原文：http://tinyurl.com/ccp2pq 作者：Brian Windhorst/Plain Dealer Reporter 　之前外电报导中曾提及瑜珈是LBJ平常体能练习中的一部分， 　这篇报导就是在谈LBJ与瑜珈间的因缘，他如何练习及瑜珈对他身体的效益,很值得 　一看。(原文出处有照片，大家可以点连结进去看) 　LeBron's extra edge: Cavaliers star's devotion to yoga training helps 　keep James healthy。 　CLEVELAND -- Over the last year, hotel guests in various NBA cities have 　likely been a little jolted to see the Cavaliers' LeBron James out by the 　pool in the mornings. Not so much because he's a celebrity, but because he 　just might be standing on his head. 　When James first came into the NBA at the age of 18 he didn't even tape his 　ankles, sometimes ate McDonald's an hour before tipoff and his main use for 　ice was cooling beverages. 最近一年,当骑士队客场入住饭店的旅客於早晨看到游泳池畔的LBJ时,常会微吃一惊。 其主要原因并非LBJ的明星身份,而是因为LBJ竟是用头站立。 当LBJ18岁进入NBA时,他连足踝包紮都没做,在开球前一小时有时还会吃麦当劳,而冰 块对他的主要用途是加在饮料里。 　As he's matured, part out of necessity and part out of pride, he's serious 　about preparing and maintaining his body for the rigors of an NBA season. 　That includes a wide range of measures from diet and recovery techniques to the Vajrasana, Virasana and the particularly stunning Salamba Sarvangasana. 当他逐渐成熟,基於维持优秀成绩的自尊与身体需要,他开始在体能储备及维持方面下 功夫,以应付艰苦漫长的NBA赛季。 这其中包含了均衡、健康的饮食与闪电坐势(http://tinyurl.com/c8fgle)、英雄势 (http://tinyurl.com/dzjs44)及令人吃惊的肩倒势(http://tinyurl.com/csmtb4)等 体能调适技术。 They are yoga poses and they are also an essential part of James' routine every week. 他们是瑜珈的体姿,而且是LBJ练习的重要一部分。 "Yoga isn't just about the body, it's also about the mind and it's a technique that has really helped me," James said. "You do have to focus because there's some positions that can really hurt you at times if you aren't focused and breathing right." From the "thunderbolt pose" to the "hero pose" to even "downward facing dog, " James has become a devout believer in the benefits of yoga. He and assistant athletic trainer Mike Mancias have been developing a regimen over the last two years. LBJ:"瑜珈除了使身体健康,并能达到心灵平静的目的,它对我助益真的很大。在做瑜珈 时你必须十分专注,因为如果你在做一些瑜珈姿势时不够专注、或呼吸方式有误,将反 而会对身体造成伤害。 从闪电势、英雄势、甚至肩倒势,由於瑜珈的各种益处,LBJ已成为瑜珈的虔诚信徒。 　他和骑士的助理体能训练师Mike Mancias在这两年内己经建立了一套系列姿势训练。 James got serious last summer when Mancias was with him for much of the Team USA events in Las Vegas and China. During the season, they carve out time at least once a week and sometimes more for the practice. Often it happens at team hotels on the road and the two prefer to do it outside if possible. The two also do some pilates exercises. 　 　LBJ是从07年夏天开始深入练习瑜珈，当时Mancias陪着他前往拉斯维加斯及中国,以协助 　他进行体能锻链。在球季中,他们每周至少会腾出一段时间做一次全套的瑜珈练习,有时 甚至一周内做两次以上。通常他们会在客场饭店里做瑜珈练习,可能的话,他们通常会在 户外做练习。除了瑜珈,他们也会做些皮拉提斯(http://tinyurl.com/c3klxu)。 "He tries to focus on things that will help him and that the body needs, especially for balance and to strengthen his core," said Mancias, who is in his fifth year with the Cavs. 　"Yoga is an activity that encompasses all that. It's total body and it helps him mentally, too. Flexibility is important to him and we've tried to incorporate all of that into a routine." "他会试着做任何能帮助他或身体需要的训练,尤其着重平衡及强化背部肌肉"Mancias说 ,08-09球季是他在骑士的第五年。 Basketball players have been experimenting with yoga for decades. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was perhaps the first high-profile player to embrace it. In recent years, Shaquille O'Neal has used it at times to increase flexibility in his legs. Phil Jackson, who is famous for his alternative techniques,used it as a player to help with back problems and had the Bulls go through a series of yoga classes throughout the 1997-98 championship season. NBA球员运用瑜珈己有数十年,贾霸可能是第一个着名的瑜珈信仰者。近年,大欧偶尔会 运用瑜珈来提升腿部的伸展性。禅师在球员时期曾运用瑜珈改善背部问题,而且他在 97-98球季曾让公牛球员进行一系列的瑜珈课程。 