Nelly Korda flaunts 150lbs hip thrust, shows off her Monday training routine at 2024 Paris Olympics
Nelly Korda didn't become the world's top-ranked golfer and win six out of eight starts during a stretch without a lot of hard work. Not only did she need to make sure her swing and other aspects of her golf game were in top shape, she needed to make sure her body was in top shape to handle all of it as well. That required a lot of workouts like the one she shared on Monday ahead of the 2024 Olympics.
The Olympics, where she is the reigning gold medalist and the player to beat in the field, will see golf getting underway very soon, and Korda is prepping for that. Her title defense begins well before she tees off as evidenced by her story.
Korda shared a video of her taking some practice swings as well as a hip thrust with an impressive 150 pounds. Korda is roughly 5 foot 10 and weighs around 132 pounds, so this lift is more than her body weight.
Korda will tee off with the rest of the female golfers on August 7. Until then, she is poised to put in the hard work and keep her body strong and her golf game sharp so as to not miss a beat.
The golfer has struggled a bit of late, especially in Major tournaments. She finished outside the top 25 at the Evian Championship and missed the cut at the Women's PGA Championship and Women's US Open. She will look to rebound next month with another Olympic medal.
Nelly Korda reflects on Olympic glory
If Nelly Korda can win a medal this year, she'd add to her collection. She took home the gold in 2021 (2020 Olympics were delayed by COVID-19). Korda will try to do that again, and has said that the Olympic medals are a special honor.
Via the Herald Tribune, she said:
“That’s when I realized that, 'Wow, I just won an Olympic gold medal, and everyone I watched on TV get to stand on the podium, that’s what I’m doing right now.'"
She admitted that a couple of tears fell down her face as well. The LPGA Tour golfer also added that her Major trophies, of which she has two, have their own shelf, but the Olympic medals are separate as well.
She's had success in France, including at Majors, but doesn't believe the locale will alleviate any stress of the Olympics:
“I don’t think it will take off some pressure just because the Olympics is so special, in its own category. I think it gives me a little bit more confidence, that I know how to do it in front of the home crowd, which is really hard to do.”
Nelly Korda has already had a tremendous and historic season. She just might cap it off with one of the highest honors in the athletic world.