All-round Athlete

Chapter 77 Unreliable Phelps

White walls and blue roofs, this is the most standard building on the Aegean Sea. When the sun sets, it dyes the clouds in the sky red, and the waves on the sea dance like bright gems. The sea breeze blows, but it carries a scent of olives.

"The scenery here is really good!" Zhang Guan couldn't help sighing.

This is the villa of Prince Sheikh Rashid 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. The surrounding coast of almost one kilometer is covered by this villa. Circled.

Zhang Guan took a "translator" to the front of the villa, and before he had time to take out the golden invitation card, he saw a man who looked like a butler come out and said to Zhang Guan: "Welcome Mr. Zhang! Arriving. I am Mohammad, the steward of His Royal Highness, and His Royal Highness is waiting for you inside, please follow me."

"Thank you. I didn't expect you to know me. It makes me very honored." Zhang Guan spoke Chinese, and the person next to him who acted as a translator helped Zhang Guan translate into English.

The housekeeper obviously did not doubt the identity of the interpreter. He said politely: "This time, His Royal Highness only invited you, a Chinese. 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, with a snow-white and wide robe, a snow-white headscarf and a black headband. Zhang Guan had already guessed that 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 glad 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 runner in the world." Sheikh Rashid paused and added : "I'm talking about Michael Phelps. By the way, do you know each other?"

"I have heard of Phelps' name, but I have no chance to meet him." Zhang Guan added: "Americans live in star hotels, but we live in the Olympic Village."

"That's just right, I'll introduce you to Phelps! I'm looking forward to the gathering of the world's fastest land and water fastest people." Sheikh Rashid walked towards the backyard with Zhang Guan.

The thick rock sound poured into Zhang Guan's ears, and Zhang Guan was taken aback by the scene in front of him.

In the middle is a swimming pool, and this pool is equipped with a surf pump, which will create a wave every once in a while. In or around the pool, scattered men in swimming trunks and beauties in bikinis can be seen playing. On one side of the pool is a row of deck chairs, and on the other side is a row of white sofas.

A black DJ was playing discs in the corner, and the sound of rock and roll came from him. In a small open space directly in front of the black DJ, colorful lights were shaking, and there were men and women dancing there, looking very excited. Diagonally opposite, there was a marble building At the bar counter, a middle-aged bartender was standing at the bar counter, waving a mixing glass in his hand. Not far from the bartender is a row of long tables, where rows of beer and various colors of cold fresh fruits have been cut, and on the other side of the table are various special snacks. A young The waiter stood there straight, 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 rose. A man dressed in Arabia stood in front of the charcoal stove, fiddling with the barbecue in his hand. He hummed and brushed the thick sauce on the meat from time to time. There was a strong aroma of oil.

"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 Caucasian man approached in the distance. He was wearing a casual T-shirt and shorts. He was about the same height as Zhang Guan, but his figure was slim. He had a long face and a pair of protruding ears, making Zhang Guan recognizable at a glance. This man is none other than swimming superstar Michael Phelps.

"Oh, look who is here, it turned out to be our flying man!" Phelps walked over, without the slightest restraint of meeting for the first time, and gave Zhang Guan an American hug.

"Hello, Michael, nice to meet you." Zhang Guan bluntly applied 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 bit cautious. I will hand him over to you now, so that he can have fun." Prince Sheikh Rashid said.

"No problem, my dear prince, there are delicious food, fine wine, and beauties here! It's a paradise!" Phelps couldn't say no, he hugged Zhang Guan, and then said: "Zhang, I'll take you shopping first. Let's go!"

Phelps took Zhang Guan and went straight to the uncle who was grilling, and stretched out two fingers, and the uncle immediately handed over two huge meat skewers to Phelps. Phelps gave Zhang Guan a bunch, and then said: "This is the best barbecue I have ever eaten! This chef is a top-notch barbecue chef in the United Arab Emirates. Oh, yes, this is camel meat, which was only served this morning. Shipped from Dubai."

Zhang Guan took a bite, the meat was very delicious, and the heat was just right. The first-class barbecue chef in the United Arab Emirates really lived up to his reputation, and he was many times better than the skewer chef in the Provincial Sports Center.

Domestic training centers have restrictions on the diet of athletes, but this restriction is mainly in the pre-match preparation stage and during the competition. The pre-competition preparation stage mainly refers to the several months before the competition. The restrictions are mainly related to diet. At this stage, athletes are not forbidden to eat out, but they should avoid eating poultry, pork, beef, mutton, etc., as well as fermented sauces. Forbidden, vegetables and cooked pasta are allowed.

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 who had to eat out because of his father’s birthday two months before the competition. He didn’t eat any food at the table and only ordered a bowl of boiled noodles with green vegetables.

In 2004, the requirements for eating meat outside were not so strict, and offal was absolutely prohibited, and the ban on beef and mutton would not be implemented until a few years later, and in 2012, poultry was completely banned, and even the various training centers Also no longer buying poultry.

The restrictions during the competition are much stricter. Athletes are not allowed to eat or drink outside. The beverages they carry with them cannot leave the sight of the athletes or coaches. Leave your hands, no matter how much is left in the bottle, you will not continue to drink, and open a new bottle when you drink next time.

After the competition, as long as the urine test is passed, there is basically no control over the athlete's diet. Eat as much as you want, drink as much as you want, even drinking is no problem. So I often see news that some European and American big-name athletes go to nightclubs and bars to drink after the game.

