With white walls and blue roofs, this is the most standard building on the Aegean Sea. When the sun sets, the clouds on the horizon turn red. The sparkling waves on the sea dance like bright gems. The sea breeze blows by, but it carries the fragrance of olives.
"The scenery here is really nice!" Zhang Guan couldn't help but sigh.
This is Prince Sheikh Rashid’s villa in Athens, right on the Aegean Sea. The villa is a typical Greek architectural style. It is not very tall, but it occupies a very large area. Almost one kilometer of the surrounding coast is occupied by this villa. Circled.
Zhang Guan walked to the door of the villa with a "translator". Before he could take out the golden invitation, he saw a man who looked like a butler coming out and said to Zhang Guan: "Welcome Mr. Zhang." Arrive. I am Mohammed, His Royal Highness the Prince’s butler. His Highness the Prince is waiting for you inside. Please come with me.”
"Thank you. I didn't expect you to know me. This makes me very honored." Zhang Guan spoke in Chinese, and the person next to him who acted as a translator helped Zhang Guan translate into English.
The butler obviously did not doubt the identity of the translator. He said politely: "His Royal Highness the Prince only invited you, a Chinese, this time. When I saw an oriental face, I knew it must be you."
The butler led Zhang Guan through the front hall, and a burst of violent rock music came from not far away.
At this time, a young Arab man appeared in Zhang Guan's sight. This man was dressed in traditional Arab clothing, a snow-white and wide robe, a snow-white headscarf and a black headband. Zhang Guan had already guessed This man is Prince Sheikh Rashid.
"Oh! The fastest man in the world is here!" Sheikh Rashid greeted him with a smile on his face.
"Your Highness, I am very happy to see you." Zhang Guan said immediately.
"I welcome you very much. I just brought in the fastest swimmer in the world, and now I welcome the fastest man in the world." Sheikh Rashid paused and added. : "I'm talking about Michael Phelps. By the way, do you know him?"
"I have heard of Phelps's name, but I have never had the opportunity to meet him." Zhang Guan added: "Americans live in star-rated hotels, but we live in the Olympic Village."
"That's just right, I recommend Phelps to you! I'm looking forward to the world's fastest people on land and the fastest people in the water getting together." Sheikh Rashid walked to the backyard with Zhang Guan.
The heavy sound of rock music poured into Zhang Guan's ears, and the scene in front of him surprised Zhang Guan.
In the center is a swimming pool, and this swimming pool is also equipped with a surf pump, which will claim a wave every once in a while. In or around the swimming pool, men in swimming trunks and beauties in bikinis can be seen frolicking. There is a row of lounge chairs on one side of the pool and a row of white sofas on the other side.
A black DJ was playing DJs in the corner, and the sound of rock music came from him. In a small open space directly in front of the black DJ, colored lights were swaying, and men and women were dancing there, looking very excited. Diagonally opposite, there was a marble At the bar, a middle-aged bartender was standing at the bar waving a mixing glass in his hand. Not far from the bartender is a long row of tables. There are rows of beer and various cut cold fruits. On the other side of the table are various special snacks. A young man The waiter stood upright, with two glasses of champagne and two glasses of red wine on the tray in his hand.
In the corner on the other side, bursts of smoke were rising. A man in Arab clothes stood in front of the charcoal stove, playing with the barbecue in his hand. He hummed and brushed the thick sauce on the meat from time to time. After the charcoal fire heated it, There was a strong fragrance of grease.
"This is a pool party. I seem to be wearing the wrong clothes. I should wear something more casual." Zhang Guan couldn't help complaining.
A white man came from a distance. He was wearing a casual T-shirt and shorts. He was about the same height as Zhang Guan, but his figure was slender. His long face and a pair of striking ears made Zhang Guan instantly recognizable. This man is none other than swimming superstar Michael Phelps.
"Oh, look who's here, it's our flying man!" Phelps came over, showing no reserve at all when meeting for the first time, and gave Zhang Guan an American-style hug.
"Hello, Michael, nice to meet you." Zhang Guan stiffly used the greeting from the middle school textbook.
"Michael, this is probably the first time for Zhang to participate in this kind of activity, and he seems a little reserved. I will leave him to you now and let him have fun." Prince Sheikh Rashid said.
