{"id":49083,"date":"2016-04-19T11:15:22","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T15:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=49083"},"modified":"2021-05-13T11:28:31","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T15:28:31","slug":"365-ashley-wagner-adam-rippon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/db\/365-ashley-wagner-adam-rippon\/","title":{"rendered":"Train Like a Pro with Ashley Wagner and Adam Rippon"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_49116\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49116\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49116 size-full\" title=\"Train Like the Pros: Ashley Wagner and Adam Rippon\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/adam-ashley-3.jpg\" alt=\"Train Like the Pros: Ashley Wagner and Adam Rippon\" width=\"620\" height=\"400\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photos: Ryan Kelly \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/365?partner=life&amp;mtype=5&amp;ldate=041916&amp;grp=fitness&amp;crtv=figureskaters&amp;utm_source=life&amp;utm_medium=textlink&amp;utm_campaign=fitness&amp;utm_content=figureskaters&amp;sub_id=365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Burn 365<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We all get by with a little help from <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/virtual-fitness-buddy-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our friends<\/a>, but last week, we met two friends who are doing a little better than simply getting by. Figure skaters Ashley Wagner and Adam Rippon have had a beyond stellar season \u2014 Wagner earned the silver medal at the World Championship in April, ending a decade-long medal drought for the American women, and Rippon won his first National title in January.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/db\/dailyburn-365-workout-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Burn 365: New Workouts, 7 Days a Week<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MAIOV6HoZ70\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>En route to the 2016 Skating With the Stars Gala to benefit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.figureskatinginharlem.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Figure Skating in Harlem<\/a>, the duo stopped by the Daily Burn 365 set to work out with us. Check out their epic rotational squat workout in the video above, then learn how these fierce friends keep each other motivated when the going gets tough.<\/p>\n<h3>Off-Ice With Champion Skaters Ashley Wagner and Adam Rippon<\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>Do you think your friendship gives you a competitive edge? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AW: I think so. To be at this level of any sport is incredibly stressful, and so few people really understand what you\u2019re going through. Unless you\u2019re in the middle of it, it\u2019s hard to gauge how difficult it is. To have Adam there and to be able to support him, it makes things a lot more manageable. We push each other, and we keep each other in check. When one person is really stressed out and having a tough day, the other one can bring the other one up. We feed off of each other\u2019s energy and motivate each other.<\/p>\n<p>AR: In a competitive sport, you use a lot of external factors to motivate you. The kind of skate you want to have, a certain placement. It\u2019s good to have those external motivators, but the core reasons really need to be personal. And we remind each other of that daily.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>You posted an awesome <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BCvgragir2O\/?taken-by=ashwagner2010&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>double unders video<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> on Instagram a while back. Do you train together? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AW: Yes, every morning we warm up with 100 doubles in a row before we get on the ice. It gets the blood flowing, loosens us up and gets the muscles engaged and ready to go. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/crossfit-workouts-double-unders\/\">Jumping rope<\/a> is a full-body exercise and it\u2019s really underrated for how hard it is! It took both of us a while to get to 100.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/underrated-exercises-for-beginners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 15 Most Underrated Exercises, According to Trainers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What else do you do off the ice?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AW: A lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/plyometrics-exercises-workout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plyometric work<\/a>. We do a lot of off-ice drills and jumps to really get the lower body going.<\/p>\n<p>AR: We do a lot of cardio, too. We try to incorporate [cardio and plyo moves] together. On the ice, you want to be as fast and light as possible, and you want to have really good stamina. So that\u2019s really where we put a lot of our energy. We work with a lot of dance choreographers off the ice, and stretch to prevent injuries and to increase flexibility. We want to be really well-rounded athletes.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What makes someone a good workout buddy? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AR: Somebody that keeps the workout fun but also will buckle down and get the work done. If someone feels too focused, it can feel too intense sometimes. But if they\u2019re all over the place, then you won\u2019t get anything done. When we train together, we have a good balance of keeping it light but we also focus in on ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>AW: I\u2019d totally agree with that. You also need someone who\u2019s going to tell you when you\u2019re being a wimp. You can be mentally exhausted but physically you have more left.