The streets of Los Angeles past 4 a.m. are quiet, empty, and unenticing, allowing people to stay focused.

When Link trained with Kobe Bryant for the first time, he may not have imagined that he had also contracted such a "quirk" as training in the early hours of the morning.

He sat in a cab and his mind was full of what Nowitzki was unbeatable in this year's playoffs. Who wouldn't want to be a player who can't beat it? Link also hopes that he can hit Nowitzki's heights sooner rather than later.

As long as he can fill up the little white strip as soon as possible and work hard to improve, Link believes that he will definitely become a superstar!

The taxi drove for a long time because the training gym was not in downtown Los Angeles. In order to maintain secrecy, to avoid being disturbed by reporters and fans, and to keep Link focused, Brickley deliberately found such a place.

There are fewer and fewer high-rise buildings outside the car window, and houses are getting thinner. It wasn't until on a hill that the taxi driver finally pulled his vehicle to a halt.

Link looked out and saw that there was indeed a gymnasium on top of the mountain. God knows who came up with the idea to build a gymnasium in this place. But there's no denying that it's a great place to be. After getting off the bus, you can look at the city and see the beautiful street scene of Los Angeles in the early morning.

Link didn't have time to enjoy the view, so he rushed to the door of the training gym, only to find a young white man already waiting for him. If Link is not mistaken, he is his personal trainer this summer, Chris Brown. Brickley!

"Link, nice to meet you, I'm Chris. Brickley, just call me Chris. I thought you wouldn't be contacting me today. Brickley greeted Link warmly, and Link shook hands amicably.

"Sorry to interrupt me so late, I just think training in the early morning helps improve concentration."

"Excuse me? Hahahaha, you're not sorry for me. 24 hours, Link, I'm available. "Brickley fights hard because he knows that opportunities like this don't come easily.

For trainers, networking is very important. The more people you have, the more customers you have.

Brickley can be beaten by Jeff. Austin met, mainly because he and his college teammate Richard Brown. Pitino is a friend. And Richard. Pitino's father is a well-known NCAA coach and also has coaching experience in the NBA. Pitino!

Pitino was very optimistic about Brickley's ability, and Brickley was only then recognized by people in the basketball circle. Otherwise, how could Austin know about him?

Now that Brickley is training Link, he is actually accumulating contacts. If Link thinks his training is good, he will recommend Brickley to more people.

So, Brickley is clear. Whatever Link asked, he had to do his best to fulfill it. Early morning training? No problem, it's just a piece of cake.

Accompanied by Brickley, Link walked into the rented training gym. The rent is $10,000 a week, and Brickley's salary is $8,000 a week, which means that Link's training cost for a week is 18,000.

However, the facilities of the training hall are very complete, such as basketball courts, gymnasiums, swimming pools, etc. Compared to the cost of 50,000 a week in Olajuwon's training camp, Link feels that it is worth the money.

As long as you can get promoted, what about spending 18,000 a week? After all, as soon as the labor negotiations are over, Link is also the one who wants to get a 10-million-level contract.

"It's not bad here, right? I've been looking for a long time because a lot of the popular training gyms have already been booked in advance. You know, every summer, there are tons of players who come to Los Angeles to train. It's a little farther away, but no one bothered you. We can spend the whole day here polishing ourselves, and when the new season starts, you'll be completely new. ”

"Hmm...... This place is not bad. By the way, I don't know if Jeff told you that the first thing I wanted to do was my body shape. I want to gain a little weight to about 105 kg, do you have a way? Link said, looking down at his stomach after more than a month of eating and drinking.

Uncomfortable!

"In fact, I've got a detailed weight gain plan for you. That means that from now on, you will have to listen to me in what you eat and drink. I see you've had a lot of good food during your trip to China, but if you're going to start gaining weight, you'll have to say goodbye to those things. Weight gain is not about gaining fat, but about gaining muscle. Therefore, it is necessary to avoid the mouth. ”

"No problem, I've eaten enough." This kind of thing is something that Link has long been accustomed to. For the entire season just past, Link was taboo. The boiled chicken breast was eaten until he vomited, and Link was still eating it.

