Return to 2002: Freestyle Superstar

Chapter 257 How to increase the body’s “exercise endurance”

Chen Ran's hometown, Dongzhou City, applied for the ATP 125K Challenge, which is considered the highest level challenge. It is one level higher than the Magic City Challenge that Chen Ran won last year, which only had 100K.

Of course, Chen Ran did not even participate in the ATP250 tournament held in most cities in China, and he will definitely not participate in the challenge tournament held in his hometown.

But even so, his last press conference attracted many Chinese reporters.

"It seems that I have returned to the place where the dream began." Chen Ran couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

My hometown is just an inconspicuous third-tier small city.

In the previous life, except for the annual marathon held in this city, there were almost no sports events, except those organized by the private sector.

All this changed because of Chen Ran's appearance.

Of course, Chen Ran himself is very happy to see his butterfly effect continue to have an impact.

As the focus of the audience, Chen Ran was surrounded by his hometown media.

"Chen Ran, have you ever thought about building a tennis training center in your hometown?" A reporter asked curiously, "In the past year, many new tennis courts have been built in Dongzhou City, and young people's enthusiasm for tennis is also increasing day by day. , but coaching resources are still very scarce.”

"This is not only a problem for Dongzhou City, but also for the entire China. The gap of excellent tennis coaches is indeed very large." Chen Ran nodded and said very frankly, "I think this is a step-by-step process. Of course, I I will also do my best to cooperate with the Sports Bureau and the Tennis Association so that my hometown can have some good coaching resources."

Except for myself, who is cheating, it is very difficult for others to receive better tennis training. These things are long-term and cannot be accomplished overnight.

However, around this ATP Challenger, many related and tennis-related industries will emerge.

"When will you go to Canada?" A reporter was concerned about Chen Ran's participation plan.

Nowadays, the battle for the first place in the world has become fierce.

Currently, at least the top five players in the world have the opportunity to compete for the number one spot in the world.

"At the end of the month...two Masters tournaments, and then the US Open." Chen Ran only revealed part of the content, "After the US Open... let's make long-term plans then."

Because he is not sure what results he can achieve in the North American season and whether he can maintain his No. [-] ranking in the world.

If the results of the North American season are not good, then after the US Open, I will probably compete like those model workers.

After all, the slogan of "number one at the end of the year" has been shouted out. It is unrealistic for you to lie down at home and sleep, and everyone will think that this person is not keeping his word.

But once Chen Ran performs well in the North American season, he will have money to spend.

Then the competition plan after the US Open can be readjusted.

For example, after participating in the Magic City Heineken Open in early October, you can use the Paris Indoor Masters as your warm-up venue without having to go all out, and then participate in the year-end finals in Houston in the best condition.

This year’s year-end finals championship prize money is said to have been significantly increased, and is already nearly twice the Grand Slam championship prize money.

"This is your first tour season, how do you feel?" A sports reporter asked a question that many teenagers who love tennis are concerned about.

At today's press conference, in addition to Chen Ran as the image ambassador, the organizing committee also invited many middle school students who like tennis to come and cheer for the event.

They each held a tennis racket and a tennis ball and took photos with Chen Ran.

"The feeling of the tour..." Chen Ran smiled lightly and looked at the ignorant middle school students, "Do you think flying around the world is a very happy and comfortable thing?"

"Isn't it?" A bold boy said.

Becoming a professional tennis player, participating in competitions around the world, experiencing local customs, receiving generous tournament bonuses, and receiving media attention is such a free and glorious thing.

At least for now, this is the impression Chen Ran gave them.

Few people see the sadness, hard work and loneliness behind it, and no one realizes how fierce the competition in this circle can be.

Chen Ran thought about it and felt that he still shouldn't break the children's beautiful illusions.

He feels that it is meaningless to tell children in a preachy tone how cruel the professional tour stage is and how difficult it is for professional tennis players, and it may even disillusion them.

To put it cruelly, it is impossible for most of them to become real professional players, and it is even difficult for them to even participate in the ITF Hope Tournament stably.

"Indeed, I went to many places, surrounded by fans and reporters, the stadiums were often full, and there were generous prizes."

When Chen Ran spoke, he felt that the eyes of the teenagers were beginning to shine, and then he smiled slightly: "But the training is very boring. You must endure the boring training first."

