Meng Guanliang Yangcheng training to lose weight

For Meng Guanliang, having achieved success, he could have chosen to be a spectator at the Beijing Olympics. In fact, Meng Guanliang was already in a semi-retired state for a period of time after winning the gold medal in the Athens Olympics. But in October 2006, in preparation for the Beijing Olympics, the veteran, who was over 30 years old, returned to the national team again.

After finishing the training at Kunming Songmao Water Training Base, China's canoeing team moved to Guangzhou before the Spring Festival."I didn't expect the weather in Guangzhou to be very cold recently, and the training also felt very cold." Meng Guanliang said. In addition to the hardships of training, how to lose weight is also a big consideration for Meng Guanliang.

After his comeback, Meng Guanliang faced more problems than before. Physically, he has gained a lot of weight and his strength has deteriorated; psychologically, young athletes are rising rapidly, and he also faces competition.

During this winter training, what troubled him was his weight problem. Meng Guanliang, who had been resting for more than a year, was described by everyone as "so fat that even his stomach bulged out." "When he first returned to the team, his weight was more than 100 kilograms," Li Daiyuan, coach of the national canoeing team, told reporters."After a period of recovery training, Meng Guanliang's weight dropped to more than 90 kilograms, but to return to his past state, further 'weight loss' is needed."

On December 30 last year, Meng Guanliang accompanied the men's rowing team of the National Canoeing Team to Kunming Songmao Water Training Base for plateau winter training. In addition to completing the daily training plan like other teammates, Meng Guanliang also had a special task. That is to lose weight.

To this end, he does aerobic exercise such as mountain climbing, running, and playing tennis every day after training to increase extra exercise load to achieve the goal of losing weight. Sometimes he even uses his evening time to carry out "overtime exercise." A month later, he had lost two kilograms of weight, and his goal was to lose another two kilograms.

After a year of rest, Meng Guanliang held a perfect wedding and made his wife the most beautiful bride in the world. See the picture below. He also became the assistant director of a department of Zhejiang Province Sports Vocational and Technical College, and all injuries were recuperated.

Regarding the Beijing Olympics, Meng Guanliang said frankly that this was a competition held at his doorstep. If he did not want to compete for the gold medal, he would not come back. However, he also clearly knew that he had to be down-to-earth: "Although we have the right time, place and people, we will have more advantages than before.

But then it will depend on my recovery. At the very least, I will have to reach my original level to have the hope of hitting the Olympics. I will do my best to work towards this goal."

Meng Guanliang is now practicing very hard. He has four training classes a day, and each class has to row more than ten kilometers. In his heart, his comeback is not just about participating in the Olympics. "It would be so boring to come back just to participate in the Olympics!"

Meng Guanliang said heroically,"I have my own goals and believe in my abilities. My condition can at least be restored to the level of the Athens Olympics!" The implication is that his goal is still to win the Olympic gold medal.

After jointly winning the gold medal in synchronized rowing at the Athens Olympics, Meng Guanliang's then-partner Yang Wenjun has gradually shifted from synchronized rowing to single-rowing training.

In both the World Championships and the China Open, Yang Wenjun won bronze medals, and Meng Guanliang was not willing to lag behind. He and teammate Gong Yongjun paired boats in the summer championship last June, and scored good results in the first competition.

However, in terms of strength, Yang Wenjun is after all better than Gong Yongjun. Although the two are now very happy in their respective events, it is still the wish of most people to be able to go together again. The team has not yet decided whether to let them compete in the 2008 Olympics. The two also said that no matter what the outcome is, They are mentally prepared.

If boats are equipped, their communication is the biggest problem. Compared with Gong Yongjun, the introverted Yang Wenjun usually had less communication with Meng Guanliang. Before the Athens Olympics, the two lived in the same room and ate at the opposite table. Only in this way did communication gradually increase.

But after Meng Guanliang rested, such communication decreased. But even so, the coaches don't think that their reunion is a problem. At the 2005 World Cup, the two of them scored good results in four lessons without a boat for a year. It can be seen that they developed before the Athens Olympics. The tacit understanding they have cultivated before has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the two.

As the Olympics are getting closer and closer, the cooperation between the two is already on the agenda. Meng Guanliang said,"If nothing goes wrong, we should still partner with Yang Wenjun. The goal of course is still to win the gold medal. Come and cheer us up then."

If the two can rejoin forces, winning a gold medal in the Beijing Olympics will not be just a dream for them. It's just that on the road to his dream, Meng Guanliang still has to pay more than the previous Olympic Games.

This Spring Festival, Meng Guanliang has been participating in the training of the China canoeing team in Guangzhou. Since the team did not have a holiday, Meng Guanliang took a few glances through video when he missed his son.

A smiling face from his son can make him happy all day long. Meng Guanliang gave himself the online name "Captain". If he could win the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, it would be the happiest thing for him as a captain. (Internship Editor: He Lili)