Adam Peaty Reveals the 5 Exercises He Uses to Build Strength, Power and Muscle

Questioning whether Peaty still has his will to win is akin to questioning whether the sun will rise in the morning or night will fall in the evening. It will, and he does.

The sheer amount of work Peaty puts in guarantees that. He's a perfectionist, a work horse, a man who is addicted to winning. What's more, he enjoys the work, both in and out of the pool. Here he reveals the five exercises he favours the most. Unsurprisingly, they're perfect for forging powerful bodies and even more powerful minds.

You can't accuse Peaty of lacking either.

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Peaty's 5-move Workout That You Can Try Yourself

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Dumbbell Press

How to: Lie face up on a bench while holding two dumbbells at chest height. Press the weights up until your arms are fully extended. Then slowly lower back to the starting position.

Peaty says: 'I would say bench press normally, but I really enjoy the dumbbell press because you have to work each arm, you can't get away with one arm being stronger and you can't get away without stabilisation, so you have to work all those tiny little muscles.'

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Back Squat

How to: With your feet just-beyond shoulder-width apart and a barbell across your upper back with an overhand grip, slowly squat down. Keep your head up, back straight and buns out. Lower yourself until your hips are aligned with your knees (a deeper squat will be more beneficial but get the strength and flexibility first). Drive your heels into the floor to push yourself explosively back up. Keep form until you’re stood up straight.

Peaty says: 'You can clearly see when people miss leg day and back squat is one of those that everyone tries to avoid, but it's so good for you in terms of the whole body chain and the strength down the spine.'

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Leg Press

How to: In the leg press machine position your feet shoulder-width apart on the platform. Push into the platform until your legs are outstretched without locking your knees. Slowly lower, until your knees are at 90 degrees to the floor, then push back to the start position through your heels.

Peaty says: 'I really enjoy the leg press because it's quite easy to do, you get that stabilisation but you can also take the load up as high as you can. I think I'm at 500kg on there now, maybe a bit higher.'

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Pull-Ups

How to: Grab the handles of the pull-up bar with your palms facing away from you and your arms fully extended. Your hands should be around shoulder-width apart. Squeeze your shoulder blades together, exhale and drive your elbows towards your hips to bring your chin above the bar. Lower under control back to the start position.

Peaty says: 'I would say pull ups, but only bodyweight because I can do a lot on bodyweight. It gets obviously very hard when you're looking at 55 or 60kg. Someone needs to come up with a machine that just takes away the bulk of the plates because when you get to 3x20kg plates you've got no leg movement. I don't enjoy that because it's awkward, but I do like bodyweight, and it's really good for your back muscles and the shoulders.'

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Sled Runs

How to: With your torso almost parallel to the ground, grip the sled with your arms locked out. Drive the sled by marching forward as fast as you can, bringing one knee up to your chest as your other leg extends behind you.

Peaty says: 'I really like sled runs because it helps that snap on the hamstring but you can also use it as a heavy-weight, anaerobic training thing or you can use it as a lightweight thing where you can hit that aerobic block. So I think it's very very useful for power sports.'