Plant the seeds in the hearts of these teenagers first, and then slowly take root and sprout. Let everything take its course. You can never destroy the children's simple and innocent "tennis dream."

Tennis in Europe and North America is much more popular than in China, and they rely on this "tennis dream" to slowly cultivate generations of young fans.

For example, whether in Europe or the United States, there are many amateur tennis fans who are confident that they can compete with professional players.

After the press conference, Chen Ran stayed in Dongzhou City for a few more days.

It's mid-July now, students are on summer vacation, and the temperature outside is unbearably hot.

During these days, Chen Ran took his physical coach to do some physical training in the evening and continued to exercise his body. In fact, today's Chen Ran's physical condition has improved a lot compared to the Australian Open at the beginning of the year.

After all, most players, no matter how good their physical fitness is, will feel overwhelmed after going through three consecutive rounds of five-set matches in a Grand Slam tournament.

He opened the properties panel and observed it silently.

His current physical attributes have reached 89, and his limit value is 92.

With a physical attribute of 89, he is considered to be among the best in the world of men's professional tennis where there are many experts.

But the problem is that your body's endurance is a very metaphysical thing, and sometimes it has nothing to do with physical fitness.

Just like many players in the NBA who have the physical fitness of birds and animals, they turn out to be men of glass.

Another example is Messi, who seems to be physically weak, but in fact, guys who are taller and stronger than those people with stronger limbs are much more durable. Even if they are injured, they can recover quickly.

There are also many European players who appear to be physically strong and have not suffered any serious injuries, but before they are 30 years old, their competitive status has declined rapidly.

As for the national football team, there is still no need to give examples.

The competition lasted more than 7 months, especially the fierce battles one after another at Wimbledon. Even now, Chen Ran still feels a little tired in his body.

No wonder both Roddick and Federer chose to take a truce for a period of time despite clearly having the opportunity to become the world's No. [-] player.

It seems that most of them, like Chen Ran, know that their physical condition has reached a critical point.

"Low risk of injury..."

“But it seems like you could step into an area where you’re at risk for injury at any time.”

Chen Ran looked at the prompts on the system panel and muttered in his heart.

When he improved his physical attributes, he tried his best to tilt it toward "durability."

For other athletes, the "durability" that is "mysterious", like a flower in a mirror or the moon in the water, is hard to touch. Chen Ran can make it transparent with the help of the system.

Some minor injuries here and there don't matter, but they can also help Chen Ran avoid some career-threatening injuries.

Such as elbows, back, waist, Achilles tendon, thighs, etc.

Fortunately, the system will now give some targeted suggestions based on Chen Ran's physical condition to increase his body's "durability" and reduce the risk of injury.

Controlling the entry is a must first!

You can't compromise for the appearance fee. This is losing the watermelon and gaining sesame seeds.

Tennis player Murray once complained that players have to pay a lot in order to compete around the world and maintain points and rankings.

"You simply don't have time to stop, rest, recuperate, and recover physically. The result is that the athletes' sports lifespan will be reduced, and athletes will have to bear more risks of injury, which is detrimental to our careers."

Murray, a famous player of his generation, was eventually destroyed by injuries.

In the later period, Djokovic has greatly reduced the number of games he participates in, but as soon as he participates, he can show good competitive form and achieve very good results.

In addition to controlling the competition, the system also recommended that Chen Ran control his diet, reduce greasy food, stay away from alcohol, and get adequate sleep quality to minimize staying up late.

Then the system gave another suggestion: practice yoga.

Seeing this suggestion, it seemed as if a bolt of lightning flashed through Chen Ran's mind, and then split the fog, while his heartbeat continued to accelerate.

He finally remembered that Djokovic had been using yoga for training in the later stages of his career, regardless of criticism from the outside world.

Because practicing yoga can improve athletes' flexibility and physical strength, ensuring that their joints are less susceptible to injury during competition.

There are too many sudden stops, accelerations, and turns in tennis.

It's 2003, and the huge benefits yoga can bring to athletes are not yet widely accepted.

Chen Ran frowned slightly as he looked at the suggestions given by the system panel.

Then he thought of Djokovic's career after he turned 30, which was even more glorious than before, and his heart pounded.

Chen Ran decisively called his agent.

"Assign me a yoga instructor, who must be the best in the industry."

"I'll cover the entire salary."

"But the condition is that you must follow me when I compete around the world!"

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(End of this chapter)