After Leaving the Sports Circle, I Became a Cooking God (Completed BL)

Chapter 82: Upgraded Winter Training Match - Six Nations Joint Challenge

Translator: dapotaturs
Release Date: 09/04/2023

After entering the winter training period, the National Track and Field Team once again trended on social media due to the unique competition mechanism in the 400-meter event. The hashtag #NationalTrackAndFieldTeamTrainingDaily gained attention from people with a sense of humor and was brought to the forefront.

When Zhang Ziyi and the others saw this hashtag, they were at a loss for words.

They had made a mistake. They only remembered that Su Bai had led them to breakthroughs in various achievements, achieving unprecedented results at the Asian Games. They had forgotten what Su Bai had done on the first day he took over the Asian Games training.

He had brought in students from sports schools and had them watch as they were completely dominated by American athletes, right?

How could they forget that just because that incident was in the past?

So now, they had fallen to their current situation...

What was this?

A repetition of history?

At the end of another day of training, the male team members looked at the rankings and saw that today, only Zhang Ziyi and Li Junhao had managed to squeeze into the top five once again. They looked like wilted eggplants.

They are indeed diligent and dedicated to their training. However, training isn't just about completing all the tasks mindlessly. During the process of completion, they need to be fully immersed, paying attention to details in their movements such as arm swing amplitude, stride length, stride frequency control, and other factors like the duration of each foot's contact with the ground and maintaining balance in bilateral force.

If they simply let go and run without any regard for these aspects, it wouldn't be considered effective training, and it might even lead to injuries. Currently, the men's team is gradually approaching the goal of running 200 meters in 25 seconds per set. Each second they improve in speed represents a step closer to the pinnacle of difficulty.

In this process, they need to carefully manage their physical condition. Looking at the attempts by athletes like Qiu Wen, Zhang Ziyi, and Li Junhao, who have challenged the speed of 24 seconds per set and failed, running 25 seconds per set for five sets might be the limit for many of them. They are all challenging their own limits.

In this situation, truly dedicating themselves to training and improving their skills is far more meaningful than merely competing for victory.

Zhang Ziyi is using this reasoning to reassure the male team's athletes. However, he saw Guo Dun giving him a meaningful look, and when he turned around, he saw Chen Yadan standing behind him.

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Chen Yadan looked at Zhang Ziyi seriously and asked, "What? Are you suggesting that our women's team is not taking training seriously because we are so determined to win? Is that what you mean?"

"No, that's not what I meant! I didn't mean that!" Zhang Ziyi's face turned red, and he awkwardly apologized, "Dan Jie, that's not what I meant..."

Chen Yadan didn't seem particularly angry. She spoke with utmost seriousness, saying, "While it's true that the training efficiency of the women's team is relatively high, we have also dedicated ourselves fully to complete Coach Su Bai's training program. If the men's team wants to win, they should aim for better training efficiency and quality under the same level of dedication."

He stood there, somewhat stunned. After listening to her words, he, as the mature and responsible captain of the national team, found himself at a loss for how to respond. His intention had been to motivate the male team's athletes, nothing more.