Wolf Aaron won the gold medal for the first time in five Japanese tournaments at the Tokyo Olympics, the 100-kilometer class of judo men held on the 29th.

The reason for winning the gold medal was that I had a thorough dialogue with my body, such as caring for my injured knee and adjusting my weight.

Fighting "weight loss"

"


I've

weighed up to 118 kg."

Wolf, who fights in the 100 kg class, has been struggling to lose weight for a long time.


Wolf, who won the World Championship in 2017, subsequently hurt his left knee and practiced less.

In the spring of 2018, when the training camp for the Japanese national team for the world championship was released, director Kosei Inoue dared to complain in front of the press, "What do you think of that body?" It was a body that was clearly not squeezed.


This year, I suffered from weight loss, such as adjusting with other members on a different menu until just before the tournament, and missed the medal at the world championship.


In April 2019, he won the All Japan Championship, which is held indiscriminately by weight.


He participated in this tournament with a weight of over 110 kg, and frankly said, "I was able to demonstrate my strength without losing weight."

Minimize physical strain

For Wolf, the first theme was "how to minimize the burden on the body and lose weight" in order to achieve the best performance in the 100-kilometer class battle.


The first thing I worked on was self-catering.

By thinking about the menu and cooking, you will be able to understand the amount and content of meals naturally.

Originally, he is good at cooking, and he can handle big fish by himself.


"Everything is well-balanced, such as fish and chicken. You can control the amount if you make it yourself." We


also changed the method of weight loss.

Until now, I had lost weight all at once in the two weeks before the Games, but for the Olympics, I took time for a month in consideration of the physical burden.


One month before the actual performance, I entered the Japan Institute of Sports Sciences and asked an expert to calculate calories to limit my diet, and I also reduced calories while calculating calories burned, such as by increasing aerobic exercise.

Dialogue with the knee

The second is dialogue with the injured knee.


Wolf who had surgery on his left knee in 2018 and his right knee in 2019.

I had to face my knees firmly for the Olympics.


Especially for the right knee, as he said, "If the Olympics were held in July last year, the condition of the knee was quite bad. For me, the postponement was a plus." It took 4 months.


After returning to Japan, I avoided participating in international training camps, which require a two-week waiting period, and prioritized the time to receive knee care from trainers.


After a week of intense training, I focused on knee care for the next week.

Wolf player who put everything on the day of the performance while taking care of his knees for thorough weight adjustment.

As Director Inoue praised, "We have carefully prepared to win this Olympics. A match in which all of that power has come out." It was the best performance.

Reveal after the match Actually ...

After the match, Wolf was surprised.


"I struck a painkiller the day before the match because the menisci on both knees were worn out and the pain has increased recently,"


Wolff said with a smile.


"It was okay because I was able to move my knees and put more effort into my rehabilitation. I also got adrenaline in the match."


Looking ahead to the day of the match, I

spent every

day facing my body thoroughly. Wolf, who has spent his time, finally took off the gold medal.