Woody officially started "muscle-building" training.
Grover showed his professionalism on the first day and his concepts that are more advanced than other trainers. He did not tell Woody about the training plan immediately, but pulled Woody to perform various tests.
In the afternoon, when he appeared in front of Woody again with a bunch of test results, he looked obviously excited: "Man, you are so suitable for gaining muscle!"
Then, without waiting for Woody to say anything, he took the test reports one by one and explained to Woody his strengths and advantages in gaining muscle.
Especially in one of the reports on testosterone, Woody's value reached an exaggerated figure. He also specifically explained the word to Woody: "Testosterone, also known as male hormone, is a very important factor in building muscle. aspect……"
He extended a finger again: "One month, just one month, I can increase your weight to about 98kg, and the body fat rate can be controlled below 10%!"
Although Woody didn't understand, Grover was so confident that he immediately became more confident.
In the following time, Woody devoted himself to training.
He thought ball-handling and shooting training were boring enough, but he didn't expect the "weight gain" training to be even boring.
Every day he does two things:
The first thing is to eat small meals frequently and supplement with large calories according to the nutritionist's arrangements; the second thing is to convert all these calories into energy and nutrients that promote muscle growth during training.
In order to ensure that Woody's body coordination and footwork flexibility were not affected during the process of building muscle, Grover arranged a lot of mobile training for him in addition to weightlifting.
Every day when he feels the soreness coming from his muscles, Woody just says two words:
wanna die!
During this period, Megan Fox received a call.
She recently received an announcement from the movie crew of "The Prom Queen", and she will play the heroine role. This is a big announcement for her now.
Just after the scandal with Woody spread, I immediately received such an invitation. She felt that this matter had a lot to do with Woody.
"Thank you. When I become a big star in the future, I will definitely watch you play every day to keep you popular!"
Woody told her not to love her too much and hung up the phone directly.
But what he didn't expect was that "Magic" Johnson also called him at this time. He also received a movie announcement.
"The director of the crew of "Perfect Points" contacted me. He is going to reshoot the movie. I hope you can agree to play one of the roles. Don't be in a hurry to reply. Read the script first!"
Johnson later sent Woody the script.
Woody took a rough look. It was a low-budget movie backed by a big company, and it also hired some young actors, such as Scarlett Johansson, Erica Christensen, and a guy named Chris. -Evans...are not famous.
So much so that after filming was finished, the schedule could not be arranged.
The emergence of Woody aroused the interest of the film director because one of the characters in the film is a basketball player on the high school team. His popularity made the director so envious that he had the idea of re-shooting.
The script is not very long. If the scenes of Woody's character are shot, it can be completed in one week. It just happened that Woody had finished building muscle, so he definitely needed to rest for a while. It was all rest anyway, so why not...
Um……
Woody knew very well that his damn "star disease" was at work again.
In addition, he was really curious about the daily life of the crew.
After the afternoon training, an excited Woody called "Magic" Johnson and told him that he wanted to play, and he would communicate with him about the rest.
And he returned to training to "build muscle."
During this period, he was not disturbed by anything else, except for a call from Johnson, informing him that he had finished discussing with the crew and could join the crew at any time after the "muscle-building" training.
But the outside world was completely turned upside down.
This time the protagonist is still the Lakers!
The Lakers management, which had just lured Karl Malone from Salt Lake City, continued to take action and persuaded Gary Payton to join the Lakers with a minimum salary.
Now the Lakers' paper strength can no longer be described as "gorgeous".
You must know that when Gary Payton was still with the SuperSonics last season, he still averaged 20.8 points, 8.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game. After going to the Bucks, his per game averages were still the league's top 19.6 points, 7.4 assists and 1.4 steals.
This means that the Lakers suddenly have 4 players who averaged 20 points per game last season!
this……
How can the rest of the alliance survive?
A reporter from the New York Times even said directly: "I suggest the league send next season's Finals trophy to the Lakers now! Otherwise, I really can't imagine what kind of amazing operations they will do next!"
Lakers fans ignored these slightly sarcastic voices. They were so excited that they held a "parade" in the streets of Los Angeles. Outside Toyota Arena, a large number of Lakers fans gathered here, chanting " Kupchak is awesome”!
Originally, after Jerry West left, they still had some doubts about Kupchak's ability. Especially after the Lakers failed to defend their title this summer, this doubt reached its peak. But now, these doubts about Kupchak's ability have reached their peak. The doubts completely disappeared.
It’s just that things must turn against each other at their extremes, and they may prosper and then decline!
