英文原版对话1000个:870 Weight Lifting

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Todd: Mike, I thought we would talk about weight training. You're kind of an expert. I see you in the gym a lot. You're always, you know, lifting weights. How did you get involved in weight training?

Mike: Well, I started in high school. I've played sports since I was little and once I got to high school, we had to start weight training for our team.

Todd: OK, and so did you just start with like, you know, the basics, like free weights or did you do like the machines?

Mike: Yeah, well, we had a weight lifting coach so we did both machines and free weights and he made sure that our form was correct and we did everything properly, so...

Todd: Right, now, actually which did you prefer, the machines or the free weights?

Mike: I prefer free weights. Yeah, I think machine is a little bit more restrictive than free weights so if you know how to... if you have proper guidance, then free weights are better.

Todd: So, actually you play soccer. Is that correct?

Mike: Yes.

Todd: See, that's interesting cause I wouldn't think that soccer players would be into weight training.

Mike: Yeah, that's the usual way of thinking for a lot of people, but actually now people into playing soccer are doing a lot more weights.

Todd: But when you lift weights, don't you feel that you're more tight? Or you're tighter? That you're not flexible?

Mike: Yeah, but that means that you have to stretch. Do a lot of stretching as well.

Todd: So, stretching is just as important as the weight training?

Mike: Yes.

Todd: OK, well, you don't play soccer anymore, do you?

Mike: No, after college I've retired¹ from competitive² sports.

Todd: So, do you still follow the same regiment³ that you did with your soccer training?

Mike: No. Weight lifting when you're not playing sports is different than when you are playing sports, so now I just lift to keep fit and not actually for sports performance.

Todd: Well, that's interesting. Like, what is different about doing weight training for sports and doing it just to be fit?

Mike: The exercises vary⁴ a lot. If you're doing, for sports, you do things that you need to do a lot of explosion⁵ work so that you can move faster or better and... whereas⁶ if you're just staying fit, it just more to get exercise and you know, to keep your shape.