Because the training time and training content are staggered, and because training after recovery from injury cannot be rushed, Lu Ke was the last one to arrive at the training base today.
In the past three years, according to the instructions of the system, Lu Ke has formed a fixed process of self-training, and his biological clock seems to have established a cycle; now that he is forced to break it due to injury, Lu Ke is really not used to it. But what’s interesting is that he couldn’t help but think of the first time he came to Candlestick Park to report.
It was the offseason of 2011. After losing the draft, Lu Ke began his journey of finding a job in the league. After experiencing many rejections, due to Alex Smith's accidental injury, he came to San Francisco, hoping to find a substitute position here through trial training, and even the sparring group.
At that time, Lu Ke came to the training base of Candlestick Park at the agreed time. The main players had already started training. He and other trial trainees arrived at the stadium sporadically, changed equipment in the empty locker room, and went through the main training On the way to the trial training venue, you can vaguely hear the sounds on the court. Even if you can't see the picture, you can still picture the fierce collision and sweat splashing, and you can't help but yearn for it.
The same is true now.
After just three weeks of absence from the game, Lu Ke felt that his bones were starting to itch. The desire to fight deep in his heart filled every cell. He couldn't wait to get back on the court, fight side by side with his teammates, and compete with the whole world. The nine people in the field advanced and retreated together.
He misses being on the court and training ground.
But Lu Ke still suppressed this desire and impulse. The principle of haste makes waste, he always kept it in mind; he changed his jersey step by step, entered the training ground in a low-key manner, and distinguished himself from his teammates who were in the team training session. Kai Lai, alone on the sidelines, started jogging in circles to warm up.
Boring restorative basic training is no stranger to Lu Ke. This season, although the system entered a dormant state, Lu Ke still continued his previous training habits. Every day's training tasks were fully arranged, and his basic training did not fall behind at all.
In the past, it was to complete tasks and follow the rules; now it is more of an instinct, the instinct to adapt to training and competition, and to polish one's skills bit by bit and step by step.
From warm-up drills to recovery drills to basic passing drills. Two hours passed in the blink of an eye, but for Lu Ke's regular training volume, this was just the beginning.
Before further training, Lu Ke left the training ground and went to the infirmary. Team doctor Walter Hudson conducted a simple examination of his left knee. After confirming that it was OK, he finally issued an injury clearance notice. , and announced to Kip Kleist, who was accompanying him, "Bambi can return to the game."
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On the training ground, Jim Hubble's attention was slightly distracted. He simply folded his arms in front of his chest and pretended to be a black tower. He handed over specific training tasks to his colleagues on the coaching staff, pretended to be thinking about the tactical layout, and concealed his Uneasy and uneasy, his peripheral vision kept drifting towards the office building. When Kip and Lu Ke reappeared, he noticed it immediately.
Hubble tried hard to stay calm, but he kept raising and lowering the fingers of his right hand, revealing his inner thoughts in an invisible place.
He withdrew his gaze and focused on the training ground, but he couldn't help but catch the actions of Kip and Lu Ke. Then he saw Kip making a positive move, and his mood jumped up. The fingers of his right hand curled up and clenched into a fist, and he bit down on his gums. He carefully completed the celebration and remained calm on the surface——
Or, in other words, the head coach's composure.
"Pay attention, pay attention to everything. Concentrate. Next, we will conduct tactical combination training, Baldwin, Rupati, Stanley, Davis and Boone No. 76; then Newman, Gene, Boldin, Eighth No. 15 Davis, Lynch, you go over and get the yellow vest and join Lu Ke."
"Then the defensive team..." But before the main roster of the defensive team could call out, there was a buzzing sound of discussion on the court, and there was an irrepressible excitement and excitement between the eyes. "Quiet! Quiet! This is just a tactical training. Is this your first time participating in tactical training? Everyone, keep quiet! Don't be like a group of kindergarten children!"
Hubble showed his calmness and composure by scolding, as if he had just announced an ordinary and normal news. After waiting for the noisy discussion to subside a little, he then announced that the defensive team wearing yellow vests member list.
The offensive team plays against the defensive team; the offensive team plays against the defensive team.
This is a basic tactical drill matchup. Among them, the quarterback of the offensive group is Lu Ke, and the quarterback of the second offensive group is Colin Kaepernick. The San Francisco 49ers have once again returned to a familiar template.
