Yu Xiaochun is 1.72 meters tall, weighs 68 kilograms, has a myopia of 700 degrees, is not fat or thin, and has a slightly bulging fat in the lower abdomen because of his long-term office work.

He was born in 1991 and is 26 years old this year. He is obsessed with basketball, loves the NBA, and knows the history and current situation of basketball.

He majored in law with a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in the United States, and after graduating from the law firm for only one year, he pursued his dream without hesitation and went to work for the basketball channel of the video website.

You have to ask him such an avid fan, what is the level of basketball? He will probably tell you that the highlight of his basketball career was the three-on-three game when he was a freshman in high school, and each of the 20 classes in the whole grade was limited to three teams, and they were the third team in the class. The double-elimination system, their first loss was without suspense, in the loser's bracket, the team's "thighs" were full of mistakes at the last moment, Yu Xiaochun rushed ducks to the shelves, and even the basket didn't see where it was to launch a three-eight shot, and the glasses were thrown out together. By the time he was able to fumble with his glasses, his teammates had already surrounded him and celebrated excitedly. The ball went in? Hey, this is the highlight of Yu Xiaochun's basketball career.

A fuzzy whistle hit a three-pointer.

So even though he has such a wealth of basketball knowledge and knows everything about NBA stars' on-court and off-court stats, he still can't understand the gym fascination with these athletes.

Does sweating over a bunch of iron guys have anything to do with basketball?

1/

After beating the New York Knicks in the previous game, Yang Yiming, who was interested in Ariza's performance in the third quarter, contacted the other party and wanted to ask the league senior for advice.

"You kid, you're finally coming to me." Trevor Ariza didn't shirk and replied to the message and readily agreed.

The meeting place between the two was a high-end gym in Houston.

The gym is located in the corner of the city's "Washington Street" arts district, and the entire street is built in borrowed original factory warehouses and office buildings, and the gym is no exception. Housed in a brick brewery, the factory has been preserved except for the demolished walls. The brightly colored graffiti on the brick walls presumably from nearby street artists, and the gym doesn't even see the sign from the outside. Almost all of the people who come here for fitness and exercise are professional-level athletes, and the men and women who come in and out are all in good shape, and Yu Xiaochun, who never minds his body shape, is also quite embarrassed.

Yang Yiming and Ariza met at nine o'clock in the morning, and as soon as they entered the door, they saw that the latter had already changed into a black and fluorescent green Under Armour outfit, with a sports towel around his neck, sweating profusely, waiting for the two at the front desk.

"Yuris!" Ariza greeted them with a smile and big white teeth.

"Trevaux! Came so early. Yang Yiming and Yu Xiaochun stepped forward and took turns greeting each other with black gestures and bumping shoulders to show friendship.

"Well, I'm early, just in time to warm up."

"Okay, then I'll go change my clothes too." Yang Yiming wore a large white hoodie, dark gray leggings, and a pair of orange and yellow Martin boots. His clothes have always been good, and compared with the uncle Fan Ariza and the raunchy Yu Xiaochun around him, he is much more outstanding: "By the way, this place is really good, Trevor, you often come here?" ”

"yes, two or three times a week, better than the Rocket's gym. The ones who come are all professional athletes, quick, I'll take you around after the change. ”

"Okay."

"By the way, what about your friend? Mr. Yu, will you also practice by the way? ”

Yu Xiaochun was called by name, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly waved his hand to shirk it: "No, no, I won't join in the fun." ””

As they spoke, a good-looking blonde woman wearing only a baby pink sports bra and black leggings walked up to them and asked the front desk staff about the use of equipment. She leaned on the front desk, her hips and long legs were fully displayed, and the peaks under the sports bra were about to come out.

Ariza stuck her head out, used her height to peek at the blonde's breasts, and turned around to glance at the two of them, comparing them to the "hot" lip shape. Yu Xiaochun comprehended, and just then answered: "Yes, I see you practicing, just feast your eyes." ”

The three of them snickered.

