I practiced in the United States

The indoor equipment training in the morning was more about improving physical fitness and some special training. If you want more comprehensive training techniques, you still mainly rely on riding on the road. ♦♦  ♦♦

At noon, we came to their canteen. The daily meals here are prepared by professional nutritionists to ensure that everyone can consume enough nutrients. The portions of food are arranged according to body weight.

Li Ang glanced over and saw that the food was good, but it didn't look that delicious.

Steak, salmon, shrimp, nuts, asparagus, broccoli, cherry tomatoes. The staple food is pasta and whole wheat bread.

Without these soulful combinations of oil, salt, and sugar, it is really difficult to make food delicious.

Li Ang observed that there was even a small scale in the staple food area. Basically, every team member would roughly weigh the weight when taking the staple food.

Li Ang, who is half a nutrition expert, also knows that for athletes, it is very important to consume enough carbohydrates.

For professional athletes like them, such a diet that is high in protein and low in carbohydrates, and eats more meat and less staple food, in order to lose weight, will affect performance and produce negative results.

During high-intensity training, muscles are more dependent on carbohydrates as an energy source, which is also the main reliance on maintaining muscle endurance and nerve function.

Compared with protein and fat, carbohydrates can synthesize the energy needed by athletes more efficiently.

The main energy source of the brain is blood sugar, and the most direct way to increase blood sugar is to consume carbohydrates.

No matter how much energy is stored in the muscles, when the blood sugar concentration decreases, the nerves will fatigue and the body will feel tired. Once the nerves are tired, the muscles will be tired, so stable blood sugar levels are very important.

Compared with them, Li Ang is not so meticulous. For him, large quantity is the most important. Every bite of food can provide him with a [breakthrough point]. Isn't this better than their careful calculation?

Because athletes have relatively large appetites, the plates provided in the cafeteria are quite large, but he even took two plates in his hands, each of which was filled to the brim. Just looking at the food he had, it was almost full. Two to three times that of other team members.

After Li Ang finished taking the dishes and was about to find a seat to sit down, he saw Moira, who had wheat-colored skin that he met at the beginning, waving to him.

"Hey, Li Ang, sit over here."

Seeing Li Ang holding two plates of dishes, Moira also raised her head and said to him with a smile:

"Is this the food you brought for me? But I don't seem to be able to eat that much."

A question mark slowly popped up in Li Ang's mind, what happened? Don’t you know how to prepare your own meals? Also, isn't there already a lunch in front of you?

Girl, if you had known better, you wouldn't have sat down.

"No, I ate both bowls."

His answer suddenly solidified the atmosphere.

"Moira, these are the strawberries I grabbed specially for you. If it's a little later, they won't be available. Please try it quickly."

A familiar voice came from beside him. When Li Ang looked up, he found that it was little black Patrice.

In this case, he almost understood why this woman had such inexplicable thoughts.

But it seemed that Moira didn’t appreciate it very much. She frowned, glanced at Patrice, and replied:

"My food is already paired and I don't need more, which would affect my plans."

Little Black Patrice smiled awkwardly, and then was about to sit down, but was stopped by Moira again.

"There's someone here."

"Um, okay, I can sit at the table next to you."

Looking at the scene in front of him, Li Ang couldn't help but sigh. Xiao Hei had entered the wrong server after all. He could only be a hot sheep here. If this were the case in China, with his status as an athlete, he wouldn't just kill people randomly. There might be a lot of women rushing to feed him strawberries.

Who knows, he seemed to be avoiding embarrassment, or maybe he was a little jealous that Li Ang sat opposite Moira, and said to Li Ang in a tone of experience:

"Newcomer, you should really study hard. Since you are going to undergo professional training, you can't eat as you like before when it comes to meals. If you eat so much food in one meal, it's no wonder you weigh so much. "

This idea was actually the mainstream idea of ​​others present, but it was just him who said it.

As a cyclist, although your strength will increase as your weight increases, generally speaking, your physical strength will decrease. At the same time, you will also encounter great difficulties on uphill sections.

So their average weight is not even 70kg.

Li Ang smiled, looked at the plate of strawberries in front of him and said:

"You know how to match, so do you want to eat the strawberries in front of you later?"

This sentence undoubtedly hit his painful spot, and it could be clearly observed that his breathing became heavier.

If he answers that these strawberries are within his nutritional balance, it means that he did not sincerely give them to Moira just now.

So he could only answer:

"I have calculated the amount of food I need to eat. Of course, I won't be able to control my mouth due to temporary appetite."

"It's okay, I'm not afraid, I have no plan."

As Li Ang spoke, he reached over and brought a plate of strawberries in front of him.

