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Mikaela Shiffrin's Leg Day Workout Is Brutal
Photo: Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images

We're back to closely examining the offseason workouts pro skiers post to Instagram, (last time I actually tried Lindsey Vonn's workout) which, if anything, probably means I will be in a world of pain at the gym after giving them a try myself. 

Ski racing all-time great Mikaela Shiffrin has been spending plenty of off-season time in the gym, and with her fiancé, fellow ski racer Aleksander Kilde. It's likely helpful that these they share a profession. Kilde and Shiffrin are in incredible shape, and regularly do crazy ski racer workouts together.

Maybe true love is just being able to keep up with each other in the gym?

Last week, Shiffrin revealed that the two had been apart since March. A few days later, the ski racing power couple posted an Instagram Reel together of a series of mobility exercises, and a few of your average skier exercises like single leg squats, lateral squats with 20kg plates on a barbell, dumbbell swings with what looks like something *heavy*, and a handful of other things that make my quads hurt just watching them. 

Tap or click below to watch Shiffrin workout, and dance, with Kilde in the recent video. Keep reading for Shiffrin's challenging leg day workout.

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Shiffrin then posted a video to X several days later of her off-season leg day workout. I

It looks like the workout consists of a few sets of barbell squats with 20kg plates, single leg squats with dumbbells, and thrusters with dumbbells. Shiffrin completes the workout with a shot of espresso and a jump in the ocean (lake?).

We don't know how many sets or reps Shiffrin is doing, but odds are it's brutal. Notice how she struggles to walk down the stairs to jump in the body of water! Tap or click below to watch.

Now that's my kind of leg day. If the espresso and swim are included, I'd actually give this brutal workout a whack, and like Shiffrin, would probably have to take the stairs one step at a time afterwards. 

With the Olympics coming up, it's exciting to see Shiffrin training so hard, but its also really lovely to see her post about spending some quality time with her fiancé.

Even though these workouts seem like they need superhuman strength, its a sweet reminder that pro skiers are people too!

This article first appeared on Powder and was syndicated with permission.

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