“Quads are popping.”
Tom Daley is training…hard. In preparation for a new kind of challenge, the out Olympian has been training for cold water swimming. All of this means new swimwear, and a new set of quads to boot.
Fortunately for us, he’s decided to document his journey. “Here are some pics of me getting used to cold water swimming!” Daley wrote on Instagram. Pictured wearing a wetsuit in the first shot, not even a thick layer of rubber can hide his six-pack.
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Tom Daley and His Speedos
The real star of the show though is the second pic, where Tom Daley is sporting a fresh pair of tight red speedos.
Daley’s Olympic diving partner Matty Lee said what the rest of us were thinking, commenting “Quads are popping,” in response. “Okay, who else zoomed?” wrote another commenter, exposing the rest of us.
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For a Good Cause
So, why the new gear? The gold medalist is in fact training for a four-day trek, where he will be trying his hand at four disciplines. Daley will have to row, cycle, run and swim his way from London to Plymouth. This challenge is part of a Red Nose Day campaign hosted by UK charity Comic Relief.
The event, called Hell of A Homecoming, is going to be a very new experience for Daley. “I’ve never done anything like this before,” he said in a video for Comic Relief. “I’ve trained for the Olympics, but I’ve never done any kind of endurance training, let alone swimming in that freezing water.”
“Why did I say yes?” Daley joked. Of course, the elite diver will be braving these frigid temperatures for a good cause. “Let me tell you, it’s cold”
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The Gift That Keeps on Giving
Like a gift that keeps on giving, Daley went back to Instagram to show us his progress with cycling training. This time the athlete showed off his abs, sweating and pedaling in a cycling singlet.
According to Daley he has been training for the last 9 weeks and it all starts on Monday, February 14th. While we’re celebrating (or resenting) Valentine’s Day, Tom Daley will be out there putting those thighs to good use.
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