From today on is the king

Chapter 999 998. New teammates, new physical test

Olajuwon remembered that he and Jordan participated in an event at the beginning of the month. He and Jordan talked about Liu Mang asking him to learn low-post footsteps, and when he joked that he wanted to snatch away Jordan's disciples, Jordan's meaningful smile...

That's what I said!
This disciple of Jordan is a complete monster!

Indeed, I have little experience in low-post singles, and the practicality is not yet strong after learning the moves.

But this kid is only 23 years old!

In three days, I learned all kinds of usage methods and changes of dream footsteps.

With such a learning speed, are you afraid that it will not be practical in the future?
Give it a year or two of training and practice in competitions...

Olajuwon felt that Liu Mang's learning talent was terrible!

The point is that Liu Mang's crazy training attitude of four hours in the morning and four hours in the afternoon is the most terrifying thing about Olajuwon.

Effort also requires talent to work hard, and if you want to practice yourself to death, you have to be physically able to support it.

I learned all my steps in three days. Olajuwon was so painful. He thought that teaching one or two moves a week would be the best. Then he could earn Liu Mang two or three times in the future. Who knew that half of the week was not used up!

"Hakeem, is there anything else to learn?" Liu Mang went over to Olajuwon after reviewing the low position moves again.

Olajuwon is really desperate, but he can't appear to be incapable!
Olajuwon responded as if everything was under my control: "Ace, you are already very good at mid-range shots. Today our training is hooks, an important shooting method with low-post footsteps."

Hook?

It's a good feeling!

Liu Mang knows one trick in his hook hand, which is the small sky hook, but he doesn't have too many hook skills. You don't need a system, you can just learn a little. The probability of using this is not high, and it is good to use it occasionally.

Moreover, the hook is a kind of shooting. Even after learning the movement, the accuracy still needs to be practiced slowly, just like the little skyhook that Liu Mang learned from the magician's star card.

After teaching the hooks on both sides of the basket, Olajuwon was finally relieved to see that Liu Mang's learning speed had finally slowed down, and he needed to practice hard like a normal person...

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For the next four days, Liu Mang practiced shooting, not only the hook, but also the mid-range and close-range jumpers with dreamy footwork.

The one-week study time passed quickly, and Olajuwon felt like he had a nightmare. He even lied about Liu Mang's dinner invitation and refused, saying that he had something to do, and fled back to his villa in Manhattan Beach, not wanting to see Liu Mang anymore.

It's a pity that Liu Mang still wants to communicate with Olajuwondo.

But the time is almost up. On the 24th, the Eagles will gather a week earlier than the league regulations to start the training camp.

This year the Eagles have several more players, Granger, David - Lee, Barry, Horry four new players, need a good run-in.

Fortunately, the core lineup, and even the lineup of main players have not changed much. Except for Muhammad's departure and Persson's retirement, the main players have not changed much. Compared with last season, it was almost a brand new team. This season must be much safer.

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"I'm back!" Liu Mang yelled towards the house after he straightened the car.

Little Lolita immediately rushed forward and jumped towards Liu Mang.

Liu Mang caught it habitually, and then put the little loli on the ground: "It's almost 11 years old, how come you still look like a child."

Liu Mang rubbed the little Lolita's head and walked towards the villa.

"Uncle, Dinah's hairstyle is all messed up!" Little Loli said dissatisfied.

"Uh... the head can be bleeding and the hairstyle can't be messed up?" Liu Mang felt that time passed too fast, this little loli has reached this age.

On the afternoon of the 21st, Liu Mang returned to Atlanta by plane.

After entering the house, Liu Mang felt... as if he had returned to his hometown in Jiashan, it was much more lively than before.

When I was in Los Angeles, I didn’t feel much. I lived there very little time, but when I returned to the familiar Atlanta, I saw two American girls playing mahjong with my parents when I entered the house.

"Ace, you are back, do you want to play two games?" Alexia waved at Liu Mang with her big belly.

Play two sets... two sets... two sets...

"No, I'm a little tired from training these few days. I'll take a bath and rest first, and play video games with Dinah later. Mahjong is too exhausting." Liu Mang hurried back to the room.

The two girls and the two elders ignored Liu Mang and continued to beat him.

Hearing that Alexia would use "disc" to describe playing mahjong, Liu Mang felt really... When Mom and Dad came here, they misled the two girls' painting styles!

The quintessence of the country, Liu Mang comforted himself...

However, Liu Mang felt that after not seeing Alexia for a week, her stomach seemed to have grown a little bit, and the due date was about four weeks away.

In the recent pregnancy test reports, it was written that the fetus was healthy and there was no problem. When the due date arrived, Alexia could be admitted to the hospital and wait to give birth.

Thinking about when the season starts, there will be a son or daughter. Liu Mang feels that the new season is very special...

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After Liu Mang returned to Atlanta, he did not immediately continue to devote himself to training, but spent two relaxing days with his family. On September 9, the Eagles' training camp began, and it was time to report to the team.

In the morning, Liu Mang got up early and took Little Lolita out for a morning run for an hour. When he returned home at [-] o'clock, Liu Mang's father had already prepared breakfast. After Liu Mang took a shower, he helped Alexia down. Together with his bodyguard Christine Wagner, a table of seven people ate breakfast together.

Liu Mang has always wanted to complain about one thing. These two girls used to stay awake until noon. Since his parents came, they go to bed early and get up early every day...

