Almighty Coach

It is common for professional athletes to conceal their injuries. This is not only to protect themselves, but also to prevent them from being deliberately targeted by their opponents during the game. At the same time, it prevents injuries from affecting their commercial value and resulting in income from advertising endorsements. reduce.

For example, in professional basketball or professional football, many clubs will also keep the players' medical examination reports confidential, which not only protects the interests of the players but also the team.

Helen Pepe concealed her hip injury. Even if she retired from the Australian Open not long ago due to injury, she only announced it to the public because of a calf muscle strain.

The human buttocks are a place with more meat, whether it is muscle or fat, it can be used as a buffer or a protection. When a person falls to the ground, if the buttocks land on the ground, the pain will be much lighter, and it is not easy to cause injury. And if it hits the ground on a hard place like the knee, it will scratch the skin if it is lighter, and it will cause serious injuries such as fractures if it is heavier.

From this point of view, the buttocks with more flesh have more protection and are not easy to be injured.

Many hip injuries of athletes are strain-related. After long-term high-intensity training and competitions, the muscles are not fully rested, and they are prone to injuries. Moreover, it is more troublesome to recover from this kind of strained injury. Naturally, it will take years and months to recover from this kind of injury caused over the years. Moreover, that kind of inflammatory muscle injury will come and go again and again, even if it is cured, there is a possibility of recurrence, and it is likely to follow the athlete for a lifetime.

It is precisely because this kind of hip strain injury is very troublesome and cannot be cured in a short time, Helen Pepe chose to hide it.

However, Dai Li directly mentioned Helen Pepe's hip injury, which naturally surprised her immensely.

Helen Pepe's hip injury, apart from herself, only her coach and doctor knew about it. Pepe didn't even tell her parents, and there was absolutely no fourth person in this world who knew about it.

"How did he know?" Pepe looked at Dai Li in surprise, and couldn't help asking, "How did you know about the hip injury?"

Seeing Pepe's expression, Dai Li knew that he might have talked too much.

Dai Li carefully recalled the news about tennis that he saw recently. He remembered that the news only said that Helen Pepe had withdrawn from the Australian Open due to a calf strain, and there was no mention of her hip injury in the media. In an instant, Dai Li suddenly understood.

"So she has been hiding her hip injury!" Thinking of this, Dai Li pretended to be inscrutable, and then said: "Miss Pepe, didn't you just say that I am very good at rehabilitation training, if even athletes If you can’t see any injuries, then how can I do rehabilitation training for athletes, don’t you think?”

"Oh, really?" Helen Pepe obviously didn't believe Li Dai's words, she looked at Li Dai with a puzzled look.

In order to relieve the embarrassment and relieve Pepe's worries, Dai Li said, "Miss Pepe, please rest assured that I will keep your injury a secret. I am a coach, so I will naturally abide by the coach's ethics."

"Thank you very much." Pepe picked up the wine glass and made a toast, took a small sip, and then left with a smile.

However, Dai Li could feel that this "No. 1 beauty in tennis" must be wary of him.

After all, Dai Li has seen through her secret, so she probably won't become Dai Li's client.

...

Winter is coming to spring, the weather is finally getting warmer, and the triathlon in the northern hemisphere has become active again.

The triathlon consists of a 1.5km swim, 40km bike and 10km run. Among them, the 40-kilometer bicycle and 10-kilometer long-distance running are no problem in winter, while the 1.5-kilometer swimming is held in public waters. This event cannot be competed in winter, even if the water surface is not frozen. It will bring life danger to the athlete.

The climate is hot in summer, so swimming is naturally no problem. In spring and autumn, although the water temperature in open waters is not high, athletes in triathlons wear special thermal swimsuits, which can fully guarantee athletes' normal competition.

Hansen-Brown trained in Los Angeles, participated in several triathlon events held in the United States, and successfully won several championships.

With Hansen-Brown's level, as long as his brother Thiel does not participate, he is the champion.

"Coach Li, I think my strength has improved a lot compared to half a year ago." Hansen spoke with confidence in his eyes.

Dai Li nodded. He was very confident in his training. Hansen-Brown had indeed made some progress with Dai Li. But Dai Li also knew that the current Hansen was still not as strong as his brother Tire.

