God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 439 Scientific Weight Gain
Chang Wei is not a player who doesn't care about the Pistons. In his opinion, this Pistons is much stronger than the grassroots team in the previous life. If nothing else, they are basically the favorites to compete for the championship in the new season.In contrast, it will take a long time for Yao Ming to grow, but Chang Wei's goal is to let him reach his peak state faster.

Because of the discussion with Chang Wei in advance, Yao Ming did not return to China this summer, but stayed in Houston to continue training.However, his special training in the United States is less than three months, because he will lead the Chinese men's basketball team to participate in the 22nd Asian Championships, so Yao Ming hopes to get Chang Wei's guidance as soon as possible.Although he has basically never heard of Chang Wei's name in China, after joining the Rockets, people in the American basketball circle always told him how tough his compatriot is in training.

This is also the fundamental reason why Yao Ming is willing to stay in the United States and ask the Chinese Basketball Association for leave to delay his return. He hopes that he can become stronger quickly.In the past season, Yao Ming's averages of 13.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game are really good, but he feels that he has not done enough. He hopes to be the one who defends the Rockets inside.

Chang Wei can naturally understand his mood, so after arriving in Houston, he rushed to the gymnasium where Yao Ming trained before he had time to drop off his luggage at the hotel.Now that the season is over, the Rockets closed their own training hall, but Yao Ming still got the opportunity to use the University of Houston training hall for training through the relationship of the team.

When Chang Wei stepped onto the court, Yao Ming was sweating profusely practicing low-post singles with the help of his personal trainer.But the embarrassing thing is that it is difficult for Yao Ming to rely on his own strength to squeeze to the basket, and he can only frequently use hooks and turnaround jump shots to score, and his personal trainer also looks helpless, so it is not easy to guard his clients what a good situation.

After Yao Ming failed in singles for four consecutive rounds, Chang Wei finally spoke out: "Yao, you can't directly train low-post singles. If you don't improve your core strength, you will never be able to gain an advantage in the NBA inside!"

Yao Ming looked up, smiled, walked over with strides, rubbed his right hand on his clothes, shook hands with Chang Wei and said, "Old Chang, I have been looking forward to you every day during this time, now you are here That's good. By the way, you just said that you want me to improve my core strength? How to improve? The nutritionist of the Rockets asked me to gain weight. Is this a concept?"

Speaking of gaining weight, Chang Wei looked at Yao Ming's arm. It seemed that it was a little thicker than when he first entered the league, but it was only a little bit. For a big man who wanted to make a living in the NBA inside, this was not enough. Far from enough.Chang Wei shook his head and said with a smile: "I am talking about improving core strength, not simply gaining weight, but comprehensively improving the strength of all parts of your body, especially the lower limbs. For a big center like you who has a height advantage , lower body strength is the top priority."

Chang Wei has a reason for saying this. The reason why Yao Ming was able to defeat the Warcraft Howard in every duel in his previous life is largely due to his excellent lower body strength. Howard's jumping and explosive power are hardly comparable to him big effect.But I have to admit that Yao Ming's outstanding lower body strength is because he gained weight according to Van Gundy Jr.'s instructions, which eventually caused him to suffer a stress fracture in his ankle.

After hearing Chang Wei's words, Yao Ming couldn't help becoming serious, and asked in a deep voice, "Then what is your specific suggestion?"

Chang Wei stood on tiptoe and patted his arm, and said with a smile: "Dayao, you are still a little too thin now, you have to gain weight, but it must be scientific and in line with your personal style of play. There is no need to blindly pursue weight gain. Your height is indeed a big advantage. With your weight, you can definitely play dominance, but if you are too heavy, it is unnecessary.”

The two quickly chatted about how to gain weight. Yao Ming also deeply felt his lack of strength, but there was no good way. He could only gain weight according to the coaching staff's plan, and Chang Wei undoubtedly opened up for him. A new door opened.

Yao Ming's personal trainer was hired through his own agent team. He was mainly responsible for serving as a training partner during training. He had no right to speak on the topic of weight gain. He could only watch Chang Wei talking enviously.Of course, Chang Wei disdains being a personal trainer, but it's not because of the salary. He prefers to train a dynasty team.

Chang Wei understands that for the vast majority of Chinese players who come to the NBA to work hard, gaining weight is inevitable, but how to gain weight has a lot to pay attention to.Yao Ming himself is easily troubled by leg injuries, so he must be cautious about gaining weight.Chang Wei thought to himself: It seems that it's time to look for props to improve the overall strength in the system, otherwise I really don't know what to do.

But Chang Wei is not in a hurry, today is only the first day, and there are still about three months for him to do whatever he wants. The most important thing now is to set the tone of the training with Yao Ming.For Yao Ming, in addition to gaining weight, he also needs to pay attention to his style of play. Although his offense was strong enough in his previous life, Chang Wei believes that there is still a lot of room for improvement.

With Yao Ming’s height and weight, it’s undeniable that he wants to become a space-type fifth position that moves back and forth between the inside and outside lanes for a long time. Add it to your regular arsenal, just like Gasol in the previous life, of course this is a version with enhanced offense and weakened defense.

Thinking of this, Chang Wei couldn't wait to say: "Dayao, have you considered practicing three-pointers?"

What?Three-pointer?Yao Ming thought he heard it wrong. He smiled wryly and said, "When I was in China, I occasionally shot a three-pointer, but the shooting percentage was mediocre, and what does it look like when the center is pulled outside to shoot a three-pointer? Maybe I will be criticized by the coach." Meal."

Chang Wei smiled mysteriously: "Don't you think this is a good idea? Think about it, when you pull to the outside to shoot, who else can stop you? And I can tell you that in the near future , The range of movement of the center forward will become larger and larger, and the three-pointer will become an essential skill for players in your position, so it is obviously a big advantage to practice in advance now."

Yao Ming looked at Chang Wei's smile, and couldn't help laughing bitterly. Will the three-point shooting by the center become the general trend?What are you kidding?Yao Ming seems to have seen Tomjanovich yelling at himself next season...

(End of this chapter)