Train like an Olympian: Lolo Jones, track & field

Lolo Jones is one focused woman. She knows that, in order to win the gold medal in Beijing, she needs to focus on just that -- if she allows herself to settle for silver, she might not even make that, so gold is the only color on her mind.
Like many of us, her training fluctuates throughout the year, but while many of us change our workouts because we want to get in shape for bikini season, hers changes simply because her coach keeps her on a cycle. Throughout the fall, she does longer tempo workouts, including Pilates-inspired moves, but in the spring her focus turns to sprinting. She lifts weights year-round, every day but Sunday and Friday.

Lolo is aware that, training the way she is, she could eat whatever she wants and not gain weight, but she still chooses to eat healthfully, quoting her coach in saying, "Your body is like a car, and food is like your fuel. I am a race car so I can't just put unleaded fuel in my car. I need that good premium fuel." Mostly, anyway -- she loves wings, and generally eats them once a week.