Soda, wine, ice cream, snacks, etc., I dare not touch them. At first, Link was indeed a little uncomfortable, but after being an NBA player for most of the season, taboo has become his basic survival skill.

"Very well, then let's start with the transformation of the body. After that, you'll have to take time to adjust to your new muscles and weight. We have a lot of work to do, Link, so first, let's start warming up. ”

And just like that, Brickley began his training with Link. A renovation plan that began at five o'clock in the morning kicked off.

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One morning in mid-August, Link and Brickley were as early as ever.

Link wakes up and goes straight to the bathroom, while Brickley goes to prepare breakfast for Link. That's right, in order to facilitate training, the two of them already live together...... I have to say that as a well-known personal trainer, I can really go to the basketball court and go down to the kitchen.

By the time Link had taken care of himself, Link's breakfast was already on the table.

5 eggs, a few slices of turkey and a burger. Burgers are not junk food, and as long as the meat is not fried, it is a great addition to starch, calories and vitamins.

Brickley's breakfast was the same as Link's, not just breakfast, he had eaten the same things as Link for half a month. In fact, there was no need for him to do so, and Link had expressed more than once, "You can eat what you want." ”

But Brickley insisted on eating with Link, and his explanation was simple, "I'm with you, and it's easier for you to persevere." ”

When it comes to diet, Brickley is really very strict. It's no wonder that every Chinese player who comes to the NBA will change dramatically. Because not to mention training, just eating it, the professionalism of the two sides is completely different.

In the CBA, it's the norm for players to drink and. But in the NBA, even eating is part of training.

After breakfast, Brickley went for a morning run with Link. After a simple warm-up at the training gym, start to work on your strength in the gym.

Last season, Link's slightly weaker confrontation ability did make him suffer a lot. Not to mention all kinds of knockouts, when playing against players like James, Link is basically crushed.

Therefore, it is not enough to gain weight alone, and strength must also be trained. In the afternoon, there is a ball training. The content of the training is not complicated, and the main thing is to allow Link to adapt to his body in time after gaining strength, weight and muscle.

Finally, there's pool training. There are many benefits to training in a pool, you can use the resistance of the water to put a greater load on yourself, training in the water is less susceptible to mechanical damage, the buoyancy of the water is good for the joints, and so on. This kind of training allows the players to endure the least amount of physical damage under high loads.

After the pool, it's time to shoot the basketball. Keeping it in your hands, it's something Link does every day. It's not uncommon for a player to plummet in shooting percentage in a given season. Although Link has Hill's ability bonus, if he doesn't train seriously, he will also overturn.

At the end of each day's workout, Brickley would accompany Link home. When they are bored, the two of them play games and watch movies, and never go to nightclubs and similar entertainment venues. It can be said that the two have a "passionate" two-person world in Los Angeles......

Brickley was surprised, he didn't expect a young player like Link to be so good. Los Angeles is a world of flowers, and not everyone can stick to it without temptation.

Link was equally surprised that Brickley, as a trainer, fought as hard as he did. It seems that every line of work needs to be worked hard to achieve results.

Hard work may not be successful, but it is the basic condition for success.

When he got home, it was dinner, which was Link's most annoying part. Because in the evening, Brickley would arrange for Link to boil chicken breast......

Of course, in addition to this, it is also served with coarse rice and vegetables.

However, compared with the Chinese food more than a month ago, it is indeed too shabby.

Of course, the effect of eating like this is also obvious, and now, Link has a small belly, not even a little excess fat, and his body has completely recovered to the level of competition.

Tonight, after Link's dinner, he received a phone call. The caller Link is very familiar, it's Kobe.

Bryant said he wanted to come and see Link tomorrow. Recently, Kobe Bryant just returned to Los Angeles from a business event, and the first thing he wanted to do was to meet these friends who were training in Los Angeles. If you can, you can also arrange a few rounds along the way.

"I have time tomorrow, you can come over whenever you want. Of course, don't bring wine or invite me to dinner, I can't eat it......" The thought of the chicken breast that tasted like chewing wax made Link want to cry without tears.