Kaepernick cast his gaze towards Lu Ke with a complicated expression. It can be clearly felt that the atmosphere of the entire offensive group has become cheerful and excited, the expressions between the eyebrows are jumping lightly, and every member is actively And the atmosphere of happily welcoming Lu Ke's return, high-fiving, hugging, pushing, joking, and gestures was already different.
This is a treatment that Kaepernick does not enjoy.
Kaepernick just stood there, not moving for a long time. He was still unwilling, regretful and disappointed. He still hoped that he could win more performance opportunities, which was also an opportunity to prove himself. The time of three games was really too little. Less, but... In the professional league, the reality is so cruel, some quarterbacks may even only have one game.
But his performance has never been able to meet expectations. The opportunity just slipped through the palm of his hand. Before he could close his fingers, it had already slipped through his palm. Unwillingness and anger, so what? Regret and disappointment, so what? In the cutthroat world of competitive sports, these emotions are useless.
The reality is that his performance was a failure, and that's all.
The regretful loneliness only lasted for a moment, and then gradually calmed down. He accepted this fact faster than he imagined.
After getting along day and night for the past two seasons, Kaepernick clearly knows how hard Lu Ke works, how good Lu Ke is, and how incredible Lu Ke's achievements are. Now, Lu Ke has returned to his position, back to the position he won; and he himself can only wait patiently for the next opportunity to come.
Withdrawing his gaze, Kaepernick turned and trotted towards the second offensive team.
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Lu Ke trotted towards the attacking group, and those familiar faces appeared in front of him. They didn't say anything, they just stood there and kept moving, their eyes looking at Lu Ke expectantly, between their eyebrows and their movements. The overflowing excitement gradually dissipated the haze gathering in his chest, and it seemed that even the sun began to jump on his arms.
Injury is a very, very bad thing. Only after you have truly experienced it can you feel the frustration and hardship. The pain and suffering on the physical level of the body is the first layer, and the decadence and loneliness on the conscious and spiritual level are the first layer. The second layer, layer by layer of shackles was put on the body like this, and I slowly became breathless.
Watching his teammates play hard again, but he is trapped in the rehabilitation room or even on the hospital bed; he devotes himself to rehabilitation with all his strength, but his body is not able to do whatever he wants, and most of the time he is still powerless; on the field All the excitement of fighting and fighting disappeared, replaced by the endless whiteness and coldness in the hospital.
For professional players, competitive sports can be very complex but also very simple. Most of the time, efforts are always rewarded, and the sweat shed on the training field can always be transformed into gains on the field. Even if it is not 100%, you can always see the change.
But the same cannot be said for injuries. It always interrupts all plans unreasonably and completely disrupts the ratio of effort and reward. Even the best and most experienced doctors are still full of countless unknown areas about the human body, and they still cannot cure all diseases, especially sports injuries.
Injuries can make everything powerless.
Only three weeks have passed since the injury, but for Lu Ke, it feels like three centuries.
In order to maintain his focus, to avoid the trap of self-pity, and to return to the game as soon as possible, Lu Ke turned a deaf ear to the outside world, completely isolated himself from the team, and devoted himself 100% to the treatment of injuries. In recovery.
When he didn't need rehabilitation, Lu Ke studied the tactical manual seriously and read the videos in the plug-in system. When he went to the hospital for rehabilitation, Lu Ke followed the doctor's instructions wholeheartedly and devoted himself to rehabilitation. Even though he was absent due to injury, Lu Ke's time was still fully scheduled.
Three weeks were extremely short yet extremely long, but the injury situation eventually became clear bit by bit.
As Martin Heskey judged, thanks to Lu Ke's long-term yoga training, the flexibility of the muscles and the flexibility of the joints have been greatly improved, far exceeding the average level of rugby players, and even reaching Top-notch, comparable to professional players such as tennis or gymnastics who require more flexibility. The coordination and flexibility of the body are excellent.
To some extent, this reduces Lu Ke's chance of injury; at the same time, it reduces the difficulty of recovery after injury.
However, because Lu Ke's injured area was his knee and it was also a ligament, he had to be careful. He did not rush and returned to the training ground step by step.
Today, Lu Ke finally officially announced his return, and all the haze has quietly dissipated.
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