On May 31, 2003, former world weightlifting champion Caili "vomited and died without dignity" at the age of 33!
In the 5 years after his retirement, this weightlifting champion who was honored by countless honors in his youth left the world after experiencing poverty, loneliness and pain!
This is not a relief for him, after all, he is alive and tortured by reality!
Sleep apnea syndrome torments his flesh all the time, and beside him stands a grim reaper full of fangs!
Poor life and family burdens make this "champion" who can only lift weights have to bow his head like society, dare not go to the doctor, dare not eat meat, and control the money of each meal at 4 to 5 yuan, because he has not eaten meat for too long, and eating a meal of meat has led to gastrointestinal indigestion...
When we remember him, have we ever wondered what caused caili's death?
Personally, I have summed up two reasons, extreme training in youth, detachment from the system, poverty,
As the saying goes, the death of talent is an extreme case of long-term and lifelong training strategies failing
Take a look at Caili's life history: In September 1985, Caili won the men's 110 kg or more class in the weightlifting competition of the first National Youth Games!
At first glance, this should be a strong stroke of Talent's career, but if combined with Talent's training experience, this seems to have changed
Born in 1970, Caili began formal training in 1983, and by 1985 Caili was only 15 years old, and he had only been in formal training for two years, but he could already participate in the maximum level of 110 kg!
The coach's training strategy is undoubtedly successful, but it seems that some of the seedlings are promoted, which lays a huge hidden danger for Caili's future career and life, and it is fatal!
As a large-level weightlifting power at that time, the former Soviet Union once summed up the development trajectory of large-level athletes like this:
Athletes who are ready to compete in future competitions in the over 110 kg class usually start weightlifting training around the age of 16, when they usually weigh between 70 and 80 kg. After about 6 1/2 years of training, they reached a body weight level suitable for the level required, averaging about 130 kg.
But the speed of development of talent is undoubtedly too fierce!
At the age of 13, he began to receive formal training, and his Russian competitors did not know what a barbell was.
At the age of 15, he weighed 110kg and won the national championship, while his Russian opponents had to wait a year to touch the barbell
At the age of 16, his career was in full swing, while his Russian competitors began practicing weightlifting, weighing no more than 70 or 80 kilograms
At the age of 20, the peak of his career, the Asian Games champion, Russia's opponents have trained hard for four years, and their weight has not yet reached the standard
At the age of 23, the last gold medal in the talent force began to decline, while the Russian opponent finally reached the weight and began to emerge in various competitions!
At the age of 27, he retired, and his Russian opponents began to reach the peak of their careers after 10 to 11 years of training!
At the age of 33, Caili died of poverty and injury, and the Russian opponent reached world-class competitive status!
It can be seen that the career of caili is a process of "pulling up seedlings and promoting growth", with good and fast results but short career and life expectancy (caili is 33 years old, and most of the athletes in the same period are 60 to 70 years old)
But from the perspective of the situation at the time, to get good results, this is the right strategy in the eyes of the coaches!
Large-level men's weightlifting has always been a weak point in our country, there are few athletes, the level is low, athletes want to achieve good results, can only increase their weight to participate in the competition of large weight levels, but they can get better ranks!
So before practicing weightlifting, he was a thin man who became a "fat man" through two years of training and overeating, which made his career and ruined his future!
Gaining weight too quickly will inevitably lead to a great increase in fat, which is inevitable! And it's deadly!
First, the excessive increase in weight, resulting in precocious puberty, insufficient development in the later stage, and the peak of extreme strength in advance, so the best result of talent is the Asian Games champion, and there is no room for growth!
Second, premature and too rapid weight gain – a massive increase in the number of fat cells and overeating eating habits – difficulty losing weight in adulthood + decreased exercise after retirement – further obesity – excessive obesity leads to insufficient blood supply to the brain and pause in breathing and sleep He eventually died of lung infection and respiratory failure (too much weight and slightly impaired lung function to supply the oxygen needed).
Therefore, the tragedy of talent has long been doomed by youth!
At the end of his career, retiring is his only way, but in his life, there is nothing but training!
After retiring from the army, he used the bonus to buy a 75-square-meter house, became a janitor in the sports bureau, and officially became a "social person", with no more big tree protection!
The talent of playing small training can easily lift thousands of pounds, but he can't lift the burden of the family, because he was taught "how to lift heavier", but he was not taught "how to earn money to survive in society"
Daughter of Talent
Talent is like a helpless child in society, suffering in confusion! Under the pressure of life, life is very poor, and there is no money to see a doctor!
At that time, his salary was only 200 yuan per month, and he was still managed by his wife, so he often had his pockets empty, often on credit in the commissary at work!
The 120 yuan he carried when he went to the hospital 8 hours before his death was 20 yuan given by his mother and 100 yuan given by his father! This is also the first time he takes a taxi to the hospital, usually he only rides a bicycle.......
On the day of his death, the family had only 300 yuan!
I just want to say: the death of talent is a tragedy, and I hope that such a thing will not be repeated in athletes again!