In 2011, Li Na won the French Open and became the first Asian female player to win a Grand Slam singles championship, making history.
At that time, some people discussed in depth whether it was possible for Asian men's tennis players to win a Grand Slam championship?
The answer is that it is not impossible, but as the times progress, it becomes increasingly difficult.
The core reason lies in the innate difference between absolute power and instantaneous explosive power. Especially after entering the millennium, the technological development of rackets and strings has become more and more advanced, and it has become easier and easier to convert power into advantages on the court through the racket-in fact, it is
It's the same thing as shark swimming trunks.
In other words, the advancement of rackets allows players to more and more freely attach all their power to the tennis ball, which also allows the body's natural energy to be further unleashed. Then, Asian players with innate differences will naturally face challenges.
The challenges are getting more and more severe.
In fact, as early as 1989, Chinese-American player Zhang Depei won the French Open singles championship trophy in a history-making gesture——
Not only is he the first Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles championship in history, but he is also the youngest person to win the French Open at the age of seventeen.
Later, in 1995 and 1996, Zhang Depei reached the highest ranking in his career: No. 2 in the world; and entered the finals of the Australian Open, French Open and US Open, although he finished second in all three finals.
But it still proved its strength.
In other words, miracles were written long ago.
However, at that time, power players were limited by their racket and string skills. The greater the hitting force, the greater the deviation. Therefore, Zhang Depei relied on his skills and tenacity to reach the top of the French Open. He is still the only Asian to win the Grand Slam.
He became the men's singles champion, and Li Na inherited the mantle.
Now, times have changed, and power is taking over.
So, is it really that simple?
Obviously not. Behind the innate differences, there are also problems with the entire sport that cannot be ignored.
For a long time, tennis was a sport exclusive to Europe and the United States. Its popularity in Asia was very, very low, and many people had never even heard of it.
Naturally, when there are children with outstanding physical talents in schools or communities, other sports are often the first to take advantage of him. Just like Gao Wen, there were basketball and football coaches who took a fancy to his physical fitness.
With Andre Agassi's enthusiasm, I'm afraid Gao Wen was already a basketball player by this time.
It is precisely because of this that it becomes increasingly difficult for professional players who later engage in tennis to compete in terms of height or strength.
Just look at Kei Nishikori, the current top brother in Asia.
178 centimeters, 68 kilograms. Although he started training at the age of five, and was sponsored by Sony at the age of fifteen, he went to the top professional tennis school Politini Tennis Academy to train. He has solid technical skills, but his physical talent is still very limited.
Obviously, especially the limitation of height.
It is undeniable that there are certain innate differences in strength and explosion, but with the development and progress of the times, the physical fitness of the new generation is indeed improving; moreover, tennis is a sport that combines strength and technology, and the mind also
play an important role.
The most important thing is that scientific and systematic training is becoming more and more advanced, continuously tapping human potential.
In the future, everything is possible.
However, the first step is to train yourself down-to-earth.
Thirty minutes for core strength, thirty minutes for upper body strength, and thirty minutes for lower body strength.
Then--
Fifteen minutes for core strength, fifteen minutes for upper body strength, and fifteen minutes for lower body strength.
The training manual provided by the system is rich and diverse, and the targeted training methods are dazzling. After training for more than two hours, I have not been able to try all the items in the training manual in turn. It seems that there is still a treasure in front of me.
, waiting to be excavated slowly.
Boring strength training also adds a little bit of fun - even just a little bit is positive for daily training.
The clanging sound of the iron becomes the most beautiful symphony in the gym.
MacDonald stood up and seemed to be able to hear the sound of his bones creaking, and he involuntarily let out a low groan.
Sure enough, strength training is hard.
But when he looked up, Macdonald found that Gao Wen was still training, and the training program was very special.
I saw Gawain kneeling on one knee while straddling a lunge. The knees of both legs were kept at a perfect ninety degrees. He just laid one flat on the ground and stood with the other supported. Then his hands relaxed in a natural falling posture.
Holding a five kilogram mini dumbbell.
At this time, the left hand did not shake and remained relaxed; the right hand slowly turned the wrist, first turning 360 degrees to the left, and then turning 360 degrees to the right——
Of course, you may not be able to achieve a perfect 360 degrees by turning in a circle, but you still try your best to complete the action.
Because the rotation speed is very slow, you can even clearly see the pulling of muscle lines and the emergence of blue blood vessels, giving it an artistic beauty.
Such an action does not seem to have much to do with strength training.
But after careful observation for a moment, Macdonald understood that this should be training the muscles of the wrist and forearm. The most important thing is to feel the changes in the muscles, especially every turn of the wrist, the veins involved in the entire muscle and the arm muscles.
changes, grasp every detail.
Normally, it may be difficult to see the "improvement" of muscle strength, but in actual competition, the wrist's control of the racket and perception of the tennis ball will become more sensitive and delicate - provided that it takes many years of practice
persist in.
Sweat slowly flowed down Gawain's cheeks, and the scalding heat wave gently passed by, and his skin became crimson. It was as if he could see the vague steam lingering in the air, even if he was training small muscles.
Being able to feel the immersion of power should never be underestimated.
MacDonald immediately realized that Gawain's upper body strength training was not over yet.
Quietly, MacDonald stood nearby and waited.
It wasn't until Gawain completed a set of exercises for both hands and raised his head that MacDonald exhaled. Only then did he realize that he hadn't realized it just now and had held his breath involuntarily. Such thoughts made the corners of his mouth
The smile rose.
"How's it going? How do you feel?"
Gawain exhaled a long breath, "Slowly I started to feel the burning sensation, but there is still a long way to go." You can feel the ardent expectations and sufficient motivation in his words, and he seems to be completely immersed in it, very
I like the look very much.
like?
Does Gawain like the masochism of strength training? This is simply too perverted!
Thinking of this, MacDonald couldn't help but shuddered - no one likes strength training, okay?