God of Sprint

Chapter 981: Feeling like a competition

The result of the game was jaw-dropping, in stark contrast to Zhao Yun's previous tough talk. Not only did he not win as easily as he said, he didn't even catch a glimpse of the taillights of Wu Zhiqiang, the last runner.

For Zhao Yun now, even if he is in his peak condition, it would be difficult for him to compete with the four of them on this 400-meter track.

There is no doubt that Zhao Yun lost the game again, and lost quite thoroughly.

After Wang Zijie watched Zhao Yun finish running, he asked expectantly, "How was it? How did you feel?"

Zhao Yun took a breath and replied, "Well, I feel that the overall rhythm is not very good, and the physical application and technique are a bit awkward. Especially when turning, it feels a bit awkward and not smooth. But these are not big problems. As long as I am given a little more time to adapt, I should be able to adjust. Although I may not be able to recover to my peak level, it is still enough to cope with the Diamond League!"

Wang Zijie nodded thoughtfully, and then suggested: "Then why don't you consider specializing in the 100 meters and 200 meters? After all, wouldn't it be a bit tight in terms of time to tackle three events at the same time?"

Zhao Yun smiled and waved his hand, saying confidently: "No need, I know what's going on. I know where my problem lies. There is no problem with my physical fitness. The technical difficulty of the 400m and 200m is actually the same. As long as I can master the 200m technique, the 400m will naturally not be a problem."

After hearing this, Wang Zijie also felt that it made sense, so he said, "Okay! I'll listen to you. Do you want to run a few more laps to get a feel for it, or should we watch the video and analyze it together?"

Zhao Yun thought for a moment and replied, "I'd better run a few more laps to get a feel for it. Otherwise, my analysis might not be accurate just by watching the video."

Wang Zijie expressed his understanding and said, "No problem, then you can take a rest for a while, and then run a few laps later to see if you can adjust your condition better."

Xie Zhenye, Su Bingtian, Wu Zhiqiang and Mo Youxue, four good brothers, walked up to Zhao Yun one after another and cheered him on.

"Come on, Zhao Yun!" Xie Zhenye shouted loudly.

"Come on! You can do it!" Su Bingtian was not to be outdone.

"Come on!" Wu Zhiqiang's voice was full of encouragement.

"Come on!" Mo Youxue's cheering was equally firm and powerful.

Zhao Yun felt a warm current in his heart when he heard the encouragement. He nodded heavily and responded, "Yes!"

After a short rest, Zhao Yun adjusted his breathing and stood on the runway again.

He took a deep breath, stared ahead intently, and prepared to face the next challenge.

In the 100-meter sprint, he rushed out like an arrow, the wind whistling in his ears, and his steps were steady and powerful.

After a short rest, he quickly threw himself into the 200-meter race without slowing down at all.

In this way, Zhao Yun sprinted, rested, and sprinted again and again, constantly challenging his own limits.

Later on, he was no longer simply pursuing a speed increase of a few tenths of a second, but was trying to find a feeling, a rhythm that best suited him.

Zhao Yun ran tirelessly throughout the whole day, finishing in the morning and continuing in the afternoon.

Wang Zijie and other teammates were worried about Zhao Yun when they saw how stubborn he was. They repeatedly urged Zhao Yun to take a good rest, fearing that he might get hurt if he overexerted himself.

However, Zhao Yun was very clear about his physical condition. He comforted his teammates and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

After a whole day of hard work, Zhao Yun finally found some rhythm in the game, and his body gradually adapted to such high-intensity training. Compared with the beginning, his performance was no longer so stiff, but more smooth and natural.

As night fell, Liu Xiangdong performed a physical function test on Zhao Yun in the room. The test results showed that Zhao Yun's various physical functions were in good condition, which finally relieved Wang Zijie, who had been worried that he would be injured during the day.

Liu Xiangdong carefully took care of Zhao Yun's body, while Wang Zijie and Zhao Dehan edited the day's training video frame by frame, preparing to analyze it together.

The four of them gathered around the large TV on the wall and began to study every detail in the video.

Wang Zijie pointed to a curve on the screen and said, "Look here, at this curve, your body is tilted a little too much. This will generate a greater centrifugal force, which will affect your speed after you leave the tangent line. You must pay attention to improving this point during training tomorrow."

Zhao Yun nodded seriously, fully agreeing with what Wang Zijie said. He replied, "I understand! Indeed, I also feel something is wrong in this place. I will make some adjustments tomorrow."

Then, Wang Zijie pointed to another clip and said, "And here, when you landed, you landed on your toes. This can easily lead to injury, and it's all because you didn't control the rhythm well."

Zhao Yun stared at Wang Zijie's video intently, carefully recalling every move and feeling during the day's training. He compared the scenes in the video with his own personal experience, trying to find the differences and shortcomings.

"There's also this spot where you should hold your breath for half a second longer!" Wang Zijie's voice sounded in the video, and Zhao Yun immediately focused on that particular move. He recalled his breathing rhythm at the time and realized that there was indeed something wrong. Although this half-second breath-holding time may seem insignificant, it may have an important impact on the coherence of the entire move.

"All these have affected your rhythm!" Wang Zijie's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Zhao Yun's heart hard. He knew the importance of rhythm to sports performance, just like the frame of a building, it is the key to supporting the entire movement. If there is a problem with the rhythm, the stability and fluency of the entire movement will be affected, which will lead to unsatisfactory results.

"Rhythm is a big problem! Rhythm is the framework! As long as you are in the framework, your results will not be bad!" Wang Zijie's emphasis made Zhao Yun more deeply aware of the importance of rhythm. He decided to focus on his rhythm in tomorrow's training, and try to adjust the coordination of breathing and movements to ensure that each movement can be completed at the correct rhythm.

After Zhao Yun finished watching the video, he was allowed to go back and rest. Wang Zijie, Liu Xiangdong, and Zhao Dehan discussed the video again, fearing that there was something missing.

The three of them continued discussing until about one in the morning before going back to rest.