Dominate the Super Bowl

Chapter 524

Chapter 524: 523 Rest Training Chapter 524: 523 Rest Training First, not everyone trains during the off-season.

In fact, most don’t start until just before the team’s mini-camp, gradually getting their bodies back into shape, especially veteran players in the League.

Second, off-season training is divided into two types: physical training and technical training.

However, regardless of the type, avoiding injury is the primary condition.

Physical training is simple and straightforward, primarily comprising weightlifting in the gym, gaining weight, building muscle, increasing speed, and enhancing stamina, often with the help of a personal trainer.

Technical training, on the other hand, involves refining techniques without designing plays, such as quarterbacks passing, wide receivers catching, defensive ends tackling, running backs footwork, and so on.

Football, a sport that involves physical contact, has a significant amount of technical content.

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When Burns first brought Li Wei into the team, he had said that entering football was not highly technical, and there wasn’t a huge difference in skills between the different positions.@@@@

But that was just the basics; if one wanted to advance further, honing skills was just as important as enhancing physical combat ability—

Cam Newton, the Carolina Panthers quarterback, has very rough passing skills.

After several seasons in the League, he showed no improvement, relying more on his physique.

Since he could break through on the ground with the ball, why bother spending time grinding on passing skills?

If it’s technical training, relying solely on oneself won’t be enough, so during the off-season, a group of buddies often gather together to train.

Moreover, they are not limited to their own teams.

After all, this is the Professional League, which always maintains fluidity; players come and go, and friendships formed outside the team are not few.

Clearly, Watt’s call was an invitation for Li Wei to join his mini-camp—

Focused on technical training, but physical training would certainly not be neglected.

The gentleman on the other end of the phone was well known throughout the League as a gym freak.

A bit of surprise, a bit of delight.

But.

The first reaction in Li Wei’s mind was, “How is your body holding up?”

He did not need pity.

But Li Wei did not offer it.

The kinship and warmth of a comrade made the words gentle and light.

Perhaps because of this, or perhaps because Li Wei was a relative stranger, some things became simpler.

“I’m not okay.”

Watt said.

After saying it, he felt relieved, as if a heavy burden on his shoulders had been dropped.

“I’ve been trying to reconcile with myself, with my own anger, disappointment, and pain, and it’s bad, I look like a mess.”

“Rationality, I understand, believe me, Li Wei, I understand it all.”

“I need to fight against my own body.

Persisting in rehabilitation and training every day, making progress bit by bit, I am moving in the right direction.”

“I know I shouldn’t get discouraged because of slow progress, or angry because of the inconveniences caused by injuries, as getting upset and delaying rehabilitation, preventing me from playing in September, would be a real disaster.”

“I know people often adopt two common attitudes toward these issues, either complaining or getting angry, but that doesn’t help; even if upset or complaining, I must stay positive and not delay my progress.”

“The past two years have scarred both my body and soul, but I shouldn’t let injuries define me.

I don’t want to become the ‘tough guy’ people talk about, nor do I want to become that ‘if’ in people’s eyes.”

“If I weren’t injured, how things would be.”

“If I changed my style of play, how things would be.”

“Look, I understand the logic, but...”

Taking a deep breath, Watt suddenly fell silent, and although he did not speak, the sense of loss and confusion could be felt over the phone.

Li Wei understood.

Even if one understood all the logic, life seemed still not to become simpler; because life isn’t a math problem where applying the right formula can find the answer.

Or perhaps, life inherently has no right answer.