Nanchong is a very small city on the world map. There is a university in the city, West China Normal University, which is not very famous among many universities in China. It is in this city, this university, that a student created the Guinness World Record — — The 50-meter handstand with both feet holding the ball is the fastest.
Walking upside down, he not only went to the Guinness China Night on CCTV, but also was invited to London, England for Guinness Book of Records certification. Most importantly, his attitude towards life and vision were changed and expanded because of this unique way of sports … …
As a normal person, why did he walk upside down? What changes did this world record bring to his life? Huaxi Dushi Bao takes you to this inspirational young man and listens to his story.
It took 26.09 seconds to walk 50 meters upside down.
In the early autumn, it was a light rain. On the stadium of West China Normal University, Zhang Shuang, a senior student, was walking upside down with a volleyball in his knee, and his brothers and sisters were cheering for him. He is the fastest man in the world who walks on a 50-meter handstand with the ball between his feet, only taking 26.09 seconds.
It is difficult for ordinary people to associate handstand with dreams. How did Zhang Shuang do it?
Zhang Shuang, a native of Peng ‘an, Nanchong, likes sports since childhood. The first grade of primary school participated in the 50-meter competition of the school sports meeting and won the first grade. "In the first day, every afternoon after school, I watched the seniors of Grade Two and Grade Three in the school track and field team training and running. I was very itchy and wanted to go. The coach of the school track and field team thought I was joking and didn’t agree at first, but later my insistence touched him. In this way, I officially started my sports career. " In junior high school, Zhang Shuang joined the school track and field team and became the only junior high school student in the team.
In junior high school, Zhang Shuang could stand on his head and do more than 20 push-ups with his feet on the wall. When adjusting the state of college entrance examination, Zhang Shuang accidentally saw a sentence on the Internet: five minutes of handstand is equivalent to two hours of sleep. There is an open space behind the teaching building of Nanchong High School New District. When the paper is tired, Zhang Shuang stands upside down on the open space and can take four or five steps. After every handstand, I feel much better, and I put myself into the intense college entrance examination review. After graduating from high school, Zhang Shuang was admitted to the Physical Education Institute of West China Normal University.
Handstand dream he came from sarcasm.
When I was in college in 2013, the Guinness China Night held by CCTV injected impetus into Zhang Shuang’s dream. At that time, 37-year-old Huang Zhongyu failed to challenge the world record of walking 100 meters upside down, which aroused Zhang Shuang’s enthusiasm to challenge himself.
"Can I walk 100 meters upside down?" Zhang Shuang, who has a certain foundation of handstand, keeps asking himself. At that time, he told his teachers and friends around him about his dream of handstand. Most people treated him coldly. "Without more than two years of professional training, it is impossible to go that far! The question is where to go for professional training? " Zhang Shuang, who never gave up, practiced by himself. Without anyone’s help, he fell down countless times and suffered many joint injuries.
On the elective course of sophomore year, he met Wu Wang, a teacher who taught weightlifting. "Teacher Wang is cheerful and warm." After the third class, Zhang Shuang told him his dream of handstand, and performed handstand live, more than 50 meters, which took 70 or 80 seconds. "It’s amazing, incredible!" Wu Wang was shocked, pulled Zhang Shuang aside, took out a pen and paper, talked for more than two hours, and established a handstand training plan.
Handstand miracle He was invited to London for certification.
"Set a small goal first, and then set a big goal!" The master and apprentice began to carry out scientific handstand training. Left hand, right hand, and then left hand, the weight of more than 70 kilograms is supported by one hand. Get up at 5 o’clock every morning, record training goals and diaries every day, keep falling and start again, and train every day during the Spring Festival, winter and summer vacations, just for the dream of handstand.
20m, 30m, 40m — — Step by step towards the goal.
In 2016, Zhang Shuang stepped onto the stage of the Guinness China Night on CCTV, and challenged the record that "the world’s 100-meter forward handstand walking is the fastest". Although the challenge failed, Zhang Shuang’s persistence and endurance left a deep impression on the officials at the Guinness World Records Headquarters, and the other party suggested that he concentrate on practicing the 50-meter handstand walking with the ball between his feet.
In July this year, invited by the Guinness World Records Headquarters, Zhang Shuang came to London. On the third day after his arrival, after adjusting his body, he was certified as a 50-meter handstand walking project in Dewei College, with a time of 26.09 seconds! The headquarters issued the certificate of the fastest project in the world on the spot. "Actually, it’s ok to clip basketball, but I clip No.5 standard football, and I want to play China football!" During the trip to London, Zhang Shuang wore a T-shirt with a five-star red flag. "I represent the quality of Chinese and Chinese’s words and deeds!" The four-day trip to London cost more than 40 thousand yuan, all paid by Guinness World Records Headquarters in London.
After receiving the certificate, Zhang Shuang was the first to tell his teacher Wu Wang the news. From a professional point of view, Wu Wang believes that handstand is a beneficial exercise. He said: "Walking upright every day, now upside down, repeatedly, is conducive to vasoconstriction and expansion, and is conducive to improving blood circulation."
Advice peers:
When you complain about adversity, you might as well look at life from another angle.
Walking upside down, Zhang Shuang realized the truth: "Looking at the world from another angle, adversity has turned into prosperity. When complaining about the twists and turns of your life, you might as well look upside down and look at yourself from another angle, which is also a way of self-cultivation."
When the name Zhang Shuang is mentioned at school, many teachers, younger brothers and sisters, master Zhao of track and field, and aunts in the canteen will give thumbs up. Everyone praised him for his courtesy, his uncle and aunt never leaving his mouth, and he was diligent. He often went to the track and field early in the morning. After training, he helped Master Zhao to do his work, move equipment, set up equipment, transport garbage, and the whole track and field. Whenever there was a need, he quickly stepped forward to give a hand.
The father released the news that his son had set a world record at the first time. He said proudly that his son had good conduct and worked hard since he was a child. When I was in junior high school, there was little sand in the training bunker of the school playground. He just carried sand from bag to bag in Jialing River. Mother bought eggs in her hometown town, but she didn’t pay attention to giving each other a dollar less. He insisted on sending them back.
Zhang Shuang always sits in the front row in class, and he is good at learning. He ranks first in grade and is the monitor. On October 28th, he will represent West China Normal University in the 2016 Sichuan Normal University Teaching Ability Competition. For the younger brothers and sisters who came to ask him for advice, Zhang Shuang replied, "Anything is possible! As long as you firmly believe in yourself in this process, especially when it is very difficult and difficult, keep preparing! " "Dreams are always there, in case they come true! Everyone can create miracles! "
Friends get together, happy, Zhang Shuang performs handstand for everyone; When going out to give lectures, Zhang Shuang will also walk upside down and tell his dreams; There are even scenic spots where Zhang Shuang is invited to perform. When he stands upside down, he will do some fancy movements to increase the appreciation.
Next year, Zhang Shuang will graduate from college, and the door to a splendid life has just opened. He said that he would go on step by step, Do not forget your initiative mind. (Intern Fan Yi Female Huaxi City Reader Su Dingwei)