Dream come true in Paris! Fan Zhendong's super grand slam! Why did he roar after winning?

Review expert: Chen Mingxin, national second-level psychological counselor, senior human resources manager

On August 3, Beijing time, the women's singles table tennis final of the Paris Olympics kicked off. Chinese player Chen Meng defeated her teammate Sun Yingsha to win the gold medal.

Champion Chen Meng (right) and runner-up Sun Yingsha at the award ceremony on August 3. Source: Xinhua News Agency On August 4, in the men's singles final, Chinese player Fan Zhendong won the gold medal and achieved a super grand slam .

Fan Zhendong won the men's singles table tennis championship and achieved a super Grand Slam.

When watching a game, we will find an interesting phenomenon: no matter whether a table tennis player wins the game, or a weightlifter lifts the barbell, or a track and field athlete throws the shot put, they will all "roar".

Gong Lijiao, the women's shot put champion at the Tokyo Olympics

Not only athletes yell, but coaches and teammates also yell.

Roaring table tennis team

Have you ever wondered what they yell about? Does yelling help the game? Why do people like to yell?

What is the roar ?

I believe many people are curious about what the athletes yell. Everyone is particularly concerned about what the national table tennis players yell after winning. In fact, as early as 2021, Ma Long personally responded to this topic: "Just yell whatever you want. Just follow others' yelling. Like 'shua', 'shua', 'exciting', it's all fine."

Ma Long wins the game Source: @Sina Table Tennis

Another table tennis player, Xu Xin, who is also known as the "People's Artist", said that when he was a kid, he saw world champions shouting when they won, so he followed suit. Xu Xin said, "Actually, I don't know what they were shouting." To this, the editor would like to say, "Xu Xin, you are still too comprehensive!"

Xu Xin wins the game Source: @Xu Xin

It seems that it doesn’t matter what you yell about, what matters is that you have to yell !

Why do you have to **** roar ?<br /> This brings us to the famous "peripheral emotion theory", which states that when people express emotions through behavior, they can also gain corresponding emotional feelings. In other words, behavior can have an impact on psychology. For example, when you are walking alone at night and are afraid, you can't help but sing to boost your courage. Singing can give people a sense of pleasure, especially singing positive songs can bring positive psychological hints, slow down your heartbeat and breathing, and reduce your fear.

Similarly, during competitions, athletes like to yell loudly. On the one hand, this helps them maintain their breathing rhythm and exert better strength ; on the other hand, it also relieves highly nervous emotions and boosts their spirits. Of course, it also puts mental pressure and shock on their opponents.

Fan Zhendong roars after winning the game

In addition to the role of psychological suggestion, does it have any effect on improving grades? The answer is yes!

Take weightlifters as an example. In a weightlifting competition, athletes will roar before lifting the barbell. In addition to cheering themselves up, the most important function is to encourage athletes to exert greater strength to compete.

We will find that weightlifters often take a deep breath before yelling.

Tokyo Olympic Men's Weightlifting 67kg Champion Chen Lijun

After roaring, the mouth is immediately closed, and the chest, abdomen, waist, back muscles and diaphragm are strongly contracted.

This can increase the pressure in the chest and abdominal cavities dramatically in an instant, providing a stable support point for the weightlifter's upper and lower limbs and waist and back muscles, making it easier for them to exert greater strength and lift heavy objects.

Can ordinary people scream?

Athletes can relieve tension and boost their spirits by shouting loudly. For ordinary people, shouting appropriately also has a positive effect.

“Short-term relief”

John Norcross, a psychology professor at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, said that releasing emotions is a good way to relieve tension, similar to lifting the lid of a kettle before the water boils. This practice can achieve the effect of "short-term stress relief."

Avi Klein, a psychotherapist in Manhattan, New York City, said that yelling can help calm emotions quickly. Its mechanism is similar to the way crying or smiling can help people get out of sadness and calm down. Yelling can allow people to temporarily escape from stressful events such as anger or frustration.

We may try to go to KTV and sing loudly , which can also help to vent emotions. In short, whether it is yelling or screaming, it can be used to vent anxiety in a timely manner.

Soft and gentle way to vent emotions

Besides shouting, are there any other simple ways to "vent" your emotions?

0 1 Talking method

Call or meet with a friend who is close to you, whom you trust and who understands you, and let it all out to vent your feelings.

0 2 Diary Method

People who are not good at talking to others can vent their inner grief and anger through painting, writing diaries, etc.

0 3 Exercise Method

Vent negative emotions through physical exercises such as playing ball, boxing, swimming, etc.

0 4 Crying Method

When you encounter emotional distress, you can cry loudly or shed tears secretly, because tears themselves are the most powerful weapon our body gives us to deal with emotional problems, and can quickly help us eliminate "mental toxins."

When too much negative energy accumulates in your heart, you might as well vent your emotions in a reasonable and moderate way to give yourself a relaxing massage.

Finally, I wish the Chinese Olympic athletes can achieve good results again!