Chapter 295
Chapter 295: Rehabilitation Training
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Don't stop! Cheer up! Another five!" Dai Li urged Anshan Wang .
In the training yard, Wang stood in front of a pneumatic resistance chest expander, doing cross-pulling exercises with his arms continuously . The chest expander was relatively advanced . The most prominent feature of it being the precise adjustment of the training load .
Traditional fitness equipment is gravity-weighted, that is, the free weight is changed by the addition or removal of iron weight stacks . For example, a weight stack of the fitness equipment used in Europe and America mostly weighs 10 pounds usually . Five-pound stacks are not so commonly seen . The lightest ones weigh 2 . 5 pounds . That's to say, the minimum free weight added or removed in the training is 2 . 5 pounds .
However, even the most commonly used pneumatic resistance fitness equipment is able to adjust the free weight by an accuracy of 1 pound . The products of top brands, such as KEISER, can change the weight by 0 . 1 pound, which indeed is the best to meet professional athletes' demands for precise training .
In addition, such equipment can change the free weight separately . For instance, when doing weight training for both arms, one can use different free weights for each arm respectively . So, it's particularly effective when used in the training of sports, such as table tennis and badminton, where the players' two arms are used differently .
Anshan Wang clenched his teeth and tried to do his utmost . His expression showed that his training load was very heavy, and that he had almost reached his limit . Although every single action was a challenge for him, he insisted on finishing, and didn't give up .
"Come on, just four more! Grit your teeth and hang on! Perseverance brings you final victory!" Dai Li encouraged him again, standing next to him .
Zhizhong Gu and Bin Wang stared at the scene nearby, standing side by side .
The training up to one's physical limit is something of torture for the athletes . No doubt they will reject it . Although Dai Li was not a top-notch coach across the globe, he somehow could convince a top athlete in the world to accept such extreme training . This skill had explained his success .
"It took him only a few days to nail it . We have all underestimated him," Bin Wang said of Li .
Zhizhong Gu nodded in agreement, saying, "Yeah . I never expected that . I thought that he might need a year or so, to get acquainted with his athletes, before he could smoothly carry out his training plan . But in no more than a week, Anshan Wang was willing to follow his instructions to train himself that hard . It's really beyond my expectations . That's good . It means that it's now safe to ask him to handle Xiangxian Zuo . "
Wang was amazed at Gu's words, and he said, "But the doctor has recommended him to rest for a few days . "
"Rehabilitation training is one of the jobs of a fitness coach . " Gu stopped and then continued, "The Swedish Open is about to begin . We can't wait any longer . It's a must for us to have Zuo recovered . He is the only left-handed athlete we have . We need to count on him, at least for the double . "
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"What's the matter?" Dai Li was summoned to the office by Zhizhong Gu .
Gu motioned him to sit down, and then he said, "Xiangxian Zuo has rested for five days, and tomorrow he will return . I hope you can take on the task of Zuo's rehabilitation . Any problem with that?"
"Me? Take charge of his rehabilitation?" He was surprised at first, then accepted with no hesitation, "Okay . "
Gu said, "The Swedish Open is coming, and we're short on time . I hope you can help Zuo recover, get him back to training as soon as possible . We have a lot to do before the match begins . We cannot afford to delay anything . "
Xiangxian Zuo twisted his ankle during his training five days ago . Nothing serious was found in the medical examination . However, he was asked to stay in bed and not do anything intense . His training had to be stopped as a result .
When professional athletes get injured, it's impossible for them to recover slowly like common people . They will take rehabilitation training after they have recovered to some extent . Through training, they can recover much faster, and rebuild their capability .
So, it was imperative for Zuo to take his rehabilitation training . Li had not expected that he would be assigned such an important task .
He had been in the national table tennis team for no more than a month, and had only been in the first team for more than a week . This task concerning the top athletes should have been assigned to experienced coaches, rather than new coaches, like him . But Zhizhong Gu decided to choose him .
Li didn't worry about himself, as firstly, it was his job as a fitness coach, and he had plenty of professional knowledge about that, and secondly, he had a magical weapon, rehabilitation massage .
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Xiangxian Zuo took off his socks and shoes, exposing his swollen purple ankle .
"There is still much extravasate blood," Dai Li told him to wear his shoes then .