While the Lakers management was making a splash in the free market, a "bolt from the blue" came from Eagle County:
A waitress sued Lakers star Kobe Bryant, accusing him of raping her!
This news can be described as "one stone triggering a thousand waves." Kobe personally faced various terminations and accusations without saying a word, and the atmosphere on the Lakers team suddenly became tense.
People in Los Angeles who had already begun discussing the style of the Lakers' Finals ring next year were also stunned.
The originally clear sky suddenly turned gray...
The LeBron James team is also a little depressed. Why did these things happen at this time?
After the start of the Charlotte Summer League, LeBron James performed well. They are teaming up with Nike to "rehabilitate" LeBron James!
But as soon as the "Eagle County incident" came out, everyone's eyes were on Kobe and the Lakers. Not many fans paid attention to how LeBron, the "No. 1 pick," played in another summer league. Anyway, in the Orlando Summer League His performance was not great.
At the end of August, Woody's "weight gain" plan came to a successful conclusion.
His weight suddenly dropped from about 92kg to 98kg, an increase of 6kg.
And Woody's body fat rate remains at 9.8%, which is only about 0.6% higher than the original 9.2%.
Most importantly, Woody's physical coordination has not declined at all due to his increased weight. ——This is also the reason why Grover did not continue to gain weight for Woody. Woody could have gained more weight. But Grover considered that his bones had not yet fully grown, and after adding meat, it still needed to be observed whether the bones could withstand Woody's movements in a big confrontation, so he did not give Woody a bite to eat. "Fat man".
Woody's weight gain plan is divided into two stages. This year is the first stage, and next year will be the second stage. It depends on the situation to decide whether to continue to gain weight.
For example, if Woody's height exceeds 2.10 meters, then a weight of just over 100kg will definitely not be enough...
Of course, this is based on the weight of previous insiders. Grover discovered very keenly that since the NBA introduced the "defensive three seconds" rule during the 01-02 season, the weight of many insiders no longer goes up to 110kg.
Because of this rule change, insiders need more mobility!
Apart from anything else, Ben Wallace's rise began around 2001. It cannot be said that it is entirely related to the change of this rule, but it is certainly inseparable from the emergence of this rule.
The most powerful weapon is "patch"!
"I believe that when you appear in front of Pat Riley again, that old guy will go crazy with joy!"
Woody believed in what Grover said.
After all, he himself was crazy about the results of this "weight gain" plan.
In addition to the tonnage changing from 92kg to 98kg, Woody, who has been lifting iron every day, has reached 83 points in upper limb strength, 84 points in lower limb strength, and 85 points in core strength.
In addition to the increase in strength, his explosive power reached 86 points, and his bounce easily exceeded 80 points and reached 88 points.
In this way, he successfully activated the "Monster Bullet Speed" badge on the system panel.
This is a peak Rodman-level bounce speed. Woody tried it himself and clearly felt the difference. Now he barely needs to bend his knees after every bounce to land, and he can immediately explode for a second bounce. The jump height is also very impressive.
And it can bounce several times in a row!
What a magical skill!
After working hard for so long, he finally unlocked this badge, and its effect did not disappoint Woody.
On August 31, accompanied by "Magic" Johnson, Woody officially joined the team. He has been very popular recently. As the first Chinese high school student in the NBA, his story has been reported by the media everywhere. With the gang in front of him, Compared with the less famous new actors, he is simply a "big star". So everyone looked at Woody with curious eyes.
Especially Scarlett, those peach blossom eyes are equally attractive, but a little different from Megan Fox. Meghan's dark-brown skin is hot, but compared to Scarlett, who is cold and fair-skinned, she is a bit less cold and glamorous.
This is the so-called "stunning at first glance".
The one-week filming went smoothly. Woody got along well with the three leading actors and even left each other's contact information.
On September 8, when Woody finished his part and was about to leave, the three of them specially prepared a party for Woody. Scarlett's eyes were particularly seductive, but unfortunately the good thing didn't work out. Pat Riley called Woody, hoping to see him at the arena tomorrow and saying that he would introduce someone to him.
Woody looked at the "duck" right next to his mouth, and finally decided to let "it" fly away. Let's talk about it later. Business is important. Pat Riley doesn't dare to contact him now. , besides the training camp is about to start, the person introduced to him at this time must be a very important person. Woody always remembers that he is a professional player and a rookie who is constantly getting hot but has yet to prove himself on the court.
Although he doesn't love basketball, his self-esteem does not allow him to be called a "parallel import".
