Alina Ross is a a professional Equestrian. She specializes in the competitive sports of vaulting. Equestrian vaulting, or simply vaulting, is most often described as gymnastics and dance on horseback, which can be practiced both competitively or non-competitively. Alina Ross competes in the sports of vaulting for Germany.
Women Fitness President Ms. Namita Nayyar catches up with Alina Ross a professional Equestrian from Germany to talk about her secret to success, diet, and exercise routine.
Namita Nayyar:
You are a professional Equestrian. Walk us through your spectacular journey and tell us how it all began?
Alina Ross:
I´ve has been on horses since I can remember. My parents owned three horses at that time and I was at the stable every day and rode a lot. When I was 6 years old, I saw at a competition that there isn’t only riding but also vaulting. From that time on I trained more and more, developed more ambition and fell more and more in love with the sport.
Namita Nayyar:
What has been your greatest achievement to date?
Alina Ross:
I think my greatest success is what I have learned and achieved, supported by my parents, coaches and friends: trust, self-discipline, ambition, personality, strength, perseverance,…
Namita Nayyar:
Introduce us to a day in your life.
Alina Ross:
A normal day looks like that:
First thing in the morning I go to the stable and put our horses out to pasture, then I jog a few laps to start the day. Then I stretch and do one of my strength training programs. After lunch I go back to the stable and train on the barrel in my gymnastic room there. Then I muck out the boxes and after that I usually train on the horse. At the end of the day I train on the barrel again and do a second strength training program or do some athletics training.
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Namita Nayyar:
What exercises comprise your fitness regime or workout routine that you may like to share?
Alina Ross:
I do a lot of strength training for shoulders, biceps, triceps and ab muscles. Exercise such as: chin-ups, different push up variations, handstands, dumbbell training, sit ups and so on. Some exercises I do with extra weights. I also often train on gymnastic equipment, such as parallel bars or wall bars.
Namita Nayyar:
Do you take some special diet that you follow to remain healthy and physically fit?
Alina Ross:
Yes, I am convinced that a healthy diet is essential for physical fitness. I don’t over eat. I try to fuel my body with proper food and have a balanced diet. e.g. eggs, rice, fish, vegetables, milk products…..
Namita Nayyar:
Having to train constantly in extreme weather conditions, how do you take care of your skin and hair?
Alina Ross:
Good question… To be honest, I don´t really deal with it either. I don´t like creams or something like that. After an arduous routine I take a long shower and that’s it. Hahaha 🙂
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Namita Nayyar:
Who has been your greatest influence and motivator in your success in the field of your career?
Alina Ross:
Oh, I think that are several people…
A big part in my career is played by my parents Kerstin & Volker, my great lunger Marion Schulze, my matchless coaches Daniel Kaiser& Manfred Hoffmann and also my lovely horses. Without their support I wouldn´t be where I am now.
Namita Nayyar:
Five years from now, where do you see yourself?
Alina Ross:
I’m not sure. Hopefully doing gymnastics on my horse or in the gym 😉
Namita Nayyar:
Advice and motivational words to the inspiring and upcoming athletes who all are your fans? Five tips to work upon their skills.
Alina Ross:
Give everything to achieve your goals…
- Be self-critical
- Believe in it
- Set big goals
- Train hard for your goals
- And the chiefest: Love what you do!
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Namita Nayyar:
How do you train your legs? Tell us your circuit.
Alina Ross:
There are three parts of my leg workout: Stretching, muscle building and bounce.
In my sport flexibility plays a big role. I stretch for half an hour in the morning and half an hour in the afternoon. To build up muscles in the thighs, I mainly do squats – one-legged, deep squats, squats with weights, squat holds, walking lunges…
For jumping power I do a lot of stretch jumps, bounce jumps and skipping. Everything also with weight cuffs. I also train my muscles by running and sprinting.
Namita Nayyar:
Tell us about your preparations for future championships.
Alina Ross:
Actually I´m just preparing myself by training a lot to get better. My training is quite varied: Strength, endurance, agility, choreography, technique, athletics, coordination, gymnastics and training on the horseback. I create a training plan every three months to work on my weaknesses.
Namita Nayyar:
Share a few words about the website Womenfitness.net and message for our visitors?
Alina Ross:
I think the website “Women Fitness” is the perfect place for women who want to get helpful tips to stay fit and healthy. I would like to say to the readers that they should always believe in themselves and work hard to achieve their biggest goals. Take care of your body, do sports and have a healthy lifestyle, because your health is the most important thing!
Alina Ross social media presence
https://www.facebook.com/alina.volti
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