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hmm generally, from what I have heard about them, you should avoid using them. I realize you stated you hate lifting weights, but doing squats is one of the best, if not the best single weight lifting exercise you can do, and is great for lower body strength and overall body strength. Just...

I really think that with some more development, Zhou Yu could become a left handed version of Zhang Jike, except with even greater potential

hahaha yeah seriously. I really hope they let him play in more international tournaments. His potential is huge. He is definitely quickly becoming one of my favorite players to watch. He has such powerful shots, which combined with his above average height, at least for a Chinese player, could...

are there any other videos from the earlier rounds of Zhou Yu? I enjoy watching him play. From what I have seen of him, and out of the Chinese players who played in the world junior championships, he has the most potential of all of them. He has a good height, and very good power. He based...

What? that makes no sense.... the issue is entirely about whether it is right or wrong according to the rules. The players are rarely the one complaining about a serve. That ought to be thee measure of whether a serve is illegal or not. Not some clueless ref, who doesn't even see the serve from...

dang impressive. Over the short span of only a year or so, ZJK has collected all three of the major titles in table tennis. He is the reigning champion in all three all at the same time. Despite my belief that Ma Long is the better all around player, whether by bad luck on his part or good...

man I love watching Timo Boll play and all, and he seems like one of the, if not the nicest players in professional table tennis, but man does he choke horribly at the olympics. I can understand if he loses to the Chinese players, but each time he has lost to a non-Chinese player. This latest...

Thats the thing, every person is different so every referee's view of what is legal and illegal is different. If anything they should all try to uniformly call things less often. If they start calling things more it ruins the game. All of the sudden refs who know nearly nothing about the game...

A lot of people are way too nitpicky about the serving rule. Words are by their very nature subject to interpretation, and the rules written regarding serving are no different. The writer of the rules purposely added the word nearly in the portion that says project the ball nearly vertical...

In terms of doing the actual RPB I find that it really helps that you adjust the angle of your grip away from what is normally used for normal traditional penhold. Whereas with traditional your ring finger and pinky just remain in line with your middle finger, thereby making a line coming out...

Man, it is the Chinese Open and Wang Hao and Ma Lin already lost to non-Chinese players.... wtf? Since when has Ma Lin lost to Oh SangEun? It's been ages since that has happened.... I honestly don't think Wang Hao is that overweight at the moment. Maybe he could lose a few pounds if he wants a...

Yeah, the newer generation of penhold players just dont seem to have the type of short game that Ma Lin has mastered. Part of it probably is the change in style with the rph backhand, and part of it probably is just Ma Lin's amazing talent. But if Xu Xin ever got a short game like Ma Lin, he...

haha that does sound like a very interesting pairing. Not sure how well it would work. They would have incredible reach, and would be amazing at the midrange game.

Hmm he does look a bit chunky, but he has looked like that for a good 5 years or so now, his style of play revolves around more power anyway and less running around and quickness like the typical penhold style. Despite losing to ZJK, he looked like he was in really good form. The first game in...

haha, hmm I doubt its the first reason.... People are going to play hard against a Chinese player regardless. Especially one thats ranked number one. And even more so, when its at the olympics. As for mental toughness, a lot of people state that Ma Long doesn't have mental toughness, but I...

Ma Long's serves and short game were just terrible in that game, simple as that. Normally his serves aren't that bad.... His short game has always been a major weakness, and Lee's backhand flips are better than most, so he was able to exploit that weakness more than most players are able to.

yeah, i mean when you are at the top of a sport, motivation is the biggest factor. For Ma Long who is very introverted, it probably felt awful that he wasn't picked for singles in the olympics. Because of it, I doubt his motivation has been the same and thus his training also hasn't been the...

Yeah its Wang Nan. Hmmm WLQ's gf looks ok.... He had a hotter gf in the past. Ma Lin's ex-wife also looks alot better.

Yeah I am going to have to agree with the sentiment of most of the people who replied to your comment. Yes Ma Long hasn't won a world championship, but that in of itself doesn't say all that much to me, especially in regards to his comparison with ZJK. Table tennis has a lot to do with matchups...

Ultimately this discussion is pointless since there is no real way to compare these two players. I do believe, however, that as a sport progresses, players tend to be better and better. Physical training, knowledge on training, knowledge on what to eat, how to work out, everything continues to...