Irina Chaschina's diet: a light one, fruit-oriented.
Fitness secret: Russian athletes eat healthy food.
None of Russia's star athletes faced the weight-loss (or weight
gain, for that matter) issue, which is dangerous because it can
trigger a break-down. Weight-lifters and wrestlers went for
protein: farms of the Moscow region delievered pork and beef,
while the Far East furnished salmon and caviar. Volleyball,
basketball and handball players took care about their vitamin A
levels, consuming butter, sourcream, egg yolk and fish. Track
and field athletes need more vitamins and microelements to prove
their worth: enter fruit, vegetables, nuts, potherbs and
seed-oil. Runners and swimmers, who need particular stamina,
only eat chicken broth before the start, while marathon runners
only drink a mixture of water and glucose. When it comes to
weight, the charming Siberian girl Irina Chaschina, 22, who is
165 cm tall (5' 5