"No problem, my dear Prince, there are food, wine, and beauties here! It's simply paradise!" Phelps couldn't say anything else, hugged Zhang Guan, and continued: "Zhang, let me show you around first Take a stroll!”
Phelps went straight to the Arab uncle who was having a barbecue with Zhang Guan, stretched out two fingers, and the Arab uncle immediately handed two huge meat skewers to Phelps. Phelps gave Zhang Guan a skewer and continued: "This is the best barbecue I have ever eaten! This chef is the top barbecue chef in the United Arab Emirates. Oh, by the way, this is camel meat. It was just this morning. Shipped from Dubai.”
Zhang Guan took a bite. The meat was very delicious and the heat was just right. The UAE's first-class barbecue chef was indeed well-deserved, many times better than the kebab chef at the Provincial Sports Center.
Domestic training centers have restrictions on athletes' diet, but this restriction is mainly during the preparation stage before and during the competition. The pre-match preparation stage mainly refers to the few months before the competition. The restrictions are mainly on diet. At this stage, athletes are not not allowed to eat out, but when eating out, they should avoid eating poultry, pork, beef, mutton, etc., as well as fermented sauces. It is forbidden to eat vegetables and cooked pasta.
Because high temperature can destroy the active ingredients of stimulants, but it cannot eliminate the residue of clenbuterol. For example, there was once a champion gymnast. Two months before the competition, because his father needed to eat out for his birthday, he didn't eat any of the food on the table and only ordered a bowl of vegetables and noodles.
In 2004, the requirements for eating meat outside were not so strict. Eating offal was absolutely prohibited. The ban on beef and mutton would not be implemented until a few years later. In 2012, poultry was completely banned, even in various training centers. No more poultry is purchased.
The restrictions during the competition are much stricter. Athletes are not allowed to eat or drink outside, and the drinks they carry with them cannot leave the sight of the athletes or coaches. For athletes like Liu Feiren, if the bottle of mineral water has been opened, as long as one After leaving your hand, no matter how much is left in the bottle, you will not continue to drink it, and you will open a new bottle the next time you drink.
After the competition, as long as they pass the urine test, there is basically no control over the athletes' diet. You can eat whatever you want and drink whatever you want, even drinking is no problem. So I often see in the news that some big-name European and American athletes go to nightclubs and bars to have a drink after the game.
Some people may think, what if there is a random inspection or re-examination after the game
The urine collected by athletes should be divided into two samples, A and B. In fact, one urine is placed in two bottles. During the urine test, sample A is checked, and sample B is retained. If reexamination or random inspection is needed, sample B is checked again instead of collecting samples from the athletes again. For example, if a problem is found in sample A of an athlete, sample B will be checked. If sample B also finds problems, it will be directly determined that the athlete is doping, and no new samples will be taken from the athlete.
In addition, some people are worried about being deliberately drugged while eating outside. What should they do
There are only a few types of stimulants used by athletes. Among them, stimulant stimulants and blood stimulants are short-acting stimulants, which are usually taken before competition. As long as such stimulants are used, they will definitely be detected. And this kind of stimulant is also metabolized very quickly, and it may be metabolized in more than ten or more than twenty hours, so there is no point in taking the drug before the game.
Another type of stimulant that is most widely used is anabolic steroid stimulants. These stimulants require long-term use to be effective. Occasionally used once or twice, they have no effect at all. Similarly, in two or three days, all the stimulants will be lost due to metabolism. It is excreted; but if it is used for a long time, the body will react, and it will be detected even if the drug is stopped for several days.
In addition, although diuretics are not direct stimulants, they can reduce stimulant metabolites through their diuretic effect, making it difficult to detect stimulant components in the test and causing the stimulant test results to be unreal, so they are also banned.
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Phelps continued to move forward with Zhang Guan.
A waiter came over with a tray with glasses of champagne on it. Zhang Guangang prepared the cup, but was stopped by Phelps. "
"Our trapeze artist doesn't need this girly drink! What we need is that." Phelps pointed to the marble bar and continued: "Did you see that bartender? His name is Hai Inz, he is the most famous bartender in Austria, and I heard that His Highness the Prince spent a lot of money to invite him."
