I Want to Be the King of Football

The Alpino Atlantic Gallo Resort, set in a tropical garden, is a small part of the Gallo Resort.

The entire Gallo Resort occupies a very large area, while the Alpino Atlantic Gallo Resort has only one building with twenty-four rooms, and one floor is dedicated to a yoga room.

Most of the people who stay in this hotel and resort are rushing to learn yoga classes.

After Su Dong and Ronnie arrived at the hotel on time, they did not study in the spacious big yoga studio like other students, but were arranged in a relatively small yoga studio next door.

The yoga instructor is a middle-aged woman in her forties named Melissa.

According to her self-introduction, she has been practicing yoga for 30 years. She once went to India to study with the famous yoga master Iyengar for a long time, and then went to the United States to exchange and study for a period of time, and only returned to Portugal a few years ago. .

Before starting yoga, I want you to understand what modern yoga is.

Before Melissa taught, she mainly started to teach some basic theoretical knowledge of yoga to Su Dong and Ronnie.

Unlike the asana training of traditional yoga, modern yoga is more scientific, which contains a lot of scientific research on anatomy, and it is not without scientific basis.

Yoga is an art of balance, it can fully relax stiff and tense muscles and joints, effectively exercise weak parts, so that your body can achieve a balanced and stable state, thereby improving the body's performance, reducing and preventing movement harm.

In fact, during my exchange in the United States, many of my peers and friends told me that in the NBA basketball program in the United States, which claims to attach the most importance to scientific training, many stars are practicing yoga, such as Shaquille O'Neal, Garnett, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, etc. .

They have a lot of data and experience to prove that yoga is very helpful to competitive sports, especially in improving the flexibility and balance of athletes, and it has a very good performance.

Speaking of which, Melissa herself asked the question that Su Dong and Ronnie were most concerned about.

Does yoga work for football players?

This is what they are most concerned about.

Nuno Cruz believes that yoga can be applied to basketball as well as football.

There has been scientific analysis in the United States. Sports like basketball and football have a characteristic, that is, players perform some repetitive movements over and over again. These movements may start when you are very young and accumulate over time. By doing it over and over again, it develops a kind of muscle memory.”

Over time, some of your muscles, bones and joints will become tight and sensitive due to overuse, which can easily cause strains and strains, and some muscles and joints that are not used often will become weak due to long-term lack of exercise. Fragile.

As a result, there is a serious imbalance in your body that is prone to injury.

Also, as professional athletes, you have been in a high-pressure state of losing and winning for a long time, living in the expectation of thousands, even hundreds of thousands or millions of people, and the psychological pressure is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Understandably, you not only have to compete with your opponents, but you also have to fight against yourself, and it’s easy to lose your balance physically and mentally.”

Melissa clasped her hands together and looked at Su Dong and Ronnie with certainty.

So, I can tell you that practicing yoga is not only a physical exercise for you, but also a spiritual baptism, it will not only make your body more flexible and flexible, It will also keep you out of injury, and it will make you more confident.

In a word, yoga is good.

In the end, he is a professional, and at the same time, he is the best yoga instructor in Portugal. His words are well-founded.

Su Dong was convinced.

Ronnie is a scumbag, and he really has a headache for this kind of complete set of theories, so after Melissa finished speaking, Ronnie couldn't help but ask: Excuse me, Ms. Melissa, we can we start?

The answer is obvious, no!

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Melissa then introduced her well-prepared yoga class for Su Dong and Ronnie.

There are two classes every day, 60 minutes each, first to learn some theoretical knowledge, the purpose is to hope that they can better grasp the basic theoretical knowledge of yoga, know every pose like the back of the hand, and understand why they practice this way and what they want to achieve. Category.

More importantly, practice meditation.

Self-cultivation and self-cultivation, yoga meditation and pranayama can calm the mind through breathing and achieve effective decompression.

Finally, there is the practice class, mainly for some asana exercises.

Since Sudong and Ronnie are both beginners, they have to start with the most basic breathing and some of the most introductory asanas.

But don't underestimate the asanas for introductory exercises. In fact, there are many places to pay attention to.

For example a supine tuck.

The whole person lies on the yoga mat, slowly bends one leg, hugs the calf with both hands, and then slowly raises the head to touch the bent knee.

During this process, the shoulders should not be buckled, the upper body should not be bent, the abdomen should be tightened, and the other leg should be kept straight all the time.