The theory is that basketball players tend to be strong in certain areas, such as the legs and arms, due to the nature of the game. But all the repetitive motion can build up tension and limit flexibility in some joints and large muscles. 瑜珈健身的理论:由於篮球运动的本质,球员在某些部位如手臂、腿部会特别强壮。然 而一些反覆的动作会使关节及大肌肉块紧绷而难以伸展。 James started getting into the importance of stretching during his third season. Partially inspired by then-teammate Alan Henderson -- who extended his 12-year career by using elastic bands and a large inflatable ball in a stretching routine -- James began to devote himself to making sure he was limber. LBJ从第三季发现伸展的重要。当时的队友Alan Henderson在伸展操中运用弹力球等器 材而延长了他的篮球生涯。LBJ从其中得到启发,并立志要提升身体柔软性。 At the time he was also bothered by some lower back spasms, which nearly forced him out of a playoff game against the Wizards in 2006. That and a couple of nasty ankle sprains got James focused on doing things to maximize his physical tools. Stretching with bands after practices and games slowly developed into using yoga. 当时LBJ正面临下背部痉挛的困扰,差点因而缺席2006年与巫师系列赛的其中一场比赛。 此外,他也经历数次棘手的脚踝扭伤。上开种种让LBJ注意到应该要做些改变,以提升并 维持身体健康。一开始他主要做些伸展操,後来逐渐发展成瑜珈练习。 The positions increase flexibility in areas athletes don't always pay attention to but basketball players need. Such as ankles, shoulders and hips. Fans can surely remember times when James appeared to have suffered serious ankle injuries only to shake them off. Some of that may be due to the freakish size of James' joints, but some of it may be from those targeted workouts. Two weeks ago, for example, he flipped backwards over his neck chasing a loose ball in Phoenix. It looked like he may have hurt himself doing it, but in reality it was sort of like the Salamba Sarvangasana, or shoulder stand, he'd worked on a day before. 这些瑜珈姿势提升了一些篮球员平时难以注意,但在篮球运动中会用到身体部位(如脚踝 、肩部、肋骨等)的柔靭性。球迷可能会发现有时LBJ明显己经扭伤脚踝,但他却能在短 时间内复原。这其中虽可部分归功於LBJ异於巨大强壮的关节,但有些可能是因为这些特 别训练的功效。 例如两周前,当LBJ在对太阳比赛中追扑球时,整个身体翻转,全身重量压在他的脖子及肩 部。在外人看来他可能己经因而受伤,但实际上,这意外其实和LBJ在比赛前一天所练的肩 倒势很相似。 "It is something that really can help your balance," James said. "I had some lower back problems a few years ago and once I started to do the yoga, it has helped them go away for now. Of course we can stretch but stretching only goes so far." "瑜珈对身体的平衡帮忙极大。",LBJ说。"我在几年前有下背痛的困扰,但自从我开始练 习瑜珈後,这些疼痛就不再出现了。当然,伸展操也会有帮助,但它的效用毕竟有限。" It's part of a package James now employs. He gets massages on most game days, gets his ankles heavily taped and wears a padded vest under his jersey to protect his ribs, and ices his feet and lower back after every game and contact workout. It includes an overall better series of eating habits and weight training, which James is now more devoted to than ever. 现在LBJ在比赛当日会做按摩、紧实的包紮脚踝,并在球衣下穿紧身背心以保护肋骨,在 每场比赛结束後他会冰敷腿部及下背部。此外,LBJ的饮食习惯也大有改善,并更加重视 举重等锻链。 "People don't see everything that he does, he's focused on doing everything for his body that will help him succeed," Mancias said. "The proof is what he's been showing on the court." "人们并未注意到他在场下所做的一切,他专注的做一切对提升并保持体适能有所助益的 事。"Mancias说。"其锻链成果,你们在球场上看的一清二楚。" Recently James held a special event for some students from Holy Cross Elementary in Euclid at the Cleveland Clinic Courts to promote yoga and its benefits. At first he seemed a little shy in talking about yoga; brute athletes in the past have not always been lauded for work with such finesse arts. 最近LBJ在骑士练习中心举办了一个活动,向Holy Cross的小学生推广瑜珈,并介绍其好 处。一开始LBJ在谈到瑜珈时甚至有些害羞。 But as James has experienced the benefits, he's become an advocate of yoga, pilates and massage therapy that he does with the Cavs and their support staff. 在亲身感受效用後,LBJ己经成为瑜珈、皮拉提斯和按摩的信徒。 "I've been blessed with a lot of physical talent and a strong body," James said. "I have focused on working hard to maximize those gifts." "我很幸运,上天赐与给了我优异的体格和一些天生才能",LBJ说。但同时我在发扬这 些优势方面也下了极大的苦功。" --

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