With his latest 100m victory of just 9.58 seconds, one can only wonder what lies ahead for Usain Bolt. But behind his trademark bow-and-arrow pose, one might also wonder what kind of life he leads on a day-to-day basis…the training, the diet, the workout.

So in this article, we’re going to explore what a typical day might look like for Usain Bolt…

As you can imagine, sprints are a huge part of Usain Bolt’s workout regiment. Bolt uses a combination of both plyometric training and weight training in such a manner that the improvements in strength directly enhance his performance.

His core exercises include:

* weighted lunges with heavy dumbells
* weighted squats
* bunny hops / box jumps
* frog leaps

The lunges and squats build strength while the bunny hops and frog leaps build the explosive strength needed for the 100m and 200m dash… a inning combination of speed and endurance.

In addition to this core strength training, flexibility training and sprint drills also play a large part. Bolt trains for about 3 hours a day. Intense, focused training that’s followed by rest, massage and relaxation.

So, how does Bolt fuel these kind of workouts?

Well, on the nutrition side of things, it gets even more interesting. Bolt is one of the few professional athletes who does not take supplements. He admits to taking vitamin C, but nothing else.

Instead, he opts for a high-energy, high-protien diet with each of his meals containing 60% protein, 30% carbs and 10% fats. He consumes  approximately 196 grams of muscle-building protein per day. This is spread out over 6 meals to maintain his energy throughout the day.

After the race in Beijing, Bolt gave credit to his incrediblestamina being plenty of chicken nuggets.

However, in preperation to beat the world record in the 100m record, Usain Bolt publicly announced that he was giving up chicken nuggets, saying…

“My coach decided that I should stop eating nuggets for a while.”

Well, chicken nuggets or not, the world is cheering for Usain Bolt. And no one is cheering harder than his mom and dad back home in the quiet village of Sherwood Content.