Stir the World Championships in Athletics due to a disappointing fifth place in the American trails, Lolo Jones (pictured) from the beginning of June, he temporarily abandoned the world of the obstacles to focus exclusively on the preparation for the next winter season, which for the second year in a row will be involved in the edge of a bob.
Friday 6 September 2013 2 minutes reading time
Two-time world champion in the 60 hurdles indoors, in recent days have made it known through a message on Twitter to be increased weight of twenty pounds (about ten pounds) and want to continue to train to accumulate other 7 lbs.
Lolo Jones seems then very seriously and believe the Sochi 2014 Olympic project. L'' handsome American athlete famous for its slender body, allowing her to participate in many events of the jet set, decided to temporarily shelve want your line to increase its physical size in order to be competiva in the world of bob.
In this sport in fact, the component weight matters a lot, because the right combination of explosive strength and muscle mass allows you to run faster the sled in the starting phase.
At the next internal selections will we know if the "sacrifice" of Jones will bring the desired results.
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