Some people may think that after the game, what if there is a spot check or re-check?

The urine collected by athletes should be divided into two samples, A and B. In fact, one bubble of urine is put in two bottles. During the urine test, the A sample is checked, and the B sample is retained. If a re-examination or random inspection is required, then the B sample is checked instead of collecting samples from the athletes again. For example, if a problem is found in the A sample of an athlete, then the sample B will be checked. If the problem is also found in the B sample, it will be directly determined that the athlete has used doping, and no re-sampling will be taken from the athlete.

In addition, some people are worried about what to do if they are deliberately drugged when they eat outside?

The stimulants used by athletes are nothing more than a few types. Stimulant stimulants and blood stimulants are short-term stimulants, which are generally taken before competitions. Once such stimulants are used, they will definitely be detected. And the metabolism of this kind of stimulant is also very fast, it may be metabolized in more than ten hours or more than twenty hours, so it is meaningless not to administer the drug before the game.

Another type of stimulant that is most widely used is the stimulant of synthetic steroids. This kind of stimulant needs to be used for a long time to be effective. Occasional use once or twice has no effect at all. Similarly, it will disappear with the metabolism in two or three days. Expelled; but if it is used for a long time, the body will react, even if the drug is stopped for several days, it will be detected.

In addition, although diuretics are not direct stimulants, they can reduce stimulant metabolites through the diuretic effect, making it difficult to detect stimulant components in the test, resulting in false doping test results, so they are also banned.

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Phelps walked forward with Zhang Guan.

A waiter came over with a tray of glasses of champagne. Zhang Guangang prepared the cup, but was stopped by Phelps. "

"Our flying man doesn't need this kind of girly drink! What we need is that." Phelps pointed to the marble bar, and then said: "See that bartender? His name is Sea Inz, he is the most famous bartender in Austria, I heard that His Royal Highness spent a lot of money to invite him."

Phelps pulled Zhang Guan to the bar and sat down. He said to the bartender, "Heinz, I brought a new friend. China Zhang won the men's 100-meter sprint championship not long ago. And broke the world record! How about it, our friend from China can actually break the world record in the 100 meters, it’s incredible, doesn’t it?”

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 when I'm bartending, there are always people chatting Non-stop."

"Heinz, you see our new friend is a little stiff, should you make him a glass of that to cheer him up!" Phelps said.

The bartender hesitated for two seconds, and finally nodded, and then saw that he began to add various liquids or powders into 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 a good thing! 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-pronged car, but since Phelps said so, then this glass of wine should be very valuable. He picked up the glass, took a sip, and carefully Taste has a taste.

"Some sour, but also some bitter." Zhang Guan said.

"This is not the way to drink this glass of wine. You have to drink it all at once." Phelps pointed to the glass.

"Okay." Zhang Guan followed Phelps' 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 another glass?" Zhang Guan said to the bartender.

"This wine is not meant for drinking." The bartender said while making a second glass of wine for Zhang Guan.

Zhang Guan obviously didn't understand what the bartender meant, but Phelps explained: "The main ingredient of the glass of wine just now is a special herb from Africa, so the taste is not very good."

"African herbs?" An ominous premonition rose in Zhang Guan's heart.

"Yes, African herbal medicine, the herbal medicine 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 at the office, and that girl also caught Phelps' gaze and immediately responded with a wink.

Then Phelps turned his gaze back to Zhang Guan, and continued: "In some primitive tribes in Africa, some martial arts competitions are held every year. Tribal fighters will take this herbal medicine before the competition, and then they will be brave in battle." A lot! Today, this herb is much more expensive than gold, and only the royal families of the Middle East can find it."

Phelps lowered his voice and continued: "But they didn't find this kind of grassland to fight, but to fight the beauty for 300 rounds!"

Zhang Guan's face changed drastically: "Michael, this thing could be..."

"Don't worry, this is not a stimulant! Scientists once analyzed this herbal medicine and found that there is a special ingredient in it. The name is too long for me to remember. I have tried this thing, and I just drank a glass of it. The herbal medicine has no side effects, and the action time is very short, and it will slowly disappear with the circulation of body fluids the next day, even our athletes can use it with confidence, without worrying about the problem of drug testing."

After listening to the introduction of Phils, Zhang Guan couldn't wait to go out of Phelpus out. Think about the negative reports about Phelps in the future, visiting nightclubs, bubble models, nostalgia casinos, drunk driving, and even even The exposure of smoking marijuana made Zhang Guan feel that Phelps was unreliable.

"I promise not to kill you, how do you say that in English?" Zhang Guan thought helplessly.

"Okay, you should be full of strength now! It's time to find beauties." Phelps pointed to a few bikini girls not far away, and then said to Zhang Guan: "All of them are European girls. You are a model, with a first-class figure. These girls will definitely like a strong and young guy like you. Do you see the door? There are many guest rooms in it. If you like, you can bring a few girls in. But even if If you don’t bring a girl, maybe the generous prince will arrange a surprise for you!”

Zhang Guan naturally knew what the "surprise" Phelps was talking about, and he was a little uncomfortable with this kind of occasion.

"Michael, you go first, Heinz is still mixing drinks for me." Zhang Guan looked at the bartender next to him.

"Okay then, come find me later, and I'll introduce you to beautiful women!" Phelps obviously couldn't bear the temptation, and walked towards the bikini girl who had just winked at him.

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