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

Chapter 93-94: High Jump Finals (Part 3 &4)

Translator: dapotaturs
Release Date: 09/04/2023

Chapter 93: High Jump Finals (Part 3)

Su Bai, sitting in the audience, watched Wang Shen calmly leave the landing area. He was initially concerned about Wang Shen's state but felt relieved after checking his current performance data in the system and realizing that Wang Shen was doing fine.

Among all the athletes Su Bai had coached or provided training plans for, Wang Shen had the best psychological self-control abilities. He was rational, restrained, pursued victory and improvement, yet knew how to relax appropriately. Wang Shen's mental state had always been an ideal state for many athletes.

However, even such a psychologically strong athlete had his weaknesses, and one of them, in the past, was the pressure from his grandfather's expectations.

Over time, as his grandfather grew older and less healthy, those expectations turned into a burden on Wang Shen's shoulders.

Yet, Wang Shen had been aware of this pressure issue for a long time. He continuously worked on controlling his mental state, ensuring he didn't collapse under the weight of this pressure.

He deeply understood how significant psychological factors were for athletes like them.

However, psychological issues, even when you are aware of them and their roots, can still be quite challenging to overcome. Over the past year, Wang Shen faced such a situation. He believed he could manage his mental issues and didn't think they had a significant impact on him. However, when it came to crucial moments in finals, a tug-of-war happened within him. One part urged him to give it his all, while the other reminded him to be cautious. This internal struggle led to hesitation, ultimately costing him victory.

After Su Bai had designed a training plan for Wang Shen, they had a long conversation. During that talk, Wang Shen was very open about his family issues and the psychological challenges he had faced. From their perspectives, they both aimed to collaborate and resolve Wang Shen's training and psychological problems as effectively as possible. However, Wang Shen's rationality, self-control, and mastery over his own mindset became a hurdle when trying to address these issues.

He can analyze his issues rationally, but he can't release his emotions like those emotional athletes who can simply vent their frustrations when facing problems.

Wang Shen's problem stems from his daily self-control of his emotions. He tries to manage his inner pressure, but this actually accumulates over time and forms negative psychological cues in the competition.

The better someone's self-control abilities are, the harder it becomes to repair emotional issues when they arise.

During this training period, most of Wang Shen's training went smoothly, except for the psychological issues that were not resolved smoothly.

Wang Shen became more aware of his psychological issues after the long discussion with Su Bai. Currently, both Su Bai and Wang Shen hope that more active training will gradually help him overcome this psychological state.

Because of this, Su Bai arranged a training load for Wang Shen that exceeded reasonable levels but didn't harm his body. The main goals were to adjust and refine Wang Shen's running and jumping techniques and gradually resolve his psychological issues.

In Su Bai's view, Wang Shen's overall state hasn't yet adjusted to a condition that's particularly suitable for competition. However, Wang Shen insisted on giving it a try. Su Bai ultimately agreed, considering that the actual competition experience might indeed have a positive effect onWang Shen's psychological state.