Inside look: How USA athletes are training for the Rio 2016 olympics

The Olympic Training Center hosted a media day Wednesday to show how the athletes are training.

USA athletes are training in Colorado Springs for the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

For two time Olympian Desiree Linden, the high altitude helps her.

“There’s a change in the barometric pressure. The higher up the mountain you go, the lower the barometric pressure there is,” said Randy Wilber, altitude trainer.

Linden trains in the high altitude training room, which is set to the same sea level as Rio.

“For an athlete like Desiree or any of our Olympic athletes, if they’re not able to run, swim, bike, row, as fast as they could at sea level, their training is going backwards,” said Wilber.

Their nutrition is also training them for Rio.

“These are some of the foods that our athletes will be enjoying in Rio. One of the reasons we do this is to ensure consistency in their diet,” said Terri Noreman, director of food and nutrition services,

Olympic wrestler Elena Pirozhkova has a nutrition plan based on her body, but protein and carbs play a big role.

Olympic boxers use sensors on their wrists to train. The technology they use is one of a kind and only in the U.S.

“They will tell us the number of punches that they’re throwing, the speed at which punches are being thrown and also a calculation of intensity,” said Mounir Zok director of technology.

The event focuses on training, eating and thinking like an Olympic and Paralympic athlete.