America 1979

Chapter 61 New Semester

On January [-]th, the four-week winter vacation ended, and Bill returned to campus.

The short winter vacation is a characteristic of American high schools. The three-week to one-month winter vacation usually covers Christmas and New Year, and the spring semester begins in early January.

The new semester has no new atmosphere. Except for the courses he chooses and the thick clothes he wears, Bill feels that the time from nine o'clock to three o'clock in the afternoon is no different from the previous semester.

"Bill, how was the winter camp at Binghamton? Did you feel the charm of the university? How was the campus environment and teaching?"

Before the math class started, the math teacher ran to Bill's desk enthusiastically and asked about the situation.

Mr. Ferrari still took her courses this semester, algebra and geometry, which meant more time to deal with her.

"I do feel the charm of universities, especially their huge campus. Let me describe to you how big their campus is..."

Bill was talking, but what he thought of was the exaggerated capital on his girlfriend Jenny Wright's chest.

That is really "big"!
Listening to Bill's description, the math teacher nodded kindly: "It's like this. Many university campuses are super-large scenic spots. When you go to college, you can see those beautiful scenery every day..."

After talking a lot, she encouraged Bill to study hard, play well, and apply to a top university as soon as possible.

Before three o'clock in the afternoon, Bill was still very able to adapt to life in the new semester. Although he had several fierce battles with his new girlfriend Jenny yesterday and the day before yesterday, his physical strength was still online. The two steps of the house were supported by Bill.

After three o'clock, Bill came to the comprehensive training center after finishing his culture class, ready to change into protective gear and jersey, and then went to the rugby field for routine practice.

"Man, don't wear protective gear today, Coach Murphy will have a new arrangement for us."

Captain Howard came over, first reminded Bill, and then asked how the holiday was going in a friendly manner.
"It's okay, I went to Binghamton to participate in a winter camp, and spent most of the rest of my time dealing with futures."

Bill summed up his winter vacation life in this way.

In fact, he was telling the truth. The two games of the playoffs took up part of the two weeks, and the vacation that really belonged to him was a little more than two weeks.

In addition to the changes in the futures market and the summer camp invitations of several college football teams, making a girlfriend is one of the few gains, but there is no need to tell Howard about these.

"By the way, Howard, what is the new arrangement you are talking about? Is our after-school training mode different from last semester?"

The captain spread his hands, "You have never participated in spring training, so naturally you don't have this kind of thinking. It's like this. Since last year's season has ended, we don't have to play games for a long time, so there will often be high-intensity training in the spring semester." Physical training. For players in technical positions such as quarterback, running back, tight end, linebacker, and safety guard, coaches often perform special strengthening exercises, such as turning back and running, changing lanes quickly, and super long-distance catches, etc. .”

After talking for a long time, Howard patted Bill on the shoulder, "As the hope of the team, as the tactical core of continuing to enter the championship next season, the training you receive will far exceed that of ordinary teammates, and the intensity will far exceed theirs. ...I think in this semester, the coaches' practice schedule can determine your future playing style."

Mr. Ferrari was a little dumbfounded, "What kind of intensity are you talking about, running five kilometers a day? Or is it the same as what running backs train, practicing various running methods every day?"

The word intensity sounds scary enough.

Howard smiled with his hands on his hips, "I think the coaches focus on catching and running for you. Five kilometers a day is not realistic, but training with running backs should be a sure thing."

While the two were talking, the three coaches and most of the players had already arrived.After clapping to attract the players' attention, Coach Murphy announced: "Students, last season we had the best record in history and entered the tournament with [-] wins and [-] losses... so we must strengthen training and maintain Our ranking and record are ready for better performance in the next season. James, please explain our training ideas and projects in these weeks."

James, the assistant coach in charge of physical training, took two steps forward so that the players could see him clearly, "The main idea of ​​the training is to actively embrace the tactics and strategies of the NFL league, and strengthen the size, strength, and reaction speed of the strikers in all aspects. , Focus on strengthening the flexibility and running speed of quarterbacks, running backs, safety guards and other technical positions, laying the foundation for the implementation of more complex tactics."

Another assistant coach, Robert, also delivered a speech afterwards. The content was similar to the first two, all of which were to strengthen the strength of strikers and strengthen the speed and flexibility of technical players.

The training started on the first day of the new semester, so naturally there is no need to make enough arrangements for the coaches, otherwise the players' muscles will be sore in the next few days, which will affect the training progress.

So after warming up and basic running, push-ups, plank support, sit-ups and other items in the comprehensive training hall, Coach Murphy suggested to test the bench press for everyone.

"Who will come first?"

After more than four weeks of relaxation, many people have not yet entered the state, so the players all stood still, and no one stepped forward to lie down on the bench press rack.

Seeing this scene, Coach Murphy looked around and directly designated Bill to come first.

"It's just you, Bill, you may be the most powerful in the team, you should demonstrate first!"

Mr. Ferrari, who was pointed, had no choice but to lie down on the bench press rack.

"Your goal is to enter the college team, and some people even have the potential to enter the NFL professional team, so we will directly follow the league standard and use 220 five-pound weight."

The NFL's standard for judging a player's strength is to look at the player's 220 five-pound (102 kg) bench press times. At present, the NFL's 225-pound bench press record remains at more than 40.

Bill, who was lying down, took a deep breath, waited for Murphy and James to stand on top of their heads, and then slowly raised the barbell above his chest, and then began to do bench presses.

"One, two, three...very good, keep up, take your time...six, seven...come on, you're doing very well...eleven...hold on, don't shake your arms...seventeen, eighteen , OK, that's fine."

While Bill was struggling to do the bench press, Coach Murphy was counting while pumping up his energy. He felt that Bill was getting harder and harder and called a stop in time.

In just over a minute, Bill was drenched all over, and the sweat was pouring down his forehead.

"Very good, [-] bench presses is beyond my imagination, the students should aim for Bill..."

While coach Murphy praised the Texas Longhorns, he did not forget to motivate the players.

After that, the members of the Hamatun school team did a 225-pound bench press one by one. As Murphy expected, none of them surpassed Bill, and only five of them did more than ten.

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(End of this chapter)