The Adam Peaty workout: How Great Britain’s swimming sensation keeps breaking records

It's safe to assume Adam Peaty is having a good week.

The British swimmer set two world records in the space of a day after swimming 26.10 seconds in the 50m breastroke heats of the World Aquatics Championships on Tuesday before becoming the first person to break the 26-second barrier when he then won the semi-final in just 25.95 seconds.

Still just 22, Peaty will now go for gold in the 50m breastroke final on Wednesday as he aims to add to his 100m breastroke title won earlier this week in Budapest.

But just how has Peaty gone from a teenager following London 2012 aged 17 by "getting drunk in a field" with friends to Olympic Champion and now world-record holder in the 50m breastroke?

By working out in the gym, of course.

The 22-year-old has employed a gruelling training regime to accompany the many hours he puts in at the pool, which he admits has given him the edge competitively.

"The hard work has gone on in the gym," he said. "I am looking for areas of where I can improve and hopefully get down to mid-25."

So what does one of Peaty's workout consist of?

Well, as demonstrated in a video for the BBC above, Peaty does a mixture of cardio, powerlifting and plyometrics - or "jumping training" which makes muscles exert maximum force in short intervals of time.

Warm up

A typical workout - on a recovery day - first involves warming the muscles up, which Peaty does through several sets of power push-ups, which involves him doing a normal push-up and exploding up off the ground.

He then carries out a series of normal push-ups but with the addition of a person - yes, you read right - on his back for added weight.

Main training

Kettle bell overhead swings with the heaviest weight he can lift come next before Peaty does medicine ball push-ups, which involve him placing both hands on a ball and then pushing his body weight up.

Battle ropes are a must as they help sculpt muscles while working on each arm individually which Peaty, of course, does before he turns to plate presses - he lies down and pushes a plate upwards - to finish his workout.

Diet

His tough training regime is combined with a strict diet, which Peaty admits sees him eat between 6,000 and 8,000 calories per day during the winter.

"During a tough winter training block I can eat 6,000-8,000 calories a day to fuel all my training and recovery," he told The Telegraph. "I have to get through a heck of a lot of food but I try to keep things interesting by eating my protein on a cycle – for example, steak on Monday, chicken on Tuesday, and fish on Wednesday.

"I get through a lot of scrambled egg and piles of veg and rice too. I live with my parents so that is helpful but after spending seven weeks training in Australia I got pretty handy with the Cajun spices in the kitchen."

Breakfast

In an interview with Men's Health Magazine, Peaty detailed his diet and said his breakfast comprises "high protein granola and soya milk" with Greek Yoghurt and raisins.

He then has a protein bar and a shot of caffeine before training, similarly, also before a race. And he doesn't miss out on water, either. Peaty drinks five litres a day.

Lunch and dinner

If Peaty has time, he usually makes a salad with tuna and avocado for lunch before putting together his dinner before 7pm. In that meal, the 22-year-old eats whole grain rice, seaweed, salmon and prawns - with plenty of vegetables for vitamins and minerals.