This action itself is very difficult, especially for beginners, but more importantly, it is necessary to cooperate with the corresponding breathing rhythm while performing the action.

The left and right feet are each set of three times, and this is just an introductory warm-up.

Su Dong practiced meticulously. He was somewhat conflicted in his heart. At the same time, he was not sure if this thing was useful, but he believed in Nuno Cruise's professionalism. Since Cruise asked him to practice, he would practice.

Since you want to practice, you must practice meticulously, and every movement is strictly in accordance with the requirements of the yoga instructor.

Don't look at Ronnie jumping like a monkey on weekdays, in fact, he is also very serious in practice.

Melissa was surprised by the seriousness of the two young players, because she is well aware that yoga is regarded by many as a women's sport and has not received much attention in football, let alone training.

But it was precisely because of this that she paid more attention to it.

All teachers like children who study hard, and yoga instructors are no exception.

When Su Dong and Ronnie were practicing, she kept correcting some of their irregular movements and asanas, and the requirements were quite strict. She had to train them to meet the standards before she entered the next asana training.

In this way, in the first 60-minute yoga practice class, Su Dong and Ronnie learned 18 poses in one breath, saying that it was a complete set of 60-minute yoga class practice, and they will continue to follow this set for a while. course to proceed.

The homework is, after going home tonight, do a 60-minute practice by yourself, and the teacher will check it tomorrow.

The moment Melissa announced her dismissal from get out of class, Su Dong and Ronnie looked at each other and both saw two words in each other's eyes.

disappointment!

For teenagers their age, practicing yoga is really not a fun thing to do.

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How is it? You go to practice yoga in the morning, how is the effect?

In the afternoon, just after walking into the gym, Pepe came over and asked curiously.

Looking at his appearance, if it really works, he will definitely go to work secretly.

Well, it's great, I regret that I didn't go to practice earlier. Ronnie sighed with embarrassment.

Don't look at the fact that I only practiced two classes, but I'm telling you, Pepe, I have a feeling that when I've learned all the yoga moves, I won't be afraid of you on the court anymore.

Pepe was a little surprised to hear it, is it really so amazing?

He didn't trust Ronnie, and turned to look at Su Dong, his eyes seemed to be asking, is what he said true?

Su Dong just smiled and didn't give an answer, which made Pepe even more suspicious.

And, let me tell you, Pepe, our yoga instructor is a beautiful woman with an explosive body. Ronnie said exaggeratedly. His expression made Su Dong suspect that he must be thinking of Jordana at this moment. .

This time Pepe nodded hurriedly, I know this, I've heard it before. Most of the yoga instructors are women, and they are all in good shape. I didn't expect you to be so lucky and meet a beautiful instructor.

After speaking, this fellow laughed meaningfully, and with the slenderness on his face, it was really a bit...

Melissa, the name of our yoga instructor, isn't it beautiful?

Beautiful. Pepe nodded, You can tell from the name, she must be a beautiful and generous girl.

More than that, I tell you, Pepe, if I hadn't had a girlfriend, I would have sworn to chase her today.

After hearing this, Pepe really thought so, and sighed regretfully, That's really a pity.

Su Dong couldn't help laughing at the side for a long time, which made Pepe feel a little baffled.

Don't worry about him, this guy Su is all about football. He doesn't talk about his girlfriend. It is estimated that he has never even held a girl's hand. When he saw Melissa, he was completely stunned. Ronnie said Hate that iron is not steel, and despise Su Dong.

Pepe nodded and persuaded Su Dong: You still have to work harder and be more confident in yourself.

On the surface, Su Dong nodded instructed, but in fact he scolded him long ago.

Confidence ass!

I'm chasing an aunt who is in her forties and almost fifty?

Pepe, why don't you go with us tomorrow? Su Dong suggested.

Ronnie opened his eyes and gave Su Dong a light punch. If Pepe went over and saw it, how could he fool around?

Nesting on this island on weekdays, training all the time, flickering Pepe is also a very enjoyable pleasure.

I want to practice with you too, but you know, I have something to do in the morning.

Pepe went to the restaurant to work part-time in the morning and at noon, and only went to the gym to work part-time in the afternoon.

A person doing two or three jobs, but also juggling football and training, this guy is also very hard.

Su Dong knew that in Madeira, not to mention Portugal, there were at least dozens of Brazilian teenagers like Pepe who aspired to become professional football players. They all came here with the same dream.

But not everyone can get off the island.

Not everyone can become a professional player.