FEW ATHLETES UNDERSTAND how to train for speed better than the world’s best sprinters, and few understand jumping better than elite basketball players. But when the Olympics kick off in Paris this July, you’ll have a chance to see more than those athletic basics. The athletes from a handful of lesser-known Olympic sports (surfing, tae kwon do, sport climbing, triathlon, and rowing) have mastered ultra-specialized skills to reach the pinnacle of their professions. Learning their lessons can propel you forward in everyday life—and help you crush your fitness goals, too.
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agility, grace, speed, and power. You’re part ballet dancer, part assassin. CJ Nickolas started at age three. Now 22, the six-foot-two athlete says he relies on his