However, Hansen-Brown didn't think so, and he continued to say: "I now feel that I am on par with my brother. As long as I work harder, I will definitely be able to surpass him."

Dai Li nodded again. He didn't tell Hansen the truth, and he didn't want to discourage the young man's self-motivation.

Hansen went on to say: "Coach Li, there are still three months left before the Kona Triathlon World Championships, I plan to use this time to conduct some more intensive special training, so please give me a plan A new training program, I hope to increase the intensity of training."

"Okay. I'll drop all my work in the afternoon and focus on your training plan." Dai Li agreed. From the coach's point of view, athletes want to train harder, so there's no need for him to refuse, and he should. To give athletes more encouragement.

However, thinking of the situation when he met Thiel at the Lawrence Awards Ceremony, Dai Li asked, "Hansen, I know you really want to win your brother, but have you ever thought that your brother may not value your relationship too much?" In other words, he doesn't care about the outcome between you, whoever wins the first place among you."

Hansen-Brown froze slightly, then shook his head: "I don't know."

"When you were in England, you trained together all day, didn't you communicate often?" Dai Li continued to ask.

"In the past, we really talked about everything. When we were young, we talked about cartoons, and when we grew up, we started talking about beautiful women. After we became athletes, we started talking about games and championships." Hansen sighed, and continued Said: "However, in recent years, the topics between us have really decreased. Especially when we have won more and more championships, we feel that we have nothing to say to each other."

"Is it because of the competition between you?" Dai Li continued to ask.

"Probably! I don't know." Hansen shook his head: "In short, the relationship between us is estranged."

"I probably understand a little better." Dai Li looked at Hansen, but didn't know what to say for a moment.

Li Dai is the only child in his family and has no siblings. Unlike Hansen, he has a brother who grew up with him.

But Li Dai could understand Hansen's mood. His brother had become his strongest competitor in his career. This choice between family affection and career, this conflicting psychology, was like a shackle, but also a burden.

...

The Kona Ironman Triathlon World Championships is a triathlon-level event held in the small town of Kona, Hawaii. Every year, 2,000 athletes participate in the competition. Of course, the two thousand contestants are grouped according to different groups. Most of them are not professional triathletes, and there are even many film and television stars or business tycoons who "focus on participating." After all, it is a commercially operated competition, and it is normal to give the green light to celebrities.

For professional players, the number of entries is very strict. Those who can participate in professional competitions are top players from various countries. Many athletes who are capable of participating in the Olympics may not be able to participate in the World Triathlon Championships in Kona.

The Kona Triathlon World Championships is also the longest distance raced in any triathlon today.

Whereas the Olympic triathlon consisted of a 1.5km swim, 40km bike and 10km run, the Kona Ironman World Championships consisted of a 3.8km open water swim, a 189km road bike race and a 42.159km marathon .

In terms of exercise intensity, the Kona Triathlon World Championships is four times that of the Olympic Triathlon, and the difficulty can be increased by more than four times. Even the world's top triathletes need more than 8 hours to complete the entire event, while those with a slightly lower level need more than 10 hours to complete the full set of competitions.

If this kind of high-intensity competition can be successfully completed, it will definitely be worthy of the title of "Iron Man".

This year's World Triathlon Championships in Kona, the Brown Brothers are still the favorites to win the championship. In fact, in the past two local World Championships, brother Tyre Brown won the championship, and his younger brother Hansen Brown also won the championship. runner up.

At the place where the competition started, many athletes gathered densely. The Brown brothers stood side by side, and the camera kept showing the pair of brothers who dominated the triathlon sport.

However, the two brothers didn't communicate much, they didn't even look at each other, the two of them were just quiet, looking at the waters ahead with serious expressions.

The gunshots sounded at the start of the game, and the players rushed into the water one after another.

Swimming in 3.8 kilometers of open water is equivalent to swimming 5 kilometers in the pool for physical exertion. This kind of long-distance and high-energy-consuming exercise can quickly divide athletes into different echelons.

As the top players in triathlon, the Brown brothers are naturally in the leading echelon. Soon, the two brothers stood out from the crowd of competitors.

