How U23 Vietnam has good physical strength
By training their endurance with rubber bands, lifting solid metal weights, eating about 4,000 kcal, and drinking 1,000ml of milk every day, the U23 Vietnam team solved the physical problem to win a brilliant victory in the semi-final match against Qatar.
High intensity training in extreme weather
Regarding physical fitness, Korean coach Park Hang-seo asked his U23 Vietnam players to continuously practice high-intensity exercises. These include jumping with rubber bands, pushing weights, moving to head and sprint.
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| U23 players practice endurance with rubber bands. |
With the exercise of practicing jumping with elastic rubber bands. Players take turns pulling the rubber band to create resistance for teammates to practice sprinting with a certain inertia. Players also have to practice jumping to increase their ability to play high balls.
Each person must lift solid steel weights about 10 times to strengthen muscles and compressive strength.
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| Lifting weights with solid steel. |
Although the weather in the competition area dropped below zero degrees, the U23 team still practiced regularly to maintain physical balance.
Therefore, despite playing in harsh weather in China, the Vietnamese team still played well and persistently against other teams with abundant physical strength.
Drink 1 liter of milk every day
The nutrition regimen for the players is also specially designed. Daily meals include all 5 nutritional groups: Protein, fat, sugar, vegetables...
The daily energy requirement for athletes is 4,000-4,500 kcal, depending on the training time.
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| U23 Vietnam happy after scoring against U23 Qatar. |
Every day, players drink the recommended 1,000 ml of milk in their diet to provide enough nutrients and energy to meet the needs of high-intensity training and competition in all weather conditions.
Besides, members must also be absolutely punctual, strictly follow the team's training, eating and resting schedule.
Players are not allowed to use mobile phones while eating to ensure the most scientific meal.