Dreaming of the Olympics is not enough, you have to have the courage to say it aloud. This courage is certainly not lacking in the twenty -year -old Brescia Giovanni Zanetti: for him Los Angeles 2028 is not a mirage, but a concrete goalwho wants to reach with hard work, tenacity and willpower. The first step has already been taken. At the Italian weight lifting junior championships, played in Bari on 15 and 16 March, he graduated Sample in the 88 kilograms category.
The beginnings
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This result has roots in a room of a few square meters, set up only with a barbell and a traction bar. It is the place where Zanetti started training, To then move to the Casazza gym – North area of Brescia – of the ASD Gangs (the owners are the members Giovanni Cardaiolo and Giuseppe Lanzini). The young man attends her several times a day, for a total of 15 sessions per week. In Bari, Zanetti excelled in the 132 kilograms of tear and in the 165 of momentum. The total raised was 297 kilograms. The two distinct performances and their sum earned three gold medals.
Long street
«The road to Los Angeles 2028 will be very long, with obstacles to overcome, but I’m not afraid – he says -. I have a group that supports me and will also help me on this trip. In the race I was not in my best condition, I came from an influence, but I wanted to be there. The goal was not so much weight, but perfection: six right tests out of six. And exactly like this. This is only the first step of a marathon towards my dream ». Training, rest, correct nutrition: Giovanni has always followed a routine and does it with absolute discipline.
In Australia
In his path there was a moment of detachment, coincided with An experience in Australiawhere he moved to “try to live like a twenty year old”. Upon returning, his awareness had increased. «There I spent sleepless nights. I felt I was missing something. The goal, hunger, the desire to reach something great – recalls -. The Olympics now are my fixed thought. Now I have two options for the next step to take: participate in the European category European, in Albania, in September, or play my cards to Absolutes of Romein December. The latter competition interests me more. I want to win in a race without age limits. The goal is to increase the total of 40 kilos. I can do it. From June 2024 I have already increased the load of 80, I have time to prepare myself in the right way ».
Generation
Giovanni works hard, but at the same time he holds his eyes open on himself, his peers and the world around him. “Many guys from my age have stopped believing in their possibilities – analyzes -. We are hypnotized by social networks e we struggle to see the beauty of a paththe value of fatigue, the sense of the challenge. There is fear of emerging for fear of the judgment of others, but so we limit true life, made of sacrifices, falls and obstacles. Only by superior them you really understand who you are and what you are capable of ». After the race, they asked him what his dream was. And he did not hesitate: “The Olympics”. Because you cannot achieve a goal if you do not have the courage to name it aloud.