The purple part in his ankle was a sign of that said extravasate blood, which also brought pain . Therefore, the first step of rehabilitation training was to remove the blood .
At the same time, Li also noticed some muscle atrophy in the left leg, as it looked different than his right leg .
"Both five days' rest and the injury have affected the blood circulation in his calves . That's why the slight muscle atrophy has occurred . "
He frowned a bit . Extravasate blood removal and rehabilitation was easy to deal with . With muscle atrophy, rehabilitation training would not be that easy .
"Balance pedal and BOSU ball are needed . " Li made a training plan accordingly in his mind .
Balance pedal is a piece of common fitness equipment . It can create an artificial slope and change the slope gradient by the adjustment of the height of pedal .
The BOSU ball consists of two parts: the upper part is half a rubber ball, the lower part, a plastic platform . It can also be regarded as half a yoga ball .
The BOSU ball is unstable . It is difficult to do exercise movements on it, and thus, increases the amount of exercise . It is fitness equipment for static muscle training, and an absolute necessity for gyms or yoga rooms .
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Xiangxian Zuo stood on the BOSU ball on one leg, his body swinging constantly in order to maintain his balance . For an athlete with an injured ankle, it was quite difficult to maintain balance while standing on one foot . When he was on the BOSU ball, it was even more difficult for him to find the force application point . He had to change the center of gravity through his body movement to keep balanced .
Such training was particularly effective for Zuo . When he was adjusting his center of gravity, he had to twist his ankle, which, in turn, would accelerate the blood circulation in the area around the ankle . Thus, it would eliminate the extravasate blood more quickly . At the same time, he also had to use the muscles of his legs to maintain balance . His muscle atrophy was eased, too .
The rehabilitation training, together with Li's rehabilitation massage, helped return Zuo back to normal in just five days .
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Zhizhong Gu was walking to the training room merrily .
"Ouch!" a shriek was suddenly heard . Gu found immediately that it was Xiangxian Zuo .
"Xiangxian Zuo injured his ankles not long ago . Did he get injured again?"
Gu walked faster for a few steps and rushed into the training room, only to see that Zuo was lying on the training bench, with Dai Li massaging Zuo's waist .
"Xiangxian Zuo's waist is injured . Dai Li may have touched the injury . " Gu thought . He then decided to tell Dai Li to pay more attention to Zuo's injury in the waist during the massage .
But the next moment, an expression of great enjoyment appeared on Zuo's face .
"Well, I should go to the medical room first . Doctor Chen is waiting for me . " He thought, as he moved across the training yard, heading towards the medical room directly .
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In the medical room of national table tennis team, with the latest examination report in hand, the doctor showed a serious face .
"Doctor Chen, how is Xiangxian Zuo's injury in his legs? Can he resume training?" Zhizhong Gu asked nervously .
Doctor Chen put down the report and adjusted his glasses, then said, "According to the examination result, Zuo has recovered . There is no problem for him to resume training . "
"That's reassuring," Gu said, relieved .
"But . . . " Doctor Chen said, "I think he is recovering too quickly . According to my estimation, such a sprain takes over fifteen days to recover . Sometimes it takes a month . It has been just ten days, and yet he has recovered…a total recovery . "
"This may be owing to the rehabilitation training! We have hired a new physical coach named Dai Li," Gu said casually .
"I have met that young man," Doctor Chen nodded and said, "Besides, I checked his old injury in the waist, and found it much better . "
"Is that so? What good news! I will not worry about the lack of competent athletes for this Swedish Open then . " A tinge of happiness shone in Gu's eyes .
Doctor Chen then continued to say, "We have talked about his waist injury before . His injury was considered to be irreversible, unless he went through an operation . We will have to thank god if it is not worsening any more . But my examination report shows that it is recovering! If he had been resting every day, such a case could be explained . But taking the intensity of our team's training into consideration, it is almost impossible to be show such a result as this . "
"You mean Xiangxian Zuo's injury is getting better?" Gu asked .
"You can understand that in this way," Doctor Chen nodded and continued to say, "I have been a doctor for more than 20 years . To be honest, it's the first time I have witnessed the recovery of an irreversible injury . "
All of the sudden, Gu thought of the scene he had seen just now . Dai Li was doing waist massage for Xiangxian Zuo . . .
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