Article: Are China training to hard? Fans ask

[Dan]

You can view the page at http://www.tabletennisdaily.co.uk/forum/content.php?211-Are-China-training-to-hard-Fans-ask

 

[PandaMike]

That's crazy! Yet thats what makes them so good.

 

[YosuaYosan]

I don't know, but I think its quite extreme
Training too much isnt good you know..

 

[chughtai]

only 3 hours of sleep man thats just cruel

 

[Cidered]

The proof's in the pudding. That's why they have been consistently at the top of the world game for so long

 

[Camarão®]

So, they practice at list 3 times more than any european top player. During a regular season they practice double, now practice triple. What do you think its going to happen during WTTC?

 

[Dan]

So, they practice at list 3 times more than any european top player. During a regular season they practice double, now practice triple. What do you think its going to happen during WTTC?

Its going to be a Chinese pretty much 90% sure... I think Wang Hao, Xu Xin or Zhang Jike... But im routing for Timo Boll all the way! If he gets a good draw and misses Xu Xin and Wang Hao theres a chance!

 

[StealthAsassin]

As Timo said the more table tennis you play , you get a lot of injuries !!! Chinese team should have more physical training !!! Normally all the players are practising around 3-4 hours a day !!

 

[lesliefrancs]

I'm sure LGL will take into account of injuries. That's some cutthroat competition there though. Props to LGL for doing this. Again, he wants to see how players perform when they're at their worst, not at their best. A better experiment would be to give the B team plenty of sleep and have regular training, and then pit the healthy B team against the exhausted A team, along with a 2 point handicap (the standard handicap for A team vs B team matches)

 

[idolLong]

Ma Long Lost to the 2nd Squad. Damn

 

[dici]

So, they practice at list 3 times more than any european top player. During a regular season they practice double, now practice triple. What do you think its going to happen during WTTC?

The training is only for about 2-3 weeks. That's the reason all sport team have their professor trainer. They must have discussed with their trainer to optimize the training. I'm believe currently the training is now kind of over.

 

[Charlie]

i would love to do this would be exhausting but be so fun training is by far the most fin part of table tennis