"...Hello?" Lu Ke said in his mind, as no sound ca back. "I'm not playing a single-player ga, am I? Did the NPC go offline?"
"No, you're not. The yoga you're practicing is the earthly kind," Little Seven's voice was still cold and emotionless, but after getting used to it, Lu Ke could hear slight changes in its tone. For example, now, it sounded helpless and exasperated. If it were a person, it would probably be rolling its eyes. "No, you won't turn into a Super Saiyan. Finally, yoga has no direct connection to football, but it does have a direct connection to the quarterback position."
At this point, Little Seven's tone returned to normal and it began to explain its reasoning dutifully. "Yoga can train your body's control, allowing you to tap into more of your body's potential under extre circumstances. It can also improve your muscle flexibility. A quarterback doesn't need the ability to tackle, block, or intercept. They need the ability to evade, break through, and fake out defenders. Therefore, they should avoid bulky and strong muscles, keep their bodies light, and increase their ability to withstand hits."
"Finally, yoga can also improve your five senses, increasing your perception and control of the football. The flexibility of your wrist, body coordination, and limb balance when passing all help with passing accuracy," Little Seven finished its explanation in one breath, pausing for a mont to wait for Lu Ke's response. "Any more questions?"
Lu Ke was sure that the last sentence was directed at him, and he couldn't help but laugh. "But why now?"
"Because you weren't qualified before." Just when Lu Ke thought Little Seven was starting to sound a little more "human," it delivered a devastating blow, stabbing a dagger right into his chest without rcy. "To be precise, you still don't et the standard, but yoga is a cumulative process. It takes at least three months of training for it to be ingrained in your muscles."
Three months.
Lu Ke imdiately realized what it ant, and his eyes lit up. "Rookie training camp!"
For all players, the most convenient and fastest way to get into the league was always the rookie training camp. Whether it was the draft or an undrafted rookie, the rookie training camp was a stage to showcase one's skills and the best platform for teams to judge and evaluate them.
"So, how should I start training yoga?" This was a field Lu Ke knew nothing about, but he imdiately realized. "Videos!"
Each training task had a specific video to guide Lu Ke in completing the system missions ticulously. However, he hadn't had a new training task in several months, so he had almost forgotten about the omnipotent system.
He pulled up the video and was presented with a dazzling video page. After a quick look, he saw there were a total of thirty videos.
Lu Ke's eyes widened. "Do I have to do all of these movents every day?" Just by looking at the first video's movent, Lu Ke felt a sense of absurdity. It looked like a high-difficulty pose. How was it even possible? The remaining twenty-nine videos were even more unbelievable.
"No, just the first five movents." With Little Seven's reminder, Lu Ke noticed that only the first five videos were bright, and the other twenty-five were dim, aning they couldn't be opened yet.
Thirty minutes and five movents. Although it was still difficult, it didn't seem so outrageous now. "Will the yoga movents increase in the future? Or will it just be these thirty, forever?" Lu Ke thought about this, but then shook his head. "Don't tell . These first five are already giving
a headache."
For now, Lu Ke put the troubleso yoga behind him. After finishing his training, he started fulfilling his duties as a student.
Just as he joked before, there were only two weeks left until final exams, and this was not a joke but a reality. After the exams were over, it would be the Christmas holiday. These exams were crucial for every student, even the athletes.
In Arica, there were strict rules. The professional league was a professional competition, where sports were a job. The NCAA was not. All participants were students, and that was their primary identity. Sports were just a sideline. The NCAA had strict admission standards and academic requirents. Even if a player was exceptionally talented on the field, they couldn't play if their academic performance didn't et the standards.
Throughout history, countless student-athletes—football players, basketball players, baseball players, and so on—had to sit on the bench because their exam scores didn't et the NCAA's eligibility requirents, having to retake the exams again and again.
Dwyane Wade, a famous NBA player, was a pri example. He had to sit on the bench for his entire freshman season because his exam scores were too low. After failing the exam three more tis, he was so frustrated he cried, but he still couldn't do anything about it.