But I dare not complain, for fear of being violently destroyed...

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Liu Mang arrived at the arena after eight o'clock and found that many teammates had already started training.

Although the Eagles coaching staff started the training camp a week earlier, in fact, on the 19th, everyone except Liu Mang had already returned to the team and started training early.

The Hawks' current cast of role players is as competitive as it was last season.

New season has new teammates, new team competition.

The old players from last season now have new pressure, so they are very active to show their progress in the summer, not to mention the new rookies, who come to learn how to carry bags early. The two old players, Barry and Horry, also want to show their enthusiasm, so as not to be replaced by the Eagles.

"Oh... Our MVP is finally back, how is it, is it okay to learn the low position with Hakim?" Huo Li brought Barry up and hugged Liu Mang warmly.

Horry and Barry are not those young people. When they entered the locker room, they saw three separate wardrobes in the middle of the locker room, and the jerseys of Liu Mang and McGrady were hung in the two closets next to them, and Liu Mang's six pairs of Liu Mang's signature shoes in home and away colors were placed in the middle wardrobe. They knew that the boss of the Eagles was not the older McGrady, but Liu Mang.

"It's cool, Hakeem's low-post footwork is great, I've been practicing for a long time, and I barely got started." Liu Mang replied with a smile.

"Wow, it's not easy to get started in low-post singles! If you don't have that talent, you can't even get started. I heard you only studied for a week! My God..." Barry made an exaggerated look.

"It's just good luck, mainly because Hakim taught well..."

Liu Mang exchanged pleasantries with Horry and Barry. This kind of old fritters, Liu Mang has already understood the behavior of these old players after joining Persson last year.

Not everyone is Mourning. Mourning's character of iron-blooded tough guy is actually rare in the NBA.

Re-acquainted with the two new veterans, and now as teammates, of course the grievances of last year's finals have gone with the wind.

"Ace, your training clothes have been put away. It's in your closet. After changing into your training clothes, go to the physiotherapy room for a physical test." Emmanuel saw that Liu Mang had finished exchanging greetings with the two veterans, and came up and said.

"Okay, I see." He was still comfortable talking to his old teammate whom he knew from the beginning, but Liu Mang looked at Emmanuel and said contemptuously, "I said Emmanuel, you managed to lose a little weight last year, why did you gain so much weight in the past summer, be careful of fatty liver and diabetes!"

"I've worked very hard, Ace, take me with you when you go to Los Angeles for training next summer, I'll be your caddy, just let me live." Emmanuel was also desperate!
As a professional athlete, I used to have a fast metabolism, and my body is used to eating so much food. In summer, these trainers are paid vacations, without exercise, they naturally gain weight.

Liu Mang thinks about it, it's not bad, he accepted one more free trainer, as an old teammate, Liu Mang is really worried about what is wrong with Emmanuel being so fat.

After changing into the training uniform, Liu Mang went to the physiotherapy room. Emmanuel had notified the coaching staff that Liu Mang was here.

"Coach, long time no see!" Liu Mang greeted Coach Kruger.

"Yeah." Coach Kruger still had that indifferent look, took Liu Mang to warm up, and then started the physical test.

Liu Mang also wants to know how much his physical test data has changed this year compared to last year, and his strength has been raised to the limit!
After a series of physical tests, the coaching staff was stunned by Liu Mang's changes in the past year!
Height: 193 cm.

Armspan: 208 cm.

Weight: 91 kg.

40 yards (36.5 meters) sprint: 3.723 seconds to 3.695 seconds.

100-meter sprint: 10.391 seconds to 10.362 seconds.

Vertical bounce: 0.902m~0.895m.

Approach jump: 0.938m~0.942m.

Bench press: 250 lbs ~ 290 lbs.

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Liu Mang looked at the comparative physical test data of the top powerful perimeter players next to him for comparison.

Kobe bench press, about 145 kg, Jordan bench press, about 150 kg, Carter bench press, about 135 kg, McGrady bench press, about 125 kg, James bench press... 170 kg... Artest bench press... 180 kg...

Seeing James' bench press in his rookie year, he almost caught up with Artest!

This Nima...

Liu Mang was originally complacent about surpassing McGrady's bench press, but now it seems that James will always be the most buggy one in terms of physical fitness.

Kobe's Jordan strength is also very good, the best shooting guard, but compared with James, there is still a gap, both of them are dexterous.

But James... seems to be very flexible...

It's a sad thing compared to physical fitness. Liu Mang went to see the training camp plan depressedly, but didn't notice Coach Kruger's shocked appearance...

There is no obvious increase or decrease in speed, and there is no change from last season, and the jumping is the same. Minor changes are normal, even if it is measured on the same day, and the state is the best all day, there will be small changes.

However, the bench press changed from 250 lbs to 290 lbs. After one year, Liu Mang's bench press increased by 40 lbs!From a bench press of about 115 kg, it has increased to 130 kg!

And after improving so much strength, Liu Mang's speed and bounce didn't drop too much!

Kobe's normal bench press is about 145 kg, which is about 320 pounds. Last season, it reached 360 pounds, which is about 160 kg. The bench press was increased by 40 pounds, which caused his body to be extremely uncomfortable, and his speed, flexibility and even bounce declined.

But here Liu Mang also raised 40 pounds of bench press in one year, but his weight didn't change much!And the flexibility and speed are not affected!
This is simply too much!
Coach Kruger feels incredible!
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