How big is the physical gap between CBA and NBA players? After reading these 7 photos, you will have the answer

As the world's top basketball league, the NBA brings together the world's best basketball players. As the top league of Chinese basketball, the CBA has also made great progress in recent years, but compared with the NBA, the gap in players' physical fitness is still obvious. After reading the following pictures, you will understand how big the physical gap between domestic and foreign players is.

Guo Ailun is a leader in the domestic back line, known for his American style of play and excellent confrontational ability. However, when he was in the same frame with NBA superstar Westbrook, the gap in physical fitness was fully exposed. In the photo, although Guo Ailun and Westbrook are similar in height, their overall figure is smaller, and there is a significant gap between Westbrook and Westbrook regardless of shoulder width, wingspan, and muscle circumference.

basketball players' strength training is crucial, and tire training is a common event. In the photo, the tires used by James are huge in size and weigh about 100 kilograms, while the tires used by Zhou Qi look much "mini", and the gap is clear at a glance. As the top insider of the CBA, Zhou Qi is already among the top in the country in his athletic ability and confrontation level, but he is still not good enough compared to James. James's strong muscles and amazing strength allow him to easily crush his opponent in the confrontation. And this difference is a true portrayal of CBA players' strength training and muscle dimensions with NBA players.

As we all know, Li Gen is praised as a "domestic James", and his physical fitness and strength level are indeed top among domestic players. However, in a warm-up match with Team USA, Lee Gen was completely unable to push the opponent when he tried to fight Thompson at a low post. This scene is amazing. As a shooting guard who is good at shooting and defense, Clay's strength and confrontational ability are far superior to Li Gen. This not only highlights the shortcomings of CBA players in strength training, but also makes people deeply aware that domestic players are often at a disadvantage in physical confrontation when facing top international players.

In an early event, James had a head-on conversation with Shen Zijie, who was still a member of the National Youth Team at that time. What is shocking is that Shen Zijie, as the center, finds it difficult to push James, and the latter can even be described as being motionless. This scene makes people deeply realize that there is a huge gap between young domestic players in terms of physical fitness and strength reserves and NBA players.

Yi Jianlian and Durant are both about 2.11 meters tall. However, as can be seen from the picture, Durant's wingspan is obviously longer than Yi Jianlian. The most important thing is that Yi Jianlian is a traditional inside player, while Durant is a defender-oriented style. The two's playing style and technical characteristics directly reflect the different concepts of the CBA and the NBA for player training.

In fact, the gap in physical fitness between CBA players and NBA players is the result of long-term accumulation of many factors. This includes not only the shortcomings in hardware such as training system and nutrition management, but also the lack of software such as the players' own professional attitude and self-discipline. To narrow this gap, CBA players need to improve and improve on multiple levels. From strengthening strength training and improving the scientific nature of training, to strictly managing diet and enhancing self-discipline, every link is crucial. Only in this way can domestic players further enhance the competitiveness of Chinese basketball in the future international arena.