold medalist, Rogers exemplifies hard work and perseverance. Recently, she shared a photo on Instagram of her training, capturing the excitement and nerves of getting back into competition mode. “Feels good to be back 💅🏼,” she wrote, highlighting her journey as both thrilling and challenging.
She Lifts Weights
Weightlifting is the main way that Rogers keeps herself in shape. ACE Fitness states that it has a lot of benefits. “Using maximal loads for compound (multi-joint) movements like the deadlift, squat-to-shoulder press, bent-over row or chest press can improve intermuscular coordination, which is the ability of many muscles to work together to generate and control high levels of force through multiple joints.”
She Cooks
In order to help her eat healthy, Rogers likes to cook. She tells ESPN that she makes high-protein pancakes for breakfast. “It's something a little different from my normally rushed breakfasts. These pancakes are sweet, still fast and easy to make, and taste good! It's also very easy to adjust ingredients to fit my diet for any meal of the day. My own recipe. It is never exact and I've always kind of guessed as I go with the ingredients I have on hand. They're one of those things you really can't mess up too badly and can be made with so many different things. As you'll see in the recipe, I don't really measure much of it, just kind of throw some things together and hope for the best!”
She Uses A Row Machine
Rogers shared this video on Instagram of herself working out. One thing she is seen doing in it is using a rowing machine. The Cleveland Clinic states that this has a lot of benefits. “Like running or a session on an elliptical, rowing is a full-body workout. But unlike those activities, you don’t have to stand to do it. That means less pressure on your legs and more work for your upper body.”
She Does Squats
Rogers is also seen doing squats with a ball and a weight in the previous Instagram video. Piedmont states that these have a lot of benefits. “Squats are a compound, multi-joint movement, which means they exercise several muscle groups. When you perform a squat, you work your calves, quads, hamstrings, glutes, core and part of your back.”
She Uses An Ice Bath
Rogers tells Barbend that she likes to take ice baths for recovery. “I’ll do this about three times a week. I know it’s a little bit conflicted for some people about how well ice baths work for recovery. I, personally, love them. If anything, they make my joints a little bit less achey. There’s a really big difference between going into a training session the next day… not recovered … versus … [taking an] ice bath, stretch[ing], and being as recovered as I can be.”
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