Chapter Eighty-Eight: Strength Training for Joy in Suffering

Because of the intentional or unintentional confrontation between the teams, these days, Jonny, as a backup quarterback, has been staying in the offensive group, except for watching the twice-weekly offensive and defensive drills in the stands, he doesn't recognize any people in the defensive group.

"Their head is Kevin in the third grade. Richardson, nicknamed 'The Cave', is the undisputed ace central lineback of the Sabertooth Tigers. "Ben. Jordan gave Jony the answer when he asked.

"With his excellent performance, we were almost one step away from the Wheat Cup last year under the premise of a 10-game ban in the sky." He lamented.

"Tianfang is banned?" Jonny wondered.

"It's supposed to be a forbidden topic, and it's my fault, but last year was a really tough year, especially for Coach Watt." Ben seems reluctant to start the conversation.

"In my opinion, it's probably because you can join the team without selection, Jonny." The kicker analyzed.

"Tianfang is a good player at playing, but he can't control his temper, which is not a good thing for his rugby career, and our Sammiu is relatively mediocre......"

After a few days in the offensive group, Jonny knew Ben was talking about the team's backup quarterback, Miu San. Blanco, a sophomore at Fuxing House, also appears to have had a great run in junior high school football, joining the team alongside Chen and becoming a substitute at the center.

"Maybe Samu's potential has been exhausted long ago in junior high school, and Coach Walter chose you......" Ben looked at Jonny carefully and pinched his chin in guess.

"You probably have a lot of potential...... "He gave Jonny some kind of definition to himself.

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For the sake of Johnson's joke that you can't play rugby without meat, Jonny had to spend most of his time on equipment training.

He followed Ben. Jordan's teaching method is to first do the necessary preparatory activities, expand the ligaments and joints of the whole body, and then start the strength training of sweating every day, bench press, jerk, lift, chest expansion, bending and turning, and prone push-ups.

He started at the lightest level and gradually became familiar with the rhythm, and he was determined to do the same, often continuing to complete the movements even after reaching the limits of his body.

Over the course of a week, his weightweight division has moved up two levels, and even Moreno and Seth have secretly smacked at his tenacity, and the old players have said nothing, but their original arrogant attitude towards Jonny is changing.

And Roger. Clark also commented on him later: If you continue to practice like this, I'm afraid it will be just around the corner. Then, of course, he was despised and beaten by Moreno.

This was the first time in Jonny's life that he had devoted himself to physical strengthening. But it was strange to him that after the initial feeling of discomfort had vanished, he had no resistance to the unforgettable mixture of pain and fatigue, like a veteran who had been immersed in the art for many years. I often feel a long-lost comfort when I practice to the fullest, so that I can keep the movements more standardized and long-lasting.

"You're gifted, Jonny." Jonny's mind flashed through what Roger had said to him.

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The most painful thing is not the training, but the after-training......

In this fish moon that is about to end, how to face Joanna's eyes that juxtapose blame and care after returning home every day is Jonny's biggest problem at present.

Once the high-intensity strength training is over, all the pain in his body is up and down, and sometimes he can't even lift his arms, and he must look lazy and listless when he returns home.

In the first few days, Joanna thought he had some kind of illness and almost called an online doctor to treat him.

"Is it necessary to work so hard? You're just a kid. Mother said distressedly.

"It's just a process that has to go through in this sport, Mom." Jonny explained.

"You don't have the body they want, you have to go through this torture training to meet the ...... Maybe they shouldn't have let you on the team in the first place. Joanna was a little angry

"Coach Walter didn't really look at my physicality, alas...... ...... "Mother grabbed Jonny's arm and examined it carefully, and he only gasped in pain when it involved his muscles, and Joanna quickly let go of his hand.

"Look, this must be hurting somewhere." She said anxiously.

"It's okay, it's time to get some sleep." Jonny hurriedly said.

"It's okay to say it's okay when it hurts like this, I see, what Walter likes about this, maybe it's your stupidity......" Joanna said the word silly, knowing that she was speechless, she didn't dare to say it further, but Jonny didn't realize it.

"If your dad knew you were guilty of playing ball, he wouldn't know how many fights he would have had to fight me......" She brought an ice pack from the freezer and carefully applied it to Jonny's upper arm.

"He doesn't have the right to dictate to you, Mom, I won't agree." Jonny said suddenly.

"But......" Joanna paused.

"Shall we stop mentioning him again?" Jonny pushed the ice pack up on his shoulders and sighed comfortably.

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"Jonny you...... You seem to be getting fat...... "It's because of the treatment of severe pimples and a month's sick leave of class Sam. Evans, the first thing he said to Jonny after returning to school the day before the holidays.

"Don't be the second Roger. Clark: Ah. "Luna. Sorkins also voiced her concerns to Jonny during recess.

"It's impossible even for such a guy, no one can be me, because it's so hard." Roger, who happened to wake up from his sleep at this time, immediately expressed his dissatisfaction with Luna's speech, and his arrogant remarks were not as harsh as they were before when they heard Jonny's ears again.

The blonde kid's languid and lethargic performance in class has also been relieved of his doubts after he entered the training with the Sabertooth Tigers.

Jonny had seen Roger training in the equipment room, and the usually playful and messy teenager didn't say a word during training.

Not because of the transition, but because of the weight class he chose, which was the strongest center in the attacking group, Moleno. Ruvio to the same extent. At that level, for him who is not a level of stature, he needs to put all his strength, including speaking.

Jonny, who was always a late step because of his electives, missed Roger's strength training every time, and it wasn't until a last-minute cancellation of the class that he was able to see the amazing scene.

In the equipment training room, the thick breathing, the red skin and the bursting green tendons, Roger. Clark's strength training is a path of pushing the limits.

His training was even dangerous enough to require the duo of Moleno and Sobrino to stand on his side, and for the Sabertooth Tigers' future hope and absolute ace, the two attacking linemen seemed happy to provide him with that luxury.