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How is Julian Weber, Neeraj Chopra’s biggest competitor training ahead of Worlds? Juggling tennis balls on one leg, chess & flexibility drills

While the German trains on the field with the javelin on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Tuesdays and Thursdays are for recovery and intense flexibility drills

Weber is the leading thrower in 2025 with 91.06, having crossed the 90 m barrier alongside Neeraj Chopra, at Doha. (Credit: Julian Weber Instagram)

Julian Weber has the season’s best throw, and in an Insta post titled ‘POV: You are the best javelin thrower in the world for one day’, the German has record a recovery training day which has everything from imbalanced juggling of tennis balls to chess, as he prepares for the upcoming World Championships at Tokyo.

“This is a small excerpt of what I do Tuesday and, Thursday. (On) Mon, Wed, Fri, I train specifically on javelin,” Weber told a fan. While the sport is viewed as a power game, Weber’s twice a week schedule in a gym studio points to just how much of agility flexibility drills go into making a thrower.

In the vlog, Weber is seen awaking and then having a hearty breakfast of scrambled eggs, sausages, some fresh cut colourful veggies and strawberries. He then drives to his facility in a wine coloured Audi, with loud English music playing. “…and feeling goes on,” he sings along.

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Weber is the leading thrower in 2025 with 91.06, having crossed the 90 m barrier alongside Chopra, at Doha. The Indian took second place behind Weber at Janusz Kusocinski meet at Poland, but is expected to offer his best fight at the World’s after pushing back at Paris where he beat Weber after two meets. Brazilian Luiz Mauricio Da Silva is second this season with 91 metres, while Chopra threw a nice 90.23, which he can build upon.

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In the insta vlog, after a cup of milk coffee, he offers a snapshot of a back flip bridge and some head volleyball for mobility. One of the most interesting snapshots is of Weber standing on a wobbly unsteady cushioned surface, on one leg, and juggling three tennis balls while he bends at knees.

A steak and rice lunch takeaway is followed by a game of chess where he prefers a Queens Pawn opening of 1. d4.

In a gym studio where he drives to, there’s the low exi-cycle, almost simulating high knee sprinting, then flexibility stretches on a raised platform and plenty of elastic resistance band workouts around the neck for a rubber back. A disc weight simulates the javelin elbow extension action, while there’s more of dumbbells.

Recovery workout

His recovery workout twice a week also includes plenty of very low squats and knee rolls at a gun studio that has posters of the ‘Road to Cortina’ Winter Olympics in Berlin. He heads home then in the video and drinks a giant mug of choco protein shake.

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His day ends with dinner in a garden bench with friends with laughter and clinking of ales or other brew.

“I do more than just throw javelin on other days!” Weber explains.