Team TFS International trained with the Chinese National Team's coach. Coach Bastian calls him " Gunner". Gunner worked with Coach Bastian when he coached the 2008 Chinese Olympic team. Gunner ( I am not using his true name to protect him) did not want any of the Chinese to know that he was helping the Americans because he could loose his job. He is an excellent coach and the girls learned a tremendous amount from him especially about increasing their speed. "Quedar" means fast.
The girls started the day with a morning workout of 30 minutes of running and stretching before breakfast. Then they trained from 9am to 12, had lunch and a break in the heat of the day, which in China is nap time. Then back to training from 4pm to 7pm, dinner and then sometimes back to training until it's too dark to see. They spent one session at the weight room on a rainy day.
Here is a link I found about the Sports Competition and Training base we stayed at in Xishuangbanna.
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