Zhao Sangang sighed, "I heard that developed countries all provide their athletes with functional drinks. They say they're specially developed by nutritionists to help athletes quickly replenish their energy."
"Do you think we should report this to the higher-ups and have some research done? I heard their nutrition department, combined with professional kinesiology experts, can help athletes maximize their potential without harming their bodies. Their training hours are much longer than ours."
Jiang Wei walked to the side of the stands and sat down. The stands were empty at this time. "Do you think I don't want to? When they started doing it over there, we received the news here. We don't have talents in this field. You mentioned kinesiology experts, our country has so many old Chinese medicine practitioners, no one is more familiar with the human body than them, and we have our own research. But no one has really touched upon nutrition." It was only in the past few years that it started to develop, and most people could barely get enough to eat. In the past few years, they could not even get enough to eat, let alone study nutrition.
"Doesn't traditional Chinese medicine also have food supplements? It should be similar to nutrition, right?" Zhao Sangang said.
Jiang Wei rolled his eyes. "You think I haven't thought about it? I've already inquired about it. Both rely on supplements to replenish the body. It sounds similar, but there are actually differences. Nutrition also requires understanding the basic nutrients the human body needs, such as blood pressure, blood sugar, insulin, and amino acids in blood potassium. It's a mess of professional terms, and it requires a lot of auxiliary equipment. Ultimately, these are two different disciplines."
"Do you think it's possible for us to research this functional drink ourselves?" Otherwise, those Western countries already have a big advantage in height. If they are assisted by these functional drinks from nutritional research, their training time will be much longer than theirs, and it will be even more difficult for them to win over their opponents on the field.
"I agree, but I don't know what the base leaders are thinking. Besides, researching functional drinks requires funding. Where does the money come from?"
After listening for a long time, Zhao Sangang finally understood. In short, it could be done, but there was a lack of money.
After all, this is a relatively new subject for them. It will probably take a lot of money to study it from scratch, but where in the country doesn’t need funds now?
We still have to think about it from other aspects and see if there is any way to improve the quality of athletes.
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An Jingzhi and An Xiaojun sent An Xiaoqiu to school and then returned to the sports base.
He, Jiang Wei and Zhao Sangang also talked about nutrition when they were discussing training.
An Jingzhi also had some knowledge of this thing, although not in this small world.
"I feel like you might have some mythology."
"What do you mean?" The two coaches who were sitting in the corner with him were a little confused when they heard this.
"While energy drinks developed through nutritional research can play a supporting role, the athletes themselves are the ones who play the decisive role."
"Isn't it said that this energy drink can help their bodies recover quickly? Wouldn't that allow them to extend their training time?"
"We already have quite a bit of training time, so there's no need to extend it with energy drinks. The most important thing is to improve the athletes' physical fitness."
Jiang Wei and the others were a little confused about this man. Didn't An Jingzhi just eat, drink and do nothing every day, watching them train?
Why do I feel like I know a lot?
However, after hearing what An Jingzhi said, the two of them did feel a lot more relaxed. These days, foreign technology is indeed more advanced than theirs, and they can't help but pay attention to what they have researched.
After An Jingzhi's explanation, the two of them stopped dwelling on the matter. Just as he had said, no matter how many supplements were available, in the end, didn't it still depend on the athlete's physical fitness? Although they didn't understand nutrition, they had the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine, which had a history of thousands of years, for a balanced diet!
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"What? Your little Jun is really going to participate in the Asian Games?!"
After months of silence, Mrs. An couldn't wait to spread the word after receiving An Jingzhi's letter. She said proudly, "Of course I did! Why would I lie to you? Then you can see my little Jun on TV!"
"Oh my god, that's incredible! Isn't this bringing glory to the country?"
"Xiaojun is a promising kid." When An Xiaojun was selected by the Capital Sports Base, many people's first reaction was not congratulations, but jealousy.
Now that they heard that he was about to represent the country in the Asian Games, which meant going abroad, these people could no longer feel jealous.
At the beginning, many people did not understand the difference between the Asian Games and the Olympic Games. It was only after Mrs. An received the information conveyed to her by An Jingzhi, and then she added her own understanding and promoted it to the entire village.
Now the whole village knows what the Asian Games and the Olympics represent.
If this were a war, wouldn't An Xiaojun be a soldier on the front lines? A soldier fighting for his country, no one would envy him, only heartfelt blessings.
"The captain has a TV at home, we can go to his house and watch it when the time comes!"
"Great! Our village finally has a hero!"
"An Jingzhi is good at nothing, but he unexpectedly gave birth to a hero."
Old Mrs. An was dissatisfied when she heard this. She glared at the person who spoke with her eyes like sharp swords, "What do you know? If it weren't for my old son, my grandson..."
Old Mrs. An conveyed the twisted logic that An Jingzhi had told her.
If An Xiaojun had not been selected by the Capital Gymnasium, or had not participated in the Asian Games, the villagers would never have believed such nonsense.
But the facts were before them, and they had to admit that perhaps the other party had his reasons. But it was also true, who wouldn't feel sorry for their own children? Even a tiger wouldn't eat its own cubs.
After Mrs. An's explanation, An Jingzhi's reputation in the village was reversed.
However, he was in Sawadee Country and was unaware of this.
In order to adapt to the competition in advance, they came here half a month ago.
Normally, to save money, national competitors wouldn't arrive until a week in advance. But An Xiaojun's situation was special, so after approval, they were the first to arrive.
Facts proved that their worries were justified. After arriving in a foreign country, An Xiaojun became very scared and even thought he had come to hell.
Flying in an airplane already made him feel very scared, and he finally managed to get through it. Now these people were chattering away, and he had no idea what they were saying. He couldn't understand anything.
After the plane landed, he stuck close to An Jingzhi, not daring to leave for even a moment. Originally, An Jingzhi had been free for half a day, but now, he had to follow him even to the toilet.
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