Sports such as long-distance running and long-distance cycling have tactics to help athletes save energy. For example, in long-distance running, there will be alternate leading tactics. Another example is the Tour de France. A team will also have a clear division of labor. Some will be responsible for carrying drinks and supplies, some will compete for the sprint point to get the green jersey, and some will compete for the climbing point to get the spotted jersey. The core drivers of the team are responsible for competing for the ranking, striving to win the yellow jersey that symbolizes the overall leader.

However, this situation does not exist in the Triathlon World Championships. During the more than eight hours of competition, the athletes' physical fitness will inevitably be in a state of limit for a long time. In this case, any tactics will not play any role. It is also meaningless to do tactical cooperation.

So other players are not worried that the Brown Brothers will use tactical coordination to gain an advantage.

...

Hansen-Brown was the first to complete the 3.8-kilometer swim. He walked onto the shore, took off his swimsuit while trotting, and then came to the area where the bicycle was parked, quickly put on his safety helmet, and then put on his shoes While pushing the bike forward, the road bike formation of 189 kilometers began.

His elder brother Tyre Brown followed closely behind. He was only more than 20 seconds slower than Hansen. In triathlon sports, this is not a gap at all. Maybe wearing a helmet or wearing shoes is a little slower. There will be a gap of twenty or thirty seconds.

After a 3.8-kilometer long-distance swim, the difference between the two brothers was only more than 20 seconds. This also shows from the side that the strength gap between the two is almost negligible.

Yet Tyre Brown knew that his brother had improved.

"Hansen has improved a lot. Compared with the previous games, I need to spend more physical energy to follow him. It seems that his training effect in the United States is really good. That Coach Li can get the best coach of Lawrence, it really is Well-deserved reputation." Tyre Brown thought to himself.

At this time, Tyr Brown felt that Hansen was already on par with him in terms of strength. This time, he had to use all his strength without reservation to be able to compete with his younger brother.

Road cycling is one of the things Hansen is best at. His riding skills are better than Thiel, and the gap between him and Thiel is gradually widening.

The sea breeze blowing in the face has a sweet taste, Hansen likes this taste very much, this is the unique breath of Hawaii, mixed with the taste of pineapple and banana, with a hint of sugarcane fragrance, the sun shines on The breath of sea water evaporated from the sea surface.

He raised his head, enjoying the feeling of the sea breeze hitting his face, and even more enjoying the burning sensation of the sun shining on his face, but this burning heat has a different kind of comfort after the humid sea breeze blows.

He turned a big corner, and then glanced back. The figure of his brother Tyre Brown had already disappeared from his sight.

"I finally got rid of him!" Hansen felt a sense of excitement in his heart.

"Maybe this time, I can really defeat him!" This thought rose from Hansen's mind.

This is not the first time Hansen has this idea. Yet each time, when he had hoped, he ended up disappointed.

"No, it's not time to take it lightly. This is only the second event, and there is still a long-distance marathon! I have to hold on to the lead until the end."

Hansen's expression became serious again. He no longer enjoyed the sea breeze complacently, but looked straight ahead.

...

Tire turned a corner, he looked ahead, even at the end of the horizon, he still didn't see his brother Hansen.

"He left me by more than two kilometers!" Tire frowned slightly, he was a little dissatisfied with the result.

How far the human eye can see is related to the identified target. For example, if you look up at the starry sky, you can see an artificial satellite 1,000 kilometers away with the naked eye. If you look at a high-rise building, you can see it from 8,000 to 10,000 meters away. Seven kilometers, and to identify a person's eyes, nose and fingers, you need to see at a distance of 60 meters.

If a person is the target, the limit of human visual recognition is about 2000 meters, that is, two kilometers. At this time, Thiel can no longer see Hansen, which means that Hansen is at least two kilometers away from him.

"I need to be faster, at least not to be thrown out of sight by Hansen."

...

Hansen was again the first to complete the 189km road bike ride.

He put the bike in his place, put on his running shoes, and kept looking in the direction he came from.

Until he put on his running shoes and started to run, he didn't see Tire.

"Tell hasn't caught up yet. It seems that my advantage is big enough. This time, maybe I can really win!" Hansen finally felt that the goddess of victory was waving to him.