The national team's triathlon coach, whose surname is He, is a dark-skinned middle-aged man. He was very polite and even a little reserved when facing Zhang Guan. Except for Coach He, Zhang Guan did not see the triathlon team leader.
This made Zhang Guan feel a little surprised, because under normal circumstances, the team leader is responsible for things like reception, and the coach mainly focuses on training. After careful inquiry, Zhang Guan learned that the triathlon team did not have a team leader at all.
"We don't have many opportunities to compete abroad, and even when we compete abroad, they are all held within Asia. We rarely have the opportunity to participate in world-class triathlon events. So there is no official team leader." He The coach opened his mouth to explain.
"What should I do when I actually go abroad to compete?" Zhang Guan then asked.
"If it is a special triathlon competition, the organization will temporarily arrange a leader to be the team leader; if it is the Olympics, our team leaders will all work part-time from other events." Coach He sighed and continued: "This is not the case. Regarding methods, the country only has so many resources. Whether it is human, material or financial resources, it will give priority to strong projects. Our triathlon strength is weak, so the allocation of resources will be much less. If the Tenth National Games had not started , if triathlon is included as a competition event, we may not be able to guarantee even the most basic training."
"I remember that at the last Olympic Games, didn't our triathlon achieve the best results in history? I even saw this news at the time! Isn't this enough for the General Administration to tilt the allocation of resources?" Zhang Guan asked.
Coach He suddenly looked embarrassed. He hesitated for a few seconds before speaking: "As far as the men's team is concerned, the 2008 Olympics was indeed the best result in history. A total of 55 people participated, and we ranked 46th. It was also quite difficult. But it was the first time our male athletes participated in the Olympics."
Zhang Guan instantly understood that in the last Olympic Games, the national team was able to participate based on the host country's quota, but in the previous Olympic Games, the men's team players were not even qualified to participate. Since it was the first time to compete, not to mention finishing 46th, but ranking first at 55th, which was also the best result in history. This kind of thing is nothing to brag about, so it's no wonder that Coach He looks embarrassed.
But when it came time to issue a press release, of course, in order to play a publicity role, I had to say it in a nice way. Besides, ordinary people can’t even explain which three events the triathlon is. Who would really notice if it was the first time? Participating in the Olympics!
Coach He went on to introduce: "The triathlon sport in European and American countries has a history of several decades, but our country has only carried it out for a few years. It is definitely behind. And based on the mass base, it is not as good as others. Although our country has several There is a triathlon competition, but the number of participants each year does not exceed 2,000, which also includes some foreign athletes. We only have a few hundred officially registered triathletes, which is far behind compared with foreign countries. "
Zhang Guan nodded to express his understanding. In comparison, there are more than 50,000 registered members of triathlon in the United States, including countless ordinary enthusiasts. People select people from 50,000 people to participate in the Olympics, but China selects people from hundreds of people to participate in the Olympics. It is inevitable that there will be a big gap in the level of the athletes.
Just listen to Coach He continue to say: "Our domestic triathletes are all selected from swimmers, so swimming is our strength, but in long-distance running and cycling, we are relatively weak. You are track and field As an athlete, you have broken so many world records. In terms of long-distance running, you are definitely much better than swimmers. In terms of cycling, you are the champion of the Tour de France. Our team also hopes that you can teach our athletes about long-distance running and Skills and experience in cycling.”
While the two were talking, the car had arrived at the triathlon training base.
It is said to be a training base, but there are actually only two buildings. One building is a dormitory area, and the other building is an office area plus a training area. The main training for a triathlon is still done outdoors, so the training area is really just about storing equipment and doing some simple equipment training.
Cycling and long-distance running are not a problem for Zhang Guan, especially cycling. Zhang Guan's speed is much faster than other athletes. As for swimming, Zhang Guan also learned several long-distance swimming skills, but they did not achieve the results Zhang Guan expected.
Zhang Guan's muscle density is still too high, which puts him at a disadvantage in swimming.
High muscle density means low buoyancy, and more energy will be used to float when swimming. This is why black athletes have such great physical fitness but have no achievements in swimming. Black athletes like Usain Bolt have very little body fat and high muscle density. To put it bluntly, the meat is too heavy and will sink immediately when put into the water. No matter how explosive they are, they are not suitable for swimming. .
Physiologically speaking, track and field and swimming are opposite events. It is very difficult for swimmers to switch to track and field, or for track and field athletes to switch to swimming. No matter how good their skills are, physical constraints are insurmountable.
Long-distance running and long-distance swimming are better. The most important thing in long-distance competition is endurance. When endurance is about the same, the speed difference is not very big. But sprinting and short-distance swimming are absolutely impossible to have at the same time. If sprinters want to run fast, they must improve their explosive power, which means they must increase muscle density. If the muscle density is high, it will be impossible to swim fast in short distances.
Of course, this does not mean that Bolt cannot swim well. He may be able to swim very fast, but he certainly cannot beat world-class swimmers. This cannot be made up for by technique or explosive power. The physiological structure is destined to this.
From this point of view, the muscle density of white and yellow people is suitable for swimming. However, Caucasian people have larger frames and have advantages in buoyancy. At the same time, Caucasian people have larger hands and feet. The same stroke can go farther and save more effort. So in the early years, the swimming world was almost monopolized by white people. The yellow race can only make achievements in breaststroke, a swimming event with high technology and slow speed.
So for Zhang Guan now, he needs to slightly reduce the density of his muscles. To put it bluntly, he needs to gain a little fat to gain more buoyancy when swimming.
Increasing the fat content will definitely affect the performance of the sprint competition. Fortunately, Zhang Guan will not participate in the sprint competition this year. Appropriate reduction of muscle density will have no impact on the other sports that Zhang Guan participates in. Whether it’s tennis or cycling, muscle sticks are not in high demand.
Zhang Guan's time is very tight. He only has one month to train and adjust. In early March, the team's trials will be held, and the Asian Triathlon Championship is also close at hand.
After a month of training, Zhang Guan is about to face his first team trial. Those with excellent results will get the opportunity to participate in the Asian Triathlon Championship next month.
However, at this moment, Coach He told Zhang Guan unexpected good news.
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