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In Ancient Greece, athletics were a primary part of education. They believed that developing the body was important the same in nourishing their minds. Youths then worked hard in palaestra (Wrestling)whether they will compete or not.

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Olympians in ancient Greek trained mentally and physically as early as childhood. The people who helped train them were called paidotribes.

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The Greeks trained for the Olympics in various ways. For example, runners would practice by wearing heavy plates of armor as they ran around the track.

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they trained by playing with friends when they were young.

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Practice in the gymnasium and eating a lot of meat for muscle building - something unusual in a normal diet based on bread.

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Same as we do!

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they went to the loo

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