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Hearing He Tiantian's explanation, Cui Ying suddenly understood.
"Hehe, so that's another reason," Cui Ying laughed. With He Tiantian's personality, having these two reasons, she'll definitely be able to get things done.
At noon, Cui Ying fed He Tiantian according to the menu.
Cui Ying gave a copy of the recipe to Lu Wanxia, so when they got home, they ate right away.
As athletes, they can't eat like usual; they have to follow this diet to comply with the regulations.
Huo Ruimin seemed even more excited than He Tiantian. Holding a soup ladle, he used it like a microphone to interview He Tiantian, asking, "Ms. He, how do you feel on your first day as a professional athlete?"
"Ahem!" He Tiantian smiled and cleared her throat. "I am honored to become a professional athlete, and I am very happy today. What makes me happiest is that my three children are very supportive of me, allowing me to focus on my career without any worries. Here, I want to thank my three children."
"Don't we need to thank Dad?" Huo Ruihua asked back, trying to secure some benefits for his father.
"Of course, I also want to thank the child's father for his support," He Tiantian said with a smile. "Are you satisfied now? Can we eat now? Mommy's training has been quite intense, and I'm hungry."
"Okay," Huo Ruimin said, "Let's start eating."
After lunch, the children took a short nap, and then Cui Ying took them to school.
He Tiantian took a nap at home.
If I get up after 2 o'clock, I can arrive at the city sports center at 2:30.
In the afternoon, we practiced breaststroke.
He Tiantian doesn't prioritize speed, but rather how to achieve perfect harmony between herself and the water in her movements.
While He Tiantian was training, other athletes nearby would occasionally glance in her direction.
They didn't think He Tiantian was particularly fast; on the contrary, they thought her breaststroke was a bit slow.
Coach Xia came over and said, "Don't you guys need to train? There are less than twenty days until the competition. Don't you want to achieve good results? Don't you want to make it into the national team?"
"Yes!" the athlete shouted, suppressing his curiosity and focusing on training.
Coach Xia finished instructing the athletes before coming over to observe He Tiantian's training.
After contacting people all afternoon, He Tiantian came upstairs to rest for a while.
"Teacher He, at the end, you used all your strength in the 200-meter breaststroke. Let me calculate your speed," Zhu Zhitao said, wanting to see how much progress He Tiantian had made after the intensive training.
Although Zhu Zhitao didn't know that the time was too short to necessarily improve, he was still full of expectations.
Coach Xia observed attentively from the side without saying a word.
"Okay," He Tiantian agreed and began to prepare.
Breaststroke is a swimming style that imitates the swimming movements of a frog, and it is also one of the oldest swimming styles. Unlike freestyle and backstroke, in breaststroke, swimmers can easily observe whether there are obstacles in front of them and avoid collisions. The body lies prone on the water surface, with both arms symmetrically straight and bent downwards in front of the chest, and both legs symmetrically bending and extending to kick and squeeze the water, resembling a frog swimming. Breaststroke is one of the competitive swimming styles.
There's a simple rhyme for learning the breaststroke: pull with your arms but keep your legs still, then pull your arms in and then your legs in, extend your arms first and then kick your legs, then float for a while with your arms together and legs straight.
He Tiantian's starting motion was very standard: both arms extended forward, body in a straight line; then came the catch, with a slight inward rotation of the shoulder joints, arms extended forward, wrists slightly hooked, hands separated and pressing the water diagonally downwards, palms slightly turned diagonally downwards. The third movement was the pull, with arms at a 40-45 degree angle, wrists beginning to bend, and then the arms and hands actively pulling to the side, down, and back. During the pull, the angle of the forearm and upper arm flexion constantly changed; the recovery phase continued the pull, bringing the arms inwards and upwards to below and in front of the head, with the arm and elbow moving almost simultaneously; finally, the arms extended, palms gradually turning downwards from facing upwards, while simultaneously extending forwards.
It flows as smoothly as clouds and water.
Her slender limbs seemed to contain great strength, allowing her to move quickly through the water.
Two round trips, 400 meters.
He Tiantian took two minutes and forty seconds, which is already very fast and has reached the level of foreign athletes.
Coach Xia's eyes lit up. If they had discovered it earlier, China might have won more gold medals at the 1984 Olympics.
"Great, great!" Coach Xia clapped. "That's wonderful, Coach He. Keep up the good work and strive to win the championship in next month's competition."
"I will try my best." He Tiantian smiled and went to the lounge. After Cui Ying gave He Tiantian a massage, He Tiantian took a shower, changed her clothes, and prepared to go home.
That evening, Huo Yingjie asked He Tiantian some questions.
"Are you getting used to it?" Huo Yingjie asked. "If not, I can find a few more people to take care of you."
"I'm used to it, it's already very good." He Tiantian smiled as she and Huo Yingjie took a walk in the yard. "I'm living a very fulfilling life every day. Thank you, Brother Yingjie."
"Hehe, no need to thank me," Huo Yingjie laughed. "Life is short, so do whatever makes you happy. We no longer need to worry about material things, so let's pursue spiritual fulfillment. That's how we'll feel complete."
"Yes, that's right." He Tiantian smiled. From Huo Yingjie, she also learned a more carefree way of life.
It made her feel relaxed and happy, both physically and mentally.
There are also days off on weekends.
Some athletes wanted to practice more and didn't rest.
However, He Tiantian felt that training should not affect her normal life, so she rested as usual, took her child to the old house, and went shopping with her friends.
Coach Xia wanted to offer some advice, but after speaking with Zhu Zhitao, Zhu Zhitao advised her instead: "Coach Xia, that's just how Coach He is. When she's training, she focuses intently on training; when she's resting, she rests and has fun. Pushing her too hard will only affect her training, so I respect her wishes."
"Alright." Coach Xia smiled wryly, "He has great talent, but he's getting old and has his own ideas that we can't control."
“Yes, we can’t control it, so we’ll just have to adapt.” Zhu Zhitao was quite open-minded. It was the weekend, and he wanted to go out on a date with Yuan Hua. Seeing that it was almost time, he said, “Coach Xia, my girlfriend is probably here. I’ll take her out for a walk, so I won’t chat with you anymore.”
"Go on, go on. You young people should be in love. At my age, I don't have that kind of leisure anymore," Coach Xia said with a smile, watching Zhu Zhitao leave.
Since Zhu Zhitao isn't in a hurry, then he doesn't need to be either.
No matter how much training you do, as long as you achieve results, that's better than anything else.
He has many other athletes to coach, so he won't spend time on He Tiantian.
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