Greg Rutherford

I do weights three or four times a week, and it has had an incredible impact on my confidence.

Running up a steep hill or up steps are fantastic ways of building explosive strength.

I think there are lot more lows in an athletes career than the highs, but you've got to be bale to take them on the chin.

I take my three dogs for long walks every day, and I use that time to talk myself through winning every major competition.

If other people have problems with my competitions, then there's nothing I can do.

I come into these competitions to win, not to get silver or bronze, so it is frustrating.

As a jumper, I try to defy gravity as long as I can. But no matter how far I jump, I'll always hit the earth eventually.

It's changed from one-hit wonder to 'Greg Rutherford wins events.' That's what I've always wanted, that level of recognition.

It was when my American coach Dan Pfaff came over from the States in 2009 and started working with me that we really began to look at my diet. He decided I was eating too many carbohydrates, so I cut back on bread. Over the next year I lost weight and became leaner.

I am pleased I went from fourth back into a medal position, but bronze is not good enough for me.

I take magnesium to prevent cramps. A few years back, I suffered from hamstring tears, and part of that can be to do with muscle cramping, and then pushing the muscle at that point. I also take a fish oil supplement.

I was always the slightly fat kid, which used to bother me quite a bit.