By the way, he made another cut.

"You know so much about nutrition, so your instantaneous power output must be very high, right?"

Li Ang's answer hit his psychological weakness again, and he was silenced. After a long while, Xiao Hei finally thought hard and said something harsh.

"Wait until your training results in the afternoon surpass mine. Explosive power doesn't mean anything."

But it was obvious that he didn't have the confidence to say this.

After a while, Moira summoned two more female players. The one with golden hair had fair skin, but her condition was not very good, and there were many freckles on her skin.

The other one's skin was as white as snow, but not the kind of sickly paleness. With brown hair, she didn't look like the native race in the United States.

Both of them just glanced at Li Ang and didn't pay any more attention to him. Instead, they were more interested in the two bowls of food in front of him.

It was not until Moira introduced Li Ang as a new member of the new men's team that their attitude became a little more enthusiastic.

Li Ang finished the two large plates of food and was only about 60% full. He went to get a steak and some fruit.

Such behavior made the canteen staff feel a little heartbroken. He always made a few more steaks just so that he could eat a little at the end. Unexpectedly, this new kid ate three or four steaks by himself.

After dinner, everyone else was resting in the lounge, while Li Ang came to the fitness area and practiced martial arts such as [Tongbeiquan], [Twelve-way Tan Leg], and [Yijinjing].

Now, he only sleeps for five or six hours at most every night, which is enough to support his high-intensity activities throughout the day. He doesn't need to take a nap at all.

There is no way. The blue bar is long and the blue recovery speed is fast, so you can do whatever you want.

In the afternoon, everyone gathered outdoors, and Li Ang once again became the focus of the audience.

"Hey, bro, where is your car?"

Leif came over and asked with some concern.

Li Ang scratched his head and replied:

"My bike? I didn't bring it with me at home. It's too troublesome to check it in. Don't you have extra bikes here? Just get me one."

"Huh?"

Even Leif was a little surprised. After all, for a professional cyclist, the bike is his closest partner. The performance and riding feeling of each bike are different. If the bike is changed temporarily, it will basically cause the athlete to be unable to exert his full strength.

"Yes, I have a spare training bike, can it? But the performance of the bike may not be as good as the one they ride."

"Of course, my requirements are not that strict."

This team is also the top group of cyclists in the entire United States. Even a spare training bike is probably better than the bike they ride.

Listening to the conversation between the two, some team members originally doubted Li Ang's riding level. After all, it is reasonable that a professional road bike athlete cannot have such instantaneous output power.

This time, he was more certain of his thoughts. Every action of his revealed unprofessionalism.

They had never heard of such a behavior, that someone came to participate in the training without even bringing his own bike.

Perhaps he guessed that Li Ang didn't have a power meter, so Leif also brought one for him to record his output power.

"Today's afternoon training is 100 kilometers. Although the distance is not long, it is actually quite difficult because there are many uphills. You should try to keep up with the big group. It doesn't matter if you can't keep up, but your consumption may be greater. Anyway, it's good to be able to complete it in the end."

The plan for outdoor cycling training is different for each batch. Not to mention the difference between men and women, even the training volume of the first and second teams is different.

Riding a bicycle for the first time in a long time, Li Ang gradually became excited. Although the feeling of training with the big group lacks the sense of freedom of riding alone, it will make the whole person more excited.

"Li Ang, you go to the front of the team and serve as a windbreaker."

The person who spoke was Orsad, the manager in the business car next to him.

He asked Li Ang to serve as a windbreaker not to bully the newcomer, but to give him a chance to show himself.

He knew that Li Ang was also quite strong in terms of physical strength, which would help him integrate into the entire team.

Little Black Patrice and the other two players who had some prejudice against Li Ang were also somewhat gloating when they heard the manager's words.

It seemed that the manager also knew that newcomers needed to be tempered.

Because it was training now, Li Ang naturally couldn't let himself go and speed up at will. The plan had roughly explained the speed they needed to maintain.

After five kilometers of flat road, they soon reached the uphill section, which was also the most unfriendly section for heavyweight players.

The other team members had been staring at Li Ang at the front of the team, and also looked at the speed on the meter to see how long he could hold on before the speed dropped.

After another five kilometers, halfway through the uphill section, Patrice looked at his meter in disbelief. The number on it had been stable at the speed in the training plan, without any change.

He even deliberately slowed down a few times to see if the number on it would change.

But it turned out that there was nothing wrong with his meter.

Although this section of the journey is not long, such a long uphill climb is extremely demanding on a driver's physical strength.

As a rider with a strong stamina in the team, he already felt a bit exhausted, not to mention that Li Ang was always at the front of the team and weighed much more than him, but he could be so stable.

