The coach of the national triathlon, surnamed He, is a dark-skinned middle-aged man, and he is very polite and even a little reserved when facing Zhang Guan. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoExcept for Coach He, Zhang Guan did not meet the triathlon leader.

This made Zhang Guan feel a little surprised, because under normal circumstances, the reception is the responsibility of the team leader, and the coach mainly focuses on training.

"We don't have many opportunities to race abroad, and even when we do do it in Asia, and we rarely have the opportunity to participate in world-class triathlons. So there is no official tour leader. Coach He explained.

"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 as the team leader; If it's the Olympics, our team leaders will work part-time in other sports. Coach He sighed and continued: "This is also a matter of no choice, the country's resources are so many, material and financial, it will give priority to taking care of strong projects." Our triathlon strength is weak, so in terms of resource allocation, we need to have much less. If it weren't for the 10th National Games, triathlon would have been included as a competition event, perhaps we wouldn't have been able to guarantee even the most basic training. ”

"I remember that at the last Olympics, didn't we have the best triathlon in history? I saw the news at the time! Isn't this enough to tilt the General Administration in terms of resource allocation? Zhang Guan asked.

Coach He suddenly looked embarrassed, he hesitated for a few seconds before he spoke: "As far as the men's team is concerned, the 2008 Olympic Games are indeed the best results ever. A total of 55 people participated, and we finished 46th, which was not easy. But it was the first time our male athlete had competed in the Olympics. ”

Zhang Guan instantly understood that in the last Olympic Games, the national team was only able to participate by virtue of the host quota, and in the previous Olympic Games, the men's team players were not even eligible to participate. Since it was the first time to participate in the competition, not to mention the 46th place, it was the first place to finish 55th, which was also the best result ever. This kind of thing is not something to brag about, and it is no wonder that Coach He is embarrassed.

However, when it comes to issuing a press release, in order to play a promotional role, of course, it is a good thing to say, and the average person can't even tell which three triathlon events are, so who will really notice whether it is the first time to participate in the Olympic Games!

Coach He continued: "Triathlon in European and American countries has a history of several decades, but our country has only been carried out for a few years, and it is certain that it is backward. And on the basis of the masses, it is not as good as others. Although there are several triathlon competitions in our country, the number of participants per year does not exceed 2,000, and this also includes some foreign athletes. We only have a few hundred officially registered triathletes, which is far from foreign countries. ”

Zhang Guan nodded to understand that in comparison, there are more than 50,000 registered members of triathlon in the United States, and there are countless ordinary enthusiasts. People are selected from 50,000 people to participate in the Olympic Games, but China selects people from hundreds of people to participate in the Olympic Games, and it is inevitable that there will be a large gap in the level of athletes.

I only heard Coach He continue: "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 a track and field athlete, and you have broken so many world records, and you are definitely much better than swimmers in long-distance running; As for cycling, you are the winner of the Tour de France, and we on our team hope that you can teach our athletes some skills and experience in long-distance running and cycling. ”

While the two were talking, the car had arrived at the triathlon training base.

It is said that it is a training base, but in fact there are 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 triathlon is still done outdoors, so the training area is really just to store equipment and do some simple equipment training.

Cycling and long-distance running, these are difficult for Zhang Guan, especially cycling, Zhang Guan's speed is much faster than other athletes. In terms of swimming, Zhang Guan also learned several long-distance swimming skills, but it did not achieve the results that Zhang Guan expected.

Zhang Guan's muscle density is still too large, which is a disadvantage in swimming.

High muscle density means less buoyancy, and more energy will be expended for floating when swimming. That's why black athletes are so physically fit but don't do anything 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 it will sink to the bottom immediately when put in the water, even if it is explosive, it is not suitable for swimming.

Physiologically speaking, track and field and swimming are opposite events, swimmers switch to track and field, or track and field athletes switch to swimming, it is very difficult, even if the technique is good, the physical constraints are insurmountable.

Long-distance running and long-distance swimming are better, but the main thing to look at in long-distance races is endurance, and when the endurance is about the same, the speed difference is not very large. But sprinting and sprinting can't have both. If a sprinter wants to run fast, he must increase his explosive power, which means that he must increase the density of his muscles, and if the muscle density is high, it is impossible to be fast in sprint swimming.

Of course, this is not to say that Bolt is not a good swimmer, and he may be able to swim fast, but he certainly cannot beat a world-class swimmer. This is not something that can be compensated for by technique or explosiveness, and the physiology is destined for it.

In this sense, both Caucasians and yellows have muscle densities that are good for swimming. However, the skeleton of Caucasians is larger, and there will be an advantage in buoyancy, and at the same time, Caucasian hands and feet are also larger, and the same stroke can row farther, which is more labor-saving. So in the early years, the swimming world was almost monopolized by white people. And the yellow race can only make achievements in breaststroke, a high-technique and slow-speed swimming event.

So for Zhang Guan now, he needs to slightly reduce the density of his muscles, to put it bluntly, a little fat, so that he can get more buoyancy when swimming.

Increasing the fat content will definitely affect the performance of the sprint race, but fortunately, Zhang Guan will not participate in the sprint event this year, and the appropriate reduction of muscle density will have no effect on the other sports that Zhang Guan participates in. Whether it's tennis or cycling, muscle sticks are not in great demand.

Zhang Guan's time is very tight, he only has a month to train and adjust, in early March, the team trials will be held, and the Asian triathlon championships are also close at hand.

After a month of training, Zhang Guan is also about to usher in the first team selection match. Those with outstanding results will be eligible to participate in the Asian Triathlon Championships next month.

However, at this time, Coach He told Zhang Guan an unexpected good news.

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