The NCAA always put a player's academics first for a simple reason. Only a small number of players who left school would be able to enter the professional league. Most players would pursue other careers and jobs after graduation. Without an educational foundation, their future would be very limited. Prioritizing academics was a way of being responsible for the athletes.
For seniors like Lu Ke, this round of final exams would be their last before graduation. After this, they would start preparing for their graduation theses. So, this was an exam that concerned their graduation diplomas, and no one could take it lightly, not even the star players who had already proven themselves on the NCAA field.
In the professional football league, rookies had to take an IQ test and a psychological evaluation at the rookie training camp. College academic performance was also one of the reference standards. Although it had nothing to do with a player's athletic talent, it did affect a player's draft position. A first-round rookie could easily drop to the second or even third round.
Attending classes, borrowing notes, asking questions, talking to teaching assistants... In the blink of an eye, another day of regular life ca to an end.
However, today's regular life was slightly different from usual—to be precise, it was a world of difference. In the hallways, classrooms, and plazas, everyone he t, and I an everyone, would greet Lu Ke in so way, at least with a nod and a smile. Even his professor made a point to ntion him before class. "Lu Ke, great job last night!" This made all the students in the lecture hall whistle and cheer, making a ruckus.
The victory last night was affecting the entire campus in every aspect!
After class, Lu Ke didn't rush ho but went to a sporting goods store to buy so yoga equipnt. For athletes, the importance of professional equipnt was sothing they knew better than anyone. It's the sa idea as "a craftsman must first sharpen his tools to do his work well." This was especially true for players who wanted to get a foothold in the professional league.
Carrying his new sports gear, Lu Ke jogged back to his apartnt. By the ti he got ho, he had finished his warm-up. After a little rest and adjustnt, he was ready to begin his exploration of yoga.
First, he laid out the yoga mat in the living room and then summoned the system and clicked on the first video. He wasn't in a hurry to train right now. His daily training was already complete, and the tir would reset tomorrow, so today's training wouldn't count. The reason he was starting today was that there was no official team practice today, so he had co back early to rest, and he also wanted to get familiar with the yoga movents to prepare for tomorrow's official training.
As the first video started to play, Lu Ke carefully observed the 3D projected movents.
The movent didn't look complicated, in fact, it looked a little simple. He had to stand on his right foot, then use his left hand to pull his left foot up, and then extend his left foot and right hand to form a straight line, balancing his entire body on his right leg. However, the simple and clear movent was extrely difficult.
Just by looking at the screen, it looked like an impossible movent. Lu Ke felt like his brain wasn't working. He didn't even understand how to maintain muscle exertion and limb balance. But after the video started playing, so text appeared next to it. After reading it carefully, he found that it was a detailed description of the movent and so things to be aware of.
This movent was called the standing bow pose. It had strict requirents for the muscles in the arms, hips, glutes, calves, and back. It was also beneficial for improving the body's flexibility and coordination, promoting blood circulation, and increasing cardiopulmonary function. More importantly, it was a movent that required a lot of focus and helped with skills like patience and decisiveness.
After reading it, Lu Ke started to try the movent, following the video.
The movent looked difficult enough, but doing it was even more difficult. Lu Ke had a vague feeling that it was a little different from the yoga he saw in real life, but since he had never trained in proper yoga, he couldn't tell what the difference was. To be more precise, he couldn't even complete the first movent properly.
Every ti he stood up, his center of gravity would start to wobble. Before he could even extend his body forward, he would start to shake violently. Either he couldn't let go of his left leg in ti and would stumble and fall forward, or he would let go of his left hand, and his entire center of gravity would shift back, causing him to fall. Or he would lunge forward, with every muscle in his body protesting.
After many attempts, Lu Ke finally stood on one foot, but the system still said his movent wasn't up to standard.
"How is that possible?" Lu Ke thought he had t the standard. "Is it because I didn't hold the pose for three seconds? Or three minutes?" Lu Ke studied it more carefully but found that it wasn't a matter of ti but a matter of his movents—because his center of gravity started to wobble again. Forget three minutes, even three seconds was difficult.
This seed like a bad start.
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