However, it was uncomfortable for them to watch, and Li Ang was also a bit uncomfortable riding.

The formulation of this training plan mainly refers to the average level of the team.

Because everyone's strength is not much different, basically everyone can get similar training results in such training.

It's just that those who are stronger like the captain will complete it more easily.

At the beginning, Li Ang basically put his energy on how to control his speed.

The goal he set for himself was that after entering the training section, his speed must be stable and unchanged, reaching a level that does not let the meter jump at all.

At the beginning, this goal was indeed a bit challenging for him, after all, the speed above was accurate to one decimal place.

If there is a little change in the force, his speed change will be captured.

And if there are pedestrians, obstacles, or turns in front, it will greatly affect the speed of riding.

But Li Ang's physical coordination, control and learning abilities are far superior to ordinary people.

After ten kilometers, Li Ang has mastered this skill on a stable road. Although such "cruise control" is not very useful for road racing, it is a good exercise for his physical control and ability to predict obstacles ahead.

Then, Li Ang was not used to this "snail speed" riding.

For other players, the uphill section is pure torture, but for him, it is even a bit boring.

The reason why the plan is a plan is that many people cannot achieve it.

In the second half of the uphill, only the captain of the team can still keep the same speed behind him. Although Xiao Hei is also there, his breath is obviously very unstable. It is considered to be doing his best and barely keeping up.

Li Ang is also happy with this. This is because they fell behind themselves, and he did not deliberately leave them behind.

After the long uphill, there is naturally a section of ups and downs.

In this section, there is no speed limit.

The captain rushed out at the first time, and the speed directly reached 60 kilometers per hour or more.

The same thing happened to Xiao Hei. He finally got through the uphill and started to accelerate suddenly.

When he passed by Leon, he even made a provocative gesture to him, waiting for him to catch up with him.

After realizing that he could ride freely, Leon also let go of the handlebars of the bicycle and breathed a sigh of relief. He could finally ride freely.

Less than three seconds after Xiao Hei Patrice finished his provocation, he saw from the corner of his eyes that a bicycle had caught up with him and then quickly surpassed him.

He looked at his meter, the number on it was 78 kilometers per hour, and then looked at Leon. The distance between him and himself was still widening.

"Ward! Is this kid going to die?"

Although the road conditions of this long downhill section are not bad, the speed is too fast, which is also a test for the driver's ability to stabilize his vehicle.

Not to mention, this downhill section is not a pure straight section. At such a fast speed, it will be more dangerous to encounter a curve.

As a rider who has been training on this road for several months, he usually maintains this speed downhill. If he goes faster, it will slowly start to be risky.

But now that Li Ang, who is riding this road for the first time, dares to ride so fast, there is no reason for him, an old man, to be afraid of him.

So he also speeds up his pedaling frequency.

But soon, he found that even if he had done his best, the gap between him and Li Ang did not seem to be reduced, but widened.

"Start!"

Seeing that his speed had reached 91 kilometers per hour, Patrice did not dare to speed up anymore.

Although many Tour de France riders can even reach a speed of 100 when sprinting downhill, first of all, his strength is still a certain distance from such top players.

Secondly, it is just training now, and there is no need to speed up because of this risk.

"Fuck! Fuck!"

It is necessary! This is the game!

Patrice suddenly remembered Li Ang's heart-wrenching words and expressions in the cafeteria at noon.

What bullshit risk, what stability, were all thrown behind his brain. He now had only one idea in his limited brain capacity, that is, to speed up and surpass that damn Chinese.

At this time, Li Ang had also caught up with the team leader and returned to the first place.

"Pay attention to your speed and don't let it get out of your control."

The captain kindly reminded.

"Thank you, I know my situation."

Li Ang could still distinguish between kind reminders and deliberate derogation, but he was also telling the truth. Such a speed has not reached the limit of his control ability.

When Patrice surpassed the team leader, he also made a reminder, but at the same time, he also smiled slightly.

Sometimes the team needs such newcomers, so that the team atmosphere can always remain vibrant and avoid bottlenecks.

As a professional athlete, if you always seek stability and fear risks, what kind of sports are you talking about?

Professional athletes should pursue faster, higher and stronger. No one's limit can be easily reached without experiencing the baptism of sweat and blood.

At the same time, his pedaling frequency also increased, reaching 100 kilometers per hour.

Li Ang looked at his meter, the number on it was 121 kilometers per hour, and the wind blowing in his face was no longer invisible and intangible, as if it had a physical body, constantly hitting his body.

"Awesome!"

This is the meaning of cycling, this is the meaning of breaking through the limit.