DAY IN THE LIFE #1: Training as a 400m track athlete 

Just thinking about sprinting 400m makes me feel like puking 🥲 You have my full respect.

Respect to you both. The only thing that could make this worse is not having a training partner to suffer with you 😭. It's great that you post these videos, showing how much work goes into doing what you do. Good luck!

I was a distance runner, but once a week for a bit of speed endurance I used to do 4x400m as hard as I could with 15' recovery between reps. I could just about manage 55" when I was fresh, and I always seemed to pick a day when a pro was at the Battersea Park track, which was not good for the ego... Tamsyn Lewis was often there with Seb Coe - I think he was coaching her at the time. An old man remembers!

That was BRUTAL. Yesterday I did 5x100 + 3x150 and threw up on the last 150. How did you manage to workout after throwing up, you are made of steel! Congrats wish you good luck you deserve it

10:50 I really miss coaching. Watching an athlete progress, taking instruction, and knowing who they are and working with them to achieve greatness. Its really cool.

Lovely lady and nothing would please me more to see Laviai Nielson take the gold medal in the next Olympic Games! Good luck!

You deserve every success in your sport Laviai - what a monumental effort you put into your training. Keep working hard

Your dedication is an inspiration. Bravo!

Good video. Its good for athletes to show the hard work they put in. I like watching videos like this during a workout too, its motivating.

I saw this and wanted to know how someone lives when they choose the most devilish event

I admire your hard work Lav! Keep it up!

a very inspirational video needed this !

Dedication...discipline...commitment...because there is no way THAT weather inspires anyone!!!...props 2 u from sunny so FL...

u should post more a day in the life videos!! loved it so much so inspirational as well

Coach Christine out here eating yogurt with a fork on top of a bin and still giving them shit during the workout. 😂🙌🏻

Loved it. Tough girl, very inspiring.

Epitome of beauty AND strength. Physically AND mentally. You have to be mentally strong to endure that physical pain.

So inspiring to see this kind of video and training! Thanks for sharing 👏👏👏💗😊 Greetings from France

This is why Bolt didn’t want to run 400m 🤣

Really great to see. As a Brit (and probably any other nation), it’s very inspiring to see your routine and daily pain. Think you tube just put this into my feed as I like to run and aspire to run reasonably quick at distance...never be that quick though... wow

Thanks for share your training and diet for upcoming athletes, sure they inspired 🙏🙏🙏

Much Success. Can't wait to show my daughter your channel. Respect

I must have been doing something wrong lol! I used to roll around trying to find somewhere to deposit everything I’d eaten in the previous few days after sessions like that 🤢, but she was still smiling afterwards 😱, legends 👍🏾

Love this Laviai!

Feeling guilty now as I don't remember ever losing my breakfast during a session. Perhaps that's why I'm here and you are there.

Its not fair ...we need to see more of your videos ..Your truly a diamond ....

Great insights, all the details are super interesting. Also wordings of the people like „this is where you get lactic,.. another one please 🙏🏽✌🏼

Great video!! We need more!

Keep it up. Gotta Respect your dedication.

Keep on working! Pain doesn’t last forever.

Really enjoyed this! Please do more videos

Thanks for great video! I really enjoyed it a lot😌😌😊

RU-vid recommended this a while ago for me. Just watched it. 400m is truly one of the most painful races. Also good luck to Tokyo !

The weather there would depress me, but the women there make up for it! 🙌

It brings back memories of my younger years as a 400m runner. Yes vomiting during training was a regular and only a 400m runner truely understand what lactic acid do to you. How long was your recovery times in between each 350m? So impressive and best of luck in the new season

Laviai, love your video. Very entertaining and eye opening! Now, need to get my hands on some of that chocolate tahini spread;).

Great & fascinating video! Thanks for sharing! It brought back memories for me when I was training & competing many years ago! So you start your work out with mobilizing, stretching and activating. No warm up laps around the track? Also what was the recovery time between your intervals? That looked like a killer workout! Best of luck to you!

Me an American watching the driving scene and getting nervous because she is driving on the other side of the road. But then I realized you’re in another country lol

As a distance runner, I highly respect the sheer willpower to sprint 400 meters.

Great Vlog! I really enjoyed watching it. Im defenitely gonna train harder now!

Awesome! I would love to see more of your videos! ♥

good video, reminds me of old time haha! still remember worst i've done for a training session is 8*400

Laviai you should do what’s in my track bag

this has kept on coming in my recommended for weeks, so I just decided to watch it

Wow that is dope 🤙🏽 well done

Excellent video to watch, & this shows athletes & non athletes what ‘a day in your life’ looks like. How do you find time for other activities such as family, friends, study time, community work..., & most importantly - ‘time for yourself!?’

Full recovery between 6×350 must be nice. I don’t remember getting that luxury.. but I definitely feel her pain.. good times..

Nice insight, thanks

damn. got track and field lookin fun.. and exhausting. good ole days of competing

Obviously a lovely person and dedicated athlete. Cant help wondering if she is using her resin g time to best effect. I wish her every blessing.

