Photos of the amazing bodies of Olympians that just need to be seen

To represent your country at the Olympic Games, you need to be at least better than average in your sport. In countries where sports are on the rise, there is generally a very strict selection process and only the best, almost superhumans, go to the Olympics. Looking at their amazing bodies, you begin to doubt whether this is possible in nature.

You thought Greipel has a big set of legs. There was a quad off in the Ger­man camp today. Greipel lost. pic.twitter.com/91Y7S7ps

— Greg Henderson (@Greghenderson1) July 27, 2012

German cyclist Robert Forstemann and his New Zealand sports colleague Greg Henderson demonstrate very developed quadriceps of the thigh.

Photo posted by Anthony Ervin (@anthonyervin) Aug 5, 2014 at 8: 58AM PDT

You thought Greipel has a big set of legs. There was a quad off in the Ger­man camp today. Greipel lost. pic.twitter.com/91Y7S7ps

— Greg Henderson (@Greghenderson1) July 27, 2012

American swimmer Anthony Erwin shaves from head to toe before the competition.

Photo posted by Nathan Adrian (@nathangadrian) Jun 24, 2013 at 12: 10 PM PDT

Photo posted by Anthony Ervin (@anthonyervin) Aug 5, 2014 at 8: 58AM PDT

Another American swimmer, Nathan Adrian, shaves his face completely before the swim so that nothing gets in the way. Bye, eyebrows.

Photo posted by Alexandra Raisman (@alyraisman) Jul 25, 2016 at 4: 49AM PDT

Photo posted by Nathan Adrian (@nathangadrian) Jun 24, 2013 at 12: 10 PM PDT

This photo shows how much elastic bandage the gymnast Simone Biles needs for competitions, and how much — Ali Raisman.

Photo posted by Olivia Federici (@olivia_federici) Aug 5, 2016 at 7: 52AM PDT

Photo posted by Alexandra Raisman (@alyraisman) Jul 25, 2016 at 4: 49AM PDT

British synchronized swimmer Olivia Federici and her incredible stretch.

A photo posted by Nathan Adrian (@nathangadrian) on Apr 29, 2015 at 2: 21 PDT

Photo posted by Olivia Federici (@olivia_federici) Aug 5, 2016 at 7: 52AM PDT

Swimmer Nathan Adrian is under the banks to speed up muscle recovery.

Photo posted by Alexandra Raisman (@alyraisman) Sep 14, 2015 at 10: 25 AM PDT

Photo posted by Nathan Adrian (@nathangadrian) Apr 29, 2015 at 2: 21AM PDT

Ali Raisman put the cans over her knees. It seems that American athletes have a general fashion for banks, which we have been using since Soviet times.

#Stream­lin­ing in prepa­ra­tion for my 10,000 calo­ries. Let’s see your best pose. @swimtoday #funnest­sport pic.twitter.com/bZF3omb3Kh

— Ryan Lochte (@RyanLochte) July 28, 2014

And this is the American swimmer Ryan Lochte preparing to eat his 10 thousand kilocalories.

size dif­fer­ence in olympians does­n’t mat­ter, depend­ing on what sport you do 6′8″ & 4′8″ pic.twitter.com/xiU9zIBXJH

- Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) August 2, 2016

The tall volleyball player David Lee and the petite gymnast Simone Biles. "The difference in size does not matter, it all depends on the sport."

A photo posted by USA Basketball (@usabasketball) on Aug 5, 2016 at 9: 23 PDT

Photo posted by Alexandra Raisman (@alyraisman) Sep 14, 2015 at 10: 25 AM PDT

Basketball players Jimmy Butler and Deandre Jordan with gymnasts Reagan Smith and Ashton Locklear.

Photo posted by Daniel Goodfellow (@dannielgoodfellow) Jul 2, 2015 at 7: 37AM PDT

#Stream­lin­ing in prepa­ra­tion for my 10,000 calo­ries. Let’s see your best pose. @swimtoday #funnest­sport pic.twitter.com/bZF3omb3Kh

— Ryan Lochte (@RyanLochte) July 28, 2014

British ski jumper Dan Goodfellow and the 10-meter springboard.

Photo published by Usain St.Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) Jul 26, 2016 at 7: 14AM PDT

size dif­fer­ence in olympians does­n’t mat­ter, depend­ing on what sport you do 6′8″ & 4′8″ pic.twitter.com/xiU9zIBXJH

- Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) August 2, 2016

Usain Bolt generally does whatever he wants, and the impossible, too.

Photo published by Usain St.Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) Jan 14, 2015 at 7: 45 PST

Photo posted by USA Basketball (@usabasketball) Aug 5, 2016 at 9: 23AM PDT

A treadmill stuck to Usain…

Photo posted by Sebastiaan Verschuren (@scverschuren) Jul 29, 2016 at 6: 55AM PDT

Photo posted by Daniel Goodfellow (@dannielgoodfellow) Jul 2, 2015 at 7: 37AM PDT

Dutch swimmer Sebastian Verschuren exhaled Olympic rings underwater.

Photo posted by Sarah Robles (@roblympian) Aug 11, 2016 at 6: 53AM PDT

Photo published by Usain St.Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) Jul 26, 2016 at 7: 14 PM PDT

American weightlifter Sarah Robles has the skills of magnetism.

Photo posted by Miles Chamley-Watson (@mchamleywatson) Aug 4, 2016 at 8: 52AM PDT

Photo published by Usain St.Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) Jan 14, 2015 at 7: 45 PST

This is the American fencer Miles Chamley-Watson, and to his left is the legendary Pele. Pay attention to the size of the fencer's hand.

Photo posted by Harry Aikines (@aikines) Dec 17, 2014 at 6: 16 PM PST

Photo posted by Sebastiaan Verschuren (@scverschuren) Jul 29, 2016 at 6: 55AM PDT

The legs of British runner Harry Aikins.

Video posted by Harry Aikines (@aikines) Aug 2, 2016 at 8: 26AM PDT

Photo posted by Sarah Robles (@roblympian) Aug 11, 2016 at 6: 53AM PDT

Aikins casually winks at his chest.

A photo posted by 李智凱 Lee Chih Kai (@gb029045) on Oct 17, 2015 at 4:13 pm PDT

Photo posted by Miles Chamley-Watson (@mchamleywatson) Aug 4, 2016 at 8: 52AM PDT

Taiwanese gymnast Lee Chi-Kai and his night cycling.