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第十五篇 Lower Body Fat Means Better Performance These days， fashion models and pop stars are not the only people who have to watch theirwaistline.Football players who miss a few kicks and let their belly hanging out a little too much arelikely to be attacked by rabid fans or even the president of a countryl. The latest football star to draw the attention of the“fat police”is Barcelonas Ronaldinho， 26. Last Friday，a Spanish sports daily published two photos of the Brazilian star without his shirt.Onewas taken in November 2003； the other was taken this month.In the most recent one， the starswaistline seems to have a little extra padding2. Another Spanish sports daily published similar before-and-after photos and argued that the starhas“lost his explosiveness and velocity” and is“worn out”。 The cause， according to the newspaper， is his poor physical fitness. However， the players coach， Frank Rijkaard， insists that hes satisfied with Ronaldinhosform and fitness.And、after Barcelonas victory over Athletic Bibao on Sunday， Ronaldinhochallenged photographers to take pictures of him when he took off his shirt. “I dont have anything to hide.”he said. Fellow Brazilian Ronaldo， 30， of Real Madrid， faced similar criticism before the 2006 WorldCup.But the criticism didnt come from a bunch of sports reporters： It came from the president ofBrazil. “So， what is it？” Brazils Ptesident Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asked the national soccer teamscoach in his office last June， according to the Associated Press. “Is he （ Ronaldo） fat or not？”“ He is very strong， president” ，Carlos Alberto Parreira reportedly said at the time. “He is notthat boy anymore.His body type has changed.”The game of footfall demands that players put as much emphasis on fitness as they can do ondribbling， passing or shooting. Dur：ing a proper training regimen， football players normally follow a load-fatigue-recoverypattem3.They push their body toward a higher mark of fitness and experience a slight and briefdro