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>How do you get yourself motivated to practice when you\u2019re feeling tired? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AW: The best motivation is to know that if you don\u2019t do it today, it\u2019s going to be twice as hard tomorrow, and the day that, and the day after that. It\u2019s only uphill. So getting it done today is ultimately the lazy option because you\u2019re choosing to make it easier for yourself. I make sure I keep that momentum because it\u2019s 10 times harder once I slow down.<\/p>\n<p>AR: When Ashley and I train together, sometimes I\u2019ll be more tired than her, and I can see her working, and I\u2019m like, \u201cshe\u2019s not letting up today, I can\u2019t let up.\u201d I think we feed off of that competitive fire to keep pushing. Before we know it, we did the workout for today, it\u2019s over and we\u2019re better for it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/workout-motivation-beyond-perfect-body\/\">19 Reasons to Work Out (Beyond the Perfect Body)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What would you tell to someone who has trouble getting out the door to go to the gym on busy days? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AR: The hardest thing is getting started. Just push yourself to make it happen once. And then the second time is easier. And then before you know it, you\u2019re in a routine. We have our low times and getting <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/no-equipment-back-exercises\/\"   title=\"back\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"676\">back<\/a> into our high season, the hardest thing is getting started again. You build that first workout up so much in your head that it becomes scary. But once you get that first one out of the way, it becomes manageable and realistic.<\/p>\n<p>AW: [And] you don\u2019t have to get into a gym \u2014 there are so many things that you can do at home. We\u2019re on the road a lot, and there\u2019s not always a gym available to us. We do [workouts] in our hotel room. You really have to work with what you have. If you have a couple spare 10 minutes during the day, use those 10 minutes. It doesn\u2019t have to be one big chunk of training.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What has been the highlight of this past season? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AW: For me personally, getting that silver Worlds medal. It had been a 10-year drought since the US ladies have been on the podium. I had a season of highs and lows and to really push through a rocky season and come out on top \u2014 especially when it felt like so many people had written me off \u2014 was incredible. And then, to be in the area and watch [Adam\u2019s] performance at Nationals, and watching him win his first national title. We both are kind of comeback kids. So many people have said that we\u2019re too old, and to do this together, and to see him be able to achieve this \u2014 it\u2019s icing on top of the cake.<\/p>\n<p>AR: Winning my first national title has been the highlight of my own skating career but the highlight of my season was definitely watching Ashley win the world silver medal\u2026 It\u2019s funny because you get nervous for your own performance but you also feel in control of the situation. You\u2019re the master of your own destiny at that point. But watching somebody who you really care about go through that, it\u2019s so stressful because you can\u2019t control anything!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Adam, your signature move is the \u201cRippon lutz,\u201d where you raise both your arms above your head while doing a triple lutz. What\u2019s the origin story there? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AR: It was a time where a lot of quads weren\u2019t being done so a lot of men were doing the same triples. I wanted to do something that would set me apart. 1988 Olympic Champion Brian Boitano was famous for doing a lutz with one arm over his head. And I wanted to build on that.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>It\u2019s a pretty cool legacy. Ashley, do you have any signature or favorite moves?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AW: No signature moves, but I really love split jumps. That\u2019s my moneymaker. And I love triple flips.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What\u2019s next for you both? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AR: We have the Stars on Ice tour coming up, and we have one more competition, the Team Challenge Cup Competition. We\u2019ll both be competing on Team North America.<\/p>\n<p>AW: And then vacation! We need a vacation!<\/p>\n<p>AR: Then we\u2019ll be training for an even better season.<\/p>\n<p>AW: We\u2019ll start training in July\u2026 and we\u2019re both planning on working through the next Olympics. So that\u2019s what\u2019s on our horizon.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Like Ashley and Adam\u2019s rotational squats? Try full, no-equipment workouts at <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/365?partner=life&amp;mtype=5&amp;ldate=041916&amp;grp=fitness&amp;crtv=figureskaters&amp;utm_source=life&amp;utm_medium=textlink&amp;utm_campaign=fitness&amp;utm_content=figureskaters&amp;sub_id=365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DailyBurn.com\/365<\/a>, free for 30 days. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Champion ice skaters Ashley Wagner and Adam Rippon dish on friendship, training and how to stay mentally strong. 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