He returned to Miami that night. After recuperating and having a good sleep, he showed up at the arena at the time agreed upon with Pat Riley. Pat Riley and the person he wants to introduce are already waiting at the arena:
"The Rock" Johnson's hairstyle and thick torso make the whole person look very burly.
Another "big old black guy"!
Woody recognized him, "the fifth of the four major centers" in the 1990s, another "iron elbow" in the NBA, and the eternal team spirit of the Heat, "Hero" Alonzo Mourning.
Originally, Woody was very satisfied with his muscle thickness and lines after gaining weight, but in front of this buddy, he felt that he was obviously a size smaller. But this was enough to surprise Pat Riley. Although Woody originally had good muscle lines, he looked a bit thin for the NBA level. But now that we haven’t seen him for a month, Woody’s whole body is visibly stronger. Quite a bit, his arms seemed to have gained some girth.
This change is not a big change!
Pat Riley took a breath and fell in love with Woody even more.
However, he is a little worried about whether Woody's weight gain will affect his other aspects, but these things will be known in the training camp, and now...
He first introduced Mourning to Woody: "Man, do you still remember you told me that you wanted to improve your rebounding and blocking abilities? How about the teacher I found for you? Let's get to know this... Alonzo Mourning!"
When he said this, Woody also remembered that after the "Monster Speed" badge was activated, his eyes immediately fell on the other badge "Rebound Smell". His current defensive rebounding and offensive rebounding abilities have reached He has scored 77 points, and breaking through 80 points is just around the corner. Even if he doesn't find a top rebounder to guide him, he should be able to complete the breakthrough in the middle of the season.
But he hopes to unlock this badge before the start of the new season. After all, this will be his biggest reliance in the new season.
So he called Pat Riley and asked him to find him a top rebounder to guide him and help him grow.
He did have Ben Wallace's phone number, but it was already the end of August, and as he was "finished gaining weight" and adapting to his weight, there was no way he would have the time to find Ben Wallace to practice rebounding.
So I have to ask Pat Riley.
Unexpectedly, he just made a casual phone call. Pat Riley always remembered this!
He also didn't know that Pat Riley was full of guilt for him now, thinking that he didn't have enough energy to keep up with Woody's progress and growth, which made him feel annoyed.
Now Woody finally called him and made a small request. Can he not satisfy it?
Immediately called Mourning, who had successfully completed kidney failure surgery and was recuperating.
Mourning is also a "straight man". When his former "mentor" called him, could he refuse?
Just hit "fly" and come directly.
Woody listened to Pat Riley's inquiry and nodded hurriedly.
Need I say more?
He must be satisfied!
Although Mourning's rebounding ability is definitely not as good as that of Ben Wallace, he is also a "tough guy inside" who averages about 10 rebounds per game in the league all year round. He has never won the "rebounding king", but Mourning has won two. As the "Block King" of the year, he will guide his rebounding and blocking. I believe that he can make a big improvement in these two aspects before the regular season officially arrives.
You must know that his rebounding and shot-blocking potential are both above 90 points. Even if his current rebounding ability is nearly 80 points and his blocking ability is nearly 65 points, it still has huge potential. If you dig into it, the speed of improvement will definitely skyrocket!
Second update.
It’s finally time to enter the regular season storyline.
I know very well that the pure foreshadowing chapters of Rookie are slow and will be considered watery. But there is no way, the protagonist has a weak foundation from the beginning, so I have to write about the growth process.
This is why many basketball games have acceleration cards, experience cards and the like to help with the transition, which can create a mini-climax.
The system in my book can only grow slowly step by step. Writing out the growth process would be lengthy, so I have been interspersing games, such as McDonald's and summer leagues, but for some brothers, these games are all part of the game. I don’t want to read the series, so I have to control the space, but I also have to give enough space to write about the protagonist’s growth process, so that people don’t feel that his growth is just like changing a numerical value. In short, it is really difficult to cover everything. No matter which author, especially after publishing the chapters, they would rather write about the beginning of the season so as not to be criticized.
I am really grateful to my brothers for their support. This period of growth across league levels gave me enough space to describe it, so that I would not rush through it and then write about it in my rookie season.
Now Woody's growth can be seen in McDonald's and summer league games, and the growth curve can still be seen, and the changes in strength are not too abrupt.
I am quite satisfied with it myself. Of course, there must be many brothers who say that the content is too watery, and I definitely know this. That's why I wrote this paragraph after finishing writing about the off-season. I myself breathed a sigh of relief.
(End of chapter)