Phelps took Zhang Guan to the bar and sat down, and said to the bartender: "Heinz, I brought a new friend here. Zhang from China won the men's 100-meter dash championship not long ago. And it broke the world record! How about it, our friends from China were able to break the 100-meter world record, you think it’s incredible, don’t you think?”
The bartender Heinz nodded at Zhang Guan with a smile, and then said to Phelps: "Michael, you'd better stay away from me. I don't like having someone chatting next to me when I'm bartending. Non-stop."
"Heinz, you see our new friend seems a little reserved, shouldn't you mix him a drink of that to make him happy!" Phelps said.
The bartender hesitated for two seconds, and finally nodded. Then he began to add various liquids or powders to the mixing glass, and then a glass of dark green liquid appeared in front of Zhang Guan's eyes.
"Try it, dear Zhang, this is good stuff! This glass of wine is enough to buy a car." Phelps said with a smile.
Zhang Guan didn't know whether the car Phelps was talking about was a luxury sports car or a three-wheeler, but since Phelps said so, this glass of wine should be very valuable. He picked up the glass, took a sip, and drank carefully. The taste has a taste.
"It's a little sour and a little bitter." Zhang Guan said.
"This is not how you drink this glass of wine. You have to drink it all in one go." Phelps pointed to the glass.
"Okay." Zhang Guan followed Phelps's suggestion and drank the glass of wine in one go.
"Sorry, I don't seem to be used to this taste. Can you give me something else?" Zhang Guan said to the bartender.
"This wine is not meant for drinking." The bartender said as he started to make a second glass of wine for Zhang Guan.
Zhang Guan obviously didn't understand what the bartender meant, and Phelps explained: "The main ingredient of the drink just now is a special herbal medicine from Africa, so it doesn't taste very good."
"African herbal medicine?" Zhang Guan had an ominous premonition in his heart.
"Yes, African herbs, herbs that men especially like, can make you excited! Make you forget the pain! It will also make you look like a monster when facing beautiful women!" Phelps said, his eyes secretly glanced not far away. There was a bikini girl in the office, and the girl also noticed Phelps' gaze and immediately responded with a wink.
Phelps then turned his gaze back to Zhang Guan and continued: "In some primitive tribes in Africa, some martial arts competitions are held every year. The warriors of the tribes will take this herb before the competition, and then they will be brave in the battle. A lot! Today, this herb is much more expensive than gold and can only be found by royal families in the Middle East.”
Phelps lowered his voice and continued: "But they are not looking for this kind of grassland to fight, but to fight with beautiful women for 300 rounds!"
Zhang Guan's expression changed drastically: "Michael, could this thing be..."
"Don't worry, this is not a stimulant! Scientists once analyzed this herb and found that there is a special ingredient in it. The name is too long and I can't remember it. I have tried this before and just drank a glass of it. Herbal medicines do not have any side effects and have a very short action time. They will slowly disappear with the circulation of body fluids the next day. Even us athletes can use them with confidence without worrying about drug testing."
After listening to Phelps' introduction, Zhang Guan wanted to take Phelps out and beat him up. He thought about all the negative reports about Phelps in the future, including nightclubs, young models, casinos, drunk driving, and even After it was revealed that he smoked a lot of marijuana, Zhang Guan felt that Phelps was even more unreliable.
"How do you say I promise not to beat you to death in English?" Zhang Guan thought helplessly.
"Okay, you should be full of strength now! It's time to find beauties." Phelps pointed to several bikini girls not far away, and then said to Zhang Guan: "They are all European girls. Model, with a first-class figure, these girls will definitely like a strong and young guy like you. Have you seen that door? There are many guest rooms there. If you like, you can bring a few girls in. But even if If you don’t bring a girl, maybe your generous prince will arrange a surprise for you!”
Zhang Guan naturally knew what Phelps meant by "surprise", and he was a little uncomfortable with this kind of situation.
"Michael, you go ahead, Heinz is still bartending for me." Zhang Guan looked at the bartender next to him.
"Well, come to me in a minute and I'll introduce you to a pretty girl!" Phelps obviously couldn't bear the temptation and walked towards the bikini girl who just ogled him.
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