Oscar pistorius Bryan Reynolds, the American representative of the Footless Marathon World Cup? Brian Reynolds
Brian Reynolds, 29, started out as a weightlifter, but unlike most bodybuilders, he was an athlete with both legs amputated. As early as when Brian was four years old, he lost his legs below the knee because of a rare fatal sepsis-meningococcemia. His fitness career began at the age of 12 and 13, and he was taken to the gym by his mother. At first, he didn't love it at all. Until he went to college, fitness not only became his interest, but also made him start lifting weights. At first, the action of "lifting" alone brought great challenges to Brian, because he couldn't squat, and his prosthetic leg couldn't bear the weight when lifting weights, so his carbon fiber prosthetic leg often broke and twisted. After graduating from college, Brian became more serious. He changed the training schedule from six days a week to four days a week, two days of high-intensity weightlifting and two days of lightweight dynamic exercises, which made him make greater progress and became an excellent weightlifter in his early twenties.
Brian Reynolds started lifting weights in college? Brian Reynolds
However, Brian still has a big problem. When walking, he has no endurance and can only walk as short as 1 mile (about 1.6 km). In order to improve his endurance, Brian once joined a training group for hiking in the Grand Canyon. This training is organized by a leukemia lymphoma association, and his grandmother is a leukemia patient. He naturally chose to contact this association. When lifting weights made him sore or even injured, he switched to other sports to reduce the injury. Running is a very suitable way. Now, he has two pairs of artificial limbs made of titanium and carbon fiber. One pair is used for walking, and the other pair of light "errands" with blades is used for running. However, for Brian, training is not easy, because if he wants to run as frequently as an elite marathon runner (about 90- 100 miles per week), his silicone-lined prosthesis will cause skin friction damage on his legs, which is hard to avoid as long as he runs long distances. He lamented, "After running for several weeks, the skin on my legs will be worn off, and I have to stop for a week or two." In order to solve this dilemma, Brian and the coach came up with a way to make up for the lack of mileage through cross-training. He now runs an average of 6 days a week, about 55-65 miles; Ride a bike for one or two days a week, simulate running with a cross-sliding bike, and train for 3-4 days a week. Not only that, Brian will retrain for 3-4 days every week, and use TRX suspension training to strengthen back and hip muscles and improve stability during long-distance running.
Brian made up for the lack of running mileage by cross-training. The picture shows the simulation of running with a cross-sliding bicycle. Brian Reynolds
Brian not only tried all kinds of sports, but also achieved excellent results. In 2065,438+07, he won the Chicago Marathon in 3 hours, 6 minutes, 365,438+0 seconds, and will represent the United States in the 2065,438+08 World Athletics Marathon World Cup at the end of April this year. He hopes to run for three hours in this event and become the first amputee in the United States to set this record. Brian still hasn't given up his dream of lifting weights when he was young. He said that although he is still committed to creating better running results, he still misses weightlifting very much and finally hopes to return to the CrossFit route and combine weightlifting with endurance training. "I am just like other athletes, doing any sport I like makes me happy. I also hope that my example can encourage other disabled people to go out and try to understand and challenge the difficulties of physical obstacles. Brian won the Chicago Marathon in 3 hours, 6 minutes, 365,438+0 seconds in 2065,438+07, and will represent the United States in the 2065,438+08 World Athletics Marathon World Cup at the end of April this year? Brian Reynolds