I love ur vibe!! Keep posting ur video plz!! Lol

we need more!!!!!! pleaseeee i'm lacking motivation

My half marathon training brought me here😂😂 and I would love to try 400m 😊 . You are such a gorgeous athlete 😊 and inspiring.😊

Damn, she really posted one video last year then dipped 😂

OMG That's a tough day at the office. Hip flexors seem to be made just especially to hurt! Best of luck.

beautifull athlete!

According to Wikipedia Laviai's PB in the 400 is 50.83, in September of 2020 she won the British Athletics Championships 400 in 51.72 winning it for the 2nd time. Nielsen is also an Athlete Ambassador for Right to Play, the world's leading sport for development charity. She is quite the young lady.

Such a hard-working lady❤️🔥 ... Keep working mam❤️

Everyone on our track team trained for the 400. If you can run that, you can run anything.

A few weeks ago we did 7×300 on max effort with 100 walk in between. I felt a bit tipsy afterwards and I couldn't move.

It starts out with a really good coach

No pensé que los entrenamientos fueran tan demandantes ni pesados. Gracias.

Thank you

Hey. What are the rest breaks between every 350m run? 5 mins? I would like to introduce this training into my routine.

great vid

big fan of 4x400m.... regards from Poland...we watch you closely :)))))

hi!! Track preseason starts for me next week. So far I’m planning on running 200, 4 by 1 and do long jump. but the 400m has been on my mind since I accelerate only after running atleast 100m, but idk, I’m scared I can’t handle it. How did you know the 400 was for you?

Blessings

HELL YEAH get it girl

Nice guns. Great abs. Keep up the good work. Best.

Have you heard of photobiomodulation for recovery? The energy blueprint does a thorough write up on it.

Just want to say: I am 76 & was dxd with MS Oct 91. Used to have horrible relapses. Have had NONE since starting on Vitamin B12 injections & daily folic acid in Jan 2005. There is a book "Could it be B12?" Doctors the world over don't understand it. It mimics MS xx

Cool, i have the same morning Routine like an Profi Athlet! 😊🤙💚

Great video! Great athlete! Laviai, could you give us again the recipe of your smoothie please!??👍😍

RU-vid's algorithm brought me here. I am confused

Random question but where do you buy that tahini chocolate spread/who makes it? I love tahini and it’s great on toast but tahini chocolate spread sounds AMAZING

Plzz post more videos 😭😭 Ur soo awesome

nice video 💪💪

I got soo nervous watching you driving on the left side lol 😂😂

This was a great video! Why did you stop making vids?

This is my dream day omg, how did you get started / recognised to be an athlete in the U.K.??

Life of an athlete is nice👍

Great video and best of luck for all your competitions. At 10.28 it looks like you want to smack the cameraman :)!

Super! Greetings from Italy! #trackandfield

I only run when someone is chasing me.

Question: What's your rest time span between 350m intervals??? Continued success!

9:15 - this is a really helpful tip when you think about it

That looks like one tough workout, I’ve gotten tired just watching it

Lol, "Earthy". Its like he can taste the dirt from the farm with how fresh it is. 🤣🤣🤣

Are you able to disclose how the target times are calculated. I assume based on a % of season target 400m

I’m a vet jumper -quite late coming into athletics. My main problem is Achilles tendon issues. After surgery in 2018 & slowly returning to training. Why is Achilles still hurting & quite debilitating to train & push harder!? I once a month receive massage treatment though. So any pieces of advice will suffice please!

where did you get your coffee maker? what is it called? i love it and the video!

Wow, 6x350 ... brutal. Probably would eat no sooner than 5 hrs before that so I wouldn't barf. My hardest tempo sessions are 5x300 w/ 6 min rest at 45. But I'm 61 yrs old.

do physios in brittain have a broader field of work? that looked like a physio/strengh coach to me

What's your recovery time between each 350 run?

You should do an updated one with all the covid regulaitions! idk if it's much different but it would be fun to know :)

Instant subbed

Pedant time - Lactate not lactic, and there is no lactate in your muscles or blood (unless they are made of yogurt or some fermented food!). The lactate you make during exercise gets converted into energy to power your workout. A study from the University of California, Berkeley shows that exercise trains your muscles’ cells to more effectively use lactate for this purpose. As you break down carbs for fuel, the resulting adenosine triphosphate (the source of energy for all the cells in your body) releases hydrogen ions. When these ions accumulate, the pH levels in your muscles drop, making them more acidic. That, combined with the heat that builds up in your muscles during demanding efforts, explains the burn-not lactate. In fact, lactate eases the burn. To produce the substance, your body uses up some of those offending hydrogen ions, decreasing acidity. Muscle soreness sets in because of the inflammation and micro-tears that occur in the muscles during hard sessions. You cannot reduce lactate by using a foam roller either... I just read this stuff in a report (that I did not write...)

Really love the black adidas shoes, what type is the shoes? Thanks

6:35 I would be eating pieces of track for breakfast if I did this at that speed 😂😂😂