2/

If the athletes' obsession with the gym is barely understandable to Koharu - after all, basketball is a high-intensity and high-confrontation force job, and it is difficult to survive in the NBA, a muscle forest without the corresponding strength, but the popularity of healthy meals really makes him feel like an alien thing, and he can't accept it.

And Ariza and Yang Yiming, two big men, after an hour and a half of hard training in the ultra-high-intensity gym, ate in the restaurant, which is exactly this kind of thing.

Lettuce, red cabbage.

Boiled broccoli, boiled carrots, boiled Mexican beans.

Chicken breast.

Mix fruit juices.

No sauces, no cheese, no carbohydrate foods. Nothing, nothing.

As a Chinese stomach that eats fireworks all over the world, this way of eating with the same taste as chewing wax is really not in line with Xiaochun's nature, he only pulled two forks and pushed the "healthy meal" aside. The white chicken breast could only make him miss the juicy roast turkey cooked by Meritis on Thanksgiving.

It's really mouth-watering to think about. While swallowing saliva, Yu Xiaochun took a sip of the mixed fruit juice in the cup.

"Mr. Yu, aren't you going to eat?" Ariza, who was feasting on it, asked with concern.

"No, I'm not too hungry, I'm full." Yu Xiaochun lied.

"He just doesn't like to eat." Yang Yiming didn't mean to save face for his friends at all.

"One Ming!" Yu Xiaochun saw that it was exposed, so he had to recruit from the truth, "Well, I really haven't eaten your healthy meal yet." There's no oil, water and no taste, just those few tricks, I don't know how you eat it... I still like my Chinese food. ”

"I used to be like you." Ariza picked up the last boiled broccoli on her plate and put it in her mouth to chew. The broccoli didn't seem to be cooked yet, and it even made a crunchy sound, "My grandfather was Dominican, and the tropical food of the Caribbean island nation was as tempting and graceful as our beaches and beauties. ”

He seemed to be still unsatisfied, and puffed his fingers too: "But it can't be helped, in order to play professional basketball, I quit all these things since high school." My adoptive father was a varsity star at the University of Florida, but he didn't make it to the NBA, so he pinned all his hopes on me to achieve my dreams, a habit he forced me to develop. ”

"Then don't you miss those delicious foods?" Yu Xiaochun finally said the biggest confusion in his heart.

"Of course I miss it! Hometown food, Chinese food, fast food, fried food, BBQ barbecue, ice corona, everyone likes it or not! Ariza wiped her mouth clean with a napkin, pointed to Yang Yiming at the opposite table and said, "I don't believe you asked him." Yiming, don't you want to change your taste? ”

Yang Yiming only smiled slightly, which was considered a tacit acquiescence.

"That's right. But for the sake of your career, I can only give them up. When this honest and good old man said this, his voice trembled a little, "Life is a long road, but my career is only more than ten years. I'm 32 years old, I've been playing in this league for 13 years, and I'm going to have a lot of time to enjoy it in the future, but right now I just want to catch these days at the tail end of my career... I can still compete with these young guys on the court, fight for rebounds, chase fast breaks, defend one-on-one... I already have a ring, but who wouldn't want another one, who wouldn't want to be able to fight until they were forty? I'm past the age where I can stand on my feet with talent, but at least for now, I can compete with this kid. ”

The honest uncle is the honest uncle after all, after talking about sensationalism, he finally returned to Yang Yiming's "-for-tat". What Uncle Ariza said is true, just now in the gym, although his height and weight are slightly inferior, and he is ten years older, his strength, endurance, flexibility and other aspects of performance are equal to those of young people, and some even have advantages.

"Learn from you, so let me eat the vegetable leaves for a few years, and I will eat them." It was Yang Yiming who cleaned up the Chinese food next.

"Self-discipline plus talent, I'm optimistic about you, Yang."

"Come here every week from now on, and you can call me too."

"No problem. Go stretch and go home? ”

"Okay, let's go. Koharu, you can come together. Yang Yiming greeted his good friend.

Seeing that the old and the young had already walked side by side to the gym, Yu Xiaochun glanced at the two empty plates and his own healthy salad that he had eaten a few bites, and couldn't help but run a few steps to catch up with them.