chennai sathish sivalingam may have finished 11th in the mens 77kg weightlifting event at last years rio olympics but the velloreborn lifter is leaving no stone unturned ahead of the commonwealth and oceania championships which will be held at gold coast in australia from september 2 to 10 as part of the preparations sathish and members from the indian team have already reached melbourne it was important for us to get accustomed to the conditions its cold here and we wanted to train in this weather for some time in order to be in the best possible shape ahead of the tournament sathish told toithe team has been training at the in2fitness gym in melbourne and sathish felt the centre provided the right base for the team the kind of equipment and weights they possess here is worldclass we reached here on august 13 and have this as our base the 25yearold addedsathishs preparations took shape soon after he returned from rio last year my aim in the last 12 months has been on improving my technique in order to be in the best physical shape i began concentrating a lot on crosstraining the emphasis was to build my endurance levels from doing sprints highjumps to slow jogs i slightly tweaked my training he revealedsathish admitted that his training regime made him a lot stronger i feel my body is more flexible also doing crosstraining was a good diversion for the mind said sathishin march this year sathish and members of the indian team underwent training at the rajiv gandhi highaltitude training centre at shilaroo in himachal pradesh we were there for about 1 month training at such conditions is definitely a big plus since the oxygen levels are low in hills your lung capacity increases when you train at such conditions and it works wonders to your endurance levels explained the 2014 commonwealth games gold medalistsathish hopes to perform well at the commonwealth meet in order to get entry into next years cwg which will be held in queensland from april 4 to 15 the tournament in gold coast is crucial much like any tournament that i participate in i believe the preparations not just from me but the entire contingent has been topnotch and we just hope it pays off sathish added