25 year old Lazar Dukic and 22 year old Luka Dukic from Serbia are making their Games debuts this year and they’re looking to make big names for themselves as potential rookies of the year.
There are just 2 Crossfit gyms in the capital city of Belgrade, Serbia and yet these two have earned a spot to the Games with impressive performances at the Crossfit German Throwdown where Lazar finished 2nd overall, and Luka 3rd.
We recently asked the Dukic brothers 12 questions about their training, expectations at the Games, best events, and more so the community can get to know them a bit better.
Their answers are below:
We know that the first event is going to have swimming and paddleboarding, how do you feel about that event?
Lazar: Great one for me!
Luka: I was working a lot on swimming so I am excited to see how I place in this field of athletes.
Which event are you looking forward to most at the Games?
Lazar: I look forward to the event 1, and longer chippers or aerobic/gymnastics combinations.
Luka: I hope to see some running or some longer event at the machines.
How many years have you guys been training for CrossFit and which sports did you play before?
Lazar: I’ve been doing CrossFit for 5/6 years now, and before CrossFit I was waterpolo player for 9/10 years.
Luka: I have been training CrossFit for 5 years and before that I played soccer for 10 years.
How many times do you train per day, and how many days per week?
Lazar: I usually train 3 times a day, mostly 17 sessions in a week.
Luka: It changes during the season but at the moment training for the Games 6 days a week, 3 times a day.
What is your goal at the Games?
Lazar: Rookie of the year and top 5 finish.
Luka: My goal for this year is to try to push for top 3 in some events, to place overall as high as I can and to gain experience for coming years.
What is your best lift?
Lazar: Not gonna reveal that, we will see at the games… 😉
Luka: Deadlift 250kg / 550lb
What is your worst movement in CrossFit?
Lazar: Also this one I’m going to keep for myself, hopefully you don’t find out haha
Luka: Not worst but I don’t like thrusters and handstand push ups that much
How many calories do you eat per day?
Lazar: No idea. I don’t really count calories, I eat good quality food and I eat a lot of it…
Luka: I am not counting calories, I just try to go by feel and to eat to fuel my body so that I can train a lot
If you won the CrossFit games, what would you do?
Lazar: Just keep doing what I did before, continue training and repeat it.
Luka: Just keep doing what I did before, continue training and repeat it.
How does it feel to be an official Crossfit Games athlete?
Lazar: Great, both me and my brother worked a lot to get here and we will try to make the best of it!
Luka: It feels really good and a little bit unreal but there was a lot of hard work trying to achieve that.
Who is your favorite past Games athlete and why?
Lazar: Rich Froning, because he was the one who changed the game, and he was and still is a great ambassador of the sport. #goat
Luka: Mat Fraser, because of everything that he had to overcome during his career and still be the 5 time champion.
What does an average day of training look like for you?
Lazar: Morning – Session 1 – Aerobic capacity / Mid day – Session 2 – Lifting/Barbbell / Evening – Session 3 – Crossfit/Gymnastics
Luka: Average training days usually starts around 9 am where I ususally do some kind of longer conditioning, running, rowing, swimming or some longer workout. Around 1 pm in second session I usually do 2 to 3 hours long session focused on weightlifting or gymnastics and accessories with maybe some shorter workout at the end. Last session of the day usually starts around 6 pm and it consists of one or two classic CrossFit workouts or some high intensity intervals.
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