1 hr 8 min
Episode 22: EJ Obiena on qualifying for the Olympics, on breaking pole vaulting records, and how the best olympians in the world train Methods to Greatness
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- Society & Culture
EJ Obiena has grown to become one of the biggest names today in the global sports scene.
This professional pole vaulter held the Philippine national record in pole vaulting with a record of 5.55 meters, which he accomplished in 2016 at the 78th Singapore Open Championships in Kallang, Singapore. He later broke the Asian Athletics Championships record with 5.71 meters in 2019 on its 23rd biennial meet at Doha, Qatar, which earned him the coveted gold medal finish.
In that same year, he continued to stun the world after he cleared 5.81 meters in an outdoor pole-vaulting tournament in Italy--which paved the way for him to become the first Filipino athlete to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. Weeks before the Tokyo Games, he cleared 5.87m in the Irena Szwewinska Memorial/Bydgoszcz Cup in Poland and smashed his own national record, eclipsing the 5.85m record he had earlier set in Mossingen, Germany.
The son of a former national pole vaulter and hurdling student-athlete, our guest also holds the distinction as first Filipino vaulter to compete in the Olympics since Edward Lasquete, who represented the Philippines in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
At 26 years young, this outstanding athlete is definitely on his way to becoming one of the country’s sports legends.
👉 In this episode, EJ discusses a vast number of topics, including:
✅ How he was introduced to pole vaulting by his father at the age of 6
✅ How he trained with his father who was a legend in pole vaulting in the Philippines
✅ Why training with a parent is more difficult than training with a coach
✅ Excelling at something not a lot of people know how to do
✅ Learning to be competitive at a very young age
✅ How pole vaulting gave him a ticket to a better future
✅ His ridiculous growth spurt in college when he was only 5’2 and ending up being 6’3 tall
✅ Tough journey: How he wasnt initially great at pole vaulting in high school then he went to breaking national and Asian records.
✅ How to train for pole vaulting
✅ How the best olympians in the world train
You can find EJ Obiena on the following links:
IG: @ernestobienapv
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EJObiena
Methods to Greatness in partnership with Perfect Health Philippines has come up with a special discount promo exclusive for Methods To Greatness followers and subscribers! If you are a wellness-culture advocate or a healthy lifestyle aficionado, or even someone who just needs a quality therapeutic massage at the comforts of your own home, this is the best opportunity for you to bring home Perfect Health’s massage and healthcare products! To avail of the promo, get in touch with Perfect Health’s professional healthcare consultants at perfecthealthphcustomerservice@gmail.com or via hotline 02-8831-6944 or through www.perfecthealthph.com and give the promo code MTG. That’s the Methods to Greatness promo code MTG and the health care consultants will hook you up with the best premium massage chairs, massage guns and other first-class health-care products available in the market today.
Follow John Aguilar through the following links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialJohnAguilar/ Instagram: @johnsaguilar Also check out Dragon's Nest PH at: https://www.facebook.com/dragonsnestph/ You can also find John on the following programs on CNN Philippines: THE FINAL PITCH: thefinalpitch.ph YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TheFinalPitch Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFinalPitchPH/ Twitter: @TheFinalPitchPH Instagram: @thefinalpitchph PHILIPPINE REALTY TV: philippinerealtytv.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/PhilippineRealtyTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhilippineRealtyTV Twitter: @prtv Instagram: @philrealtytv "
EJ Obiena has grown to become one of the biggest names today in the global sports scene.
This professional pole vaulter held the Philippine national record in pole vaulting with a record of 5.55 meters, which he accomplished in 2016 at the 78th Singapore Open Championships in Kallang, Singapore. He later broke the Asian Athletics Championships record with 5.71 meters in 2019 on its 23rd biennial meet at Doha, Qatar, which earned him the coveted gold medal finish.
In that same year, he continued to stun the world after he cleared 5.81 meters in an outdoor pole-vaulting tournament in Italy--which paved the way for him to become the first Filipino athlete to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. Weeks before the Tokyo Games, he cleared 5.87m in the Irena Szwewinska Memorial/Bydgoszcz Cup in Poland and smashed his own national record, eclipsing the 5.85m record he had earlier set in Mossingen, Germany.
The son of a former national pole vaulter and hurdling student-athlete, our guest also holds the distinction as first Filipino vaulter to compete in the Olympics since Edward Lasquete, who represented the Philippines in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
At 26 years young, this outstanding athlete is definitely on his way to becoming one of the country’s sports legends.
👉 In this episode, EJ discusses a vast number of topics, including:
✅ How he was introduced to pole vaulting by his father at the age of 6
✅ How he trained with his father who was a legend in pole vaulting in the Philippines
✅ Why training with a parent is more difficult than training with a coach
✅ Excelling at something not a lot of people know how to do
✅ Learning to be competitive at a very young age
✅ How pole vaulting gave him a ticket to a better future
✅ His ridiculous growth spurt in college when he was only 5’2 and ending up being 6’3 tall
✅ Tough journey: How he wasnt initially great at pole vaulting in high school then he went to breaking national and Asian records.
✅ How to train for pole vaulting
✅ How the best olympians in the world train
You can find EJ Obiena on the following links:
IG: @ernestobienapv
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EJObiena
Methods to Greatness in partnership with Perfect Health Philippines has come up with a special discount promo exclusive for Methods To Greatness followers and subscribers! If you are a wellness-culture advocate or a healthy lifestyle aficionado, or even someone who just needs a quality therapeutic massage at the comforts of your own home, this is the best opportunity for you to bring home Perfect Health’s massage and healthcare products! To avail of the promo, get in touch with Perfect Health’s professional healthcare consultants at perfecthealthphcustomerservice@gmail.com or via hotline 02-8831-6944 or through www.perfecthealthph.com and give the promo code MTG. That’s the Methods to Greatness promo code MTG and the health care consultants will hook you up with the best premium massage chairs, massage guns and other first-class health-care products available in the market today.
Follow John Aguilar through the following links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialJohnAguilar/ Instagram: @johnsaguilar Also check out Dragon's Nest PH at: https://www.facebook.com/dragonsnestph/ You can also find John on the following programs on CNN Philippines: THE FINAL PITCH: thefinalpitch.ph YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TheFinalPitch Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFinalPitchPH/ Twitter: @TheFinalPitchPH Instagram: @thefinalpitchph PHILIPPINE REALTY TV: philippinerealtytv.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/PhilippineRealtyTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhilippineRealtyTV Twitter: @prtv Instagram: @philrealtytv "
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