Namita Nayyar:
When at home, your father drives the boat while your mother videotapes your skiing. Then your father and you analyze your skiing. You are at a serious disadvantage with your competitors because most of them live and train in Florida on a year-round basis. To stay competitive, you require frequent trips to Florida to receive world-class coaching, accurate boat driving, and have proper training conditions. Training with high-level coaches is being very costly. Apart from the excellent family support system that you have, what you consider has been the catalyst to drive you from within, your competitive urge to move against all these odds to come out victorious and achieve a World Record?
Jaimee Bull:
My family has been an amazing support system but as I improved in this sport, opportunities became available to me that helped catalyze my success. I pursued sponsorships to help finance my travels to Florida as well as training and competitions costs. I was also lucky to have some companies reach out to me for sponsorships. Nella Food Equipment, MacGregors Meat and Seafood, MD Marine Insurance and Leslie Slattery Inc, were instrumental in allowing me to move against the odds I faced and helped me develop as a skier.
Once I began training in Florida, I was very lucky to find incredible coaching. Jon and Jack Travers from Jack Travers Ski School have helped build my base and have helped develop my skiing. I joined the HO Syndicate brand and was fortunate to gain many mentors through my teammates. I was quite young when I was added to the team so I found myself surrounded by World Champions, and professional skiers such as Jon Travers, Will Asher and Marcus Brown. These men have so much experience and I was able to learn so much about how to maximise training and how to compete through their mentorship. Without their wisdom and support I would not have been able to achieve the U21 World Record or the World Champion title that I hold today.
Namita Nayyar:
What exercises comprise your fitness regime or workout routine you may wish to share?
Jaimee Bull:
Skiing is a very demanding sport on your body, so I follow a fitness regime not only to stay strong for skiing but also to ensure my body is balanced and to avoid injuries. I follow a workout plan put together by Flow Point Method (@flowpointmethod). The type of workouts I do is dependant on the time of year, what phase of training we are in, whether I’m trying to peak or taper and what my on-water training looks like. I also love to play other sports and believe they only help me on the water. I spend as much time as I can alpine skiing and I also enjoy mountain biking and basketball!
Namita Nayyar:
Do you take a special diet or have a strict menu that you follow to remain healthy and physically fit?
Jaimee Bull:
I eat a very clean and balanced diet to try to provide my body the nutrients it requires to perform at the highest level and support my training. I do not follow any specified diet but eat 3 meals a day and try to fuel my body adequately for training and recovery. One aspect of my diet that people find interesting and patriotic is that I eat maple syrup at least once a day!
Namita Nayyar:
You have glowing skin and gorgeous hair. Share with us your haircare and skincare routine, especially in the salty sea breeze.
Jaimee Bull:
Due to constant training, either involving sweating or being in the lake, I shower at least once per day. Every time I shower, I wash my hair with shampoo and conditioner. I do not have a ski care routine; I usually just rinse my face with water in the shower.
Namita Nayyar:
Advice and motivational words to the inspiring and budding water skiers, who all are your fans and shall like to know from you for their climb to the ladder of success in the field of waterskiing?
Jaimee Bull:
I think this advice will apply to any sport, not just waterskiing, but if you are looking to climb the ladder of success you best have a desire to learn and improve. If you find passion in improving, you will accomplish more from every training session. You must also be coachable. It takes a team to be successful, and mentors and coaches are there to help you climb the ladder as fast as possible, but they have to want to be around you. Absorb everything your coaches say, and learn to love constructive criticism, because it is only going to make you better.
Most importantly HAVE FUN. It sounds cliché but honestly if you do not make sure your training stays fun, it is very easy to become burnt out and dread training, which will only restrict your improvement. Stay hungry and stay passionate!
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