Zhou Qi bench press, Yi Jianlian bench press, Yao Ming bench press, there is no embarrassment without comparison!
The level of basketball in all countries in the world is constantly improving, but only the Chinese team has stopped. Since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Chinese men's basketball team has never reached the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games, and now it is not even qualified, which has made countless fans sigh. Let's take a look at the bench press data of Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian, and Zhou Qi, three men's basketball leaders in different eras, and you will understand the gap after reading it.
Zhou Qi
In terms of physical talent alone, Zhou Qi is actually not inferior to Yao Ming Yi Jianlian, with a height of 2.16 meters and an arm span of 2.33 meters, the bounce, speed, and coordination are extremely good among players in the same position. However, the reason why Zhou Qi failed to gain a foothold in the NBA was mainly because his body was too thin, his strength confrontation could not reach the average level, and his training attitude was not hard enough, which led to his failure to get too many opportunities during his time with the Rockets. According to the physical test data of the Chinese men's basketball team, Zhou Qi's bench press weight is only 60 kilograms, which is obviously unqualified for a professional athlete.
Yi
Although Yi Jianlian's NBA career is not as brilliant as Yao Ming's, he also has many highlight moments, and even scored 31 points in a single game. In fact, Yi Jianlian is also the hardest training player in China, he spends a lot of time in the gym every day to improve muscle strength, and he is also extremely strict with the management of his diet, almost never eating junk food. When Yi Jianlian took off his jersey, his strong muscles were enough to show how much sweat he usually put into training. According to Yi Jianlian's personal trainer, the former can easily bench press a 100-kilogram barbell.
Yao
As we all know, Yao Ming was also a backbone when he first entered the league, and was ridiculed and humiliated by many stars because of his poor confrontation. But in less than two years, Yao Ming has completely transformed and developed a brutal tendon meat, and his confrontation ability has reached the top level of the league, even if he is paired with super centers such as O'Neal and Howard, he will not fall behind at all. According to the physical test data of the Rockets at that time, Yao Ming's maximum bench press weight reached 150 kilograms, and the squat reached an astonishing 283 kilograms, both of which are among the best in the NBA.