Yao Ming recently hired Anthony Falsone, the former Houston Rockets strength and conditioning coach, in an attempt to bulk up.

"He's worked with me for a long time," Yao told Houston television station KRIV tonight. "If you go see the posters they show the fans outside, the difference between the first year and right now shows the good work he did."

Falsone resigned from the Rockets last month and, in order to work with Yao, will travel to China with the Rockets 7?5? center.

"In strength and conditioning, the thing that makes you successful is the consistency over long periods of time," Falsone said. "With Yao, now my situation is going to be when he's in China, I'm there. When he's here, I'm here. That's availability to him 100 percent of the time."