stonecrandall Chapter 212 A slight move is someone else's limit
Chapter 212 A slight move is someone else's limit
The next morning at the assembly, as soon as Lin Yan entered the classroom, Mike and Tom, who had been waiting there, eagerly surrounded him, their faces filled with mysterious and excited smiles, constantly winking at him.
Lin Yan sighed helplessly at their behavior: "Just say what you want to say! It's like a bunch of lousy secret agents making a rendezvous!"
Mike rubbed his hands together, a little embarrassed, but his eyes were full of anticipation: "Lin, um... this weekend... could you invite us to your house this weekend?" He paused, lowering his voice, barely containing his excitement, "I've never really been to a rich person's house before, I really want to visit!"
Seeing Mike's eager eyes and Tom's frantic nodding, Lin Yan smiled and readily agreed, "No problem, you're welcome to come this weekend."
"That's amazing!" The two of them almost jumped up.
The controversy surrounding the physical fitness test at the basketball court
In the afternoon, it was the sports club's basketball class. Lin Yan went to his locker and retrieved his newly bought basketball uniform. Tom seemed even more excited than Lin Yan, pulling him along as they ran towards the basketball court.
After changing into a red and white basketball jersey and shorts in the locker room, we arrived at the spacious basketball court. The students gathered there were indeed different from those in a regular physical education class; their average height was significantly taller. Lin Yan, at 188cm, wasn't considered particularly tall here, and there were two other giants in the group who were over 190cm tall.
The basketball coach was a lean, athletic-looking, sharp-eyed middle-aged man named Coach Carter. He blew his whistle to gather everyone and led them through a systematic warm-up: jogging, high knees, crossovers, dynamic stretching... ensuring everyone's muscles and joints were loosened up.
After warming up, Coach Carter didn't immediately begin the tactical instruction. Instead, he clapped his hands and said, "Alright, guys, before I teach you how to put the ball in the basket, I need to know what kind of engine runs inside your bodies. Today's first lesson—physical test!"
He led everyone to the strength zone by the court, where the assistant coach had already brought out some basic equipment: a bench press rack, a vertical jump meter to measure vertical jump, and a marker disc to test agility.
First item: Bench press (tests upper body strength)
Coach Carter explained the correct form and safety points for the bench press, emphasizing the assessment of basic strength rather than pursuing maximum weight. The weight was set at 185 pounds (approximately 84 kilograms), a standard that requires effort for high school basketball players to achieve.
The team members took turns stepping forward. Most of them were able to complete 5-8 repetitions with good form, while the two centers, both over 190cm tall, seemed to have it easier. When it was Tom's turn, his face turned red, and he barely managed to complete 6 repetitions.
"Lin, it's your turn," Coach Carter signaled.
Lin Yan lay on the bench press, gripping the barbell. He reminded himself to keep a low profile and only perform at the level of an "excellent high school student." He smoothly pushed the 185-pound barbell up, his movements precise. Once, twice, three times... He deliberately slowed down, mimicking the way others exerted their strength, even slightly furrowing his brow.
However, the problem lay in the "feeling." The 185 pounds felt like less than a feather to him. He had to exert extreme control over his muscles to simulate the state of "exerting force," rather than pushing through the air with effortless ease. To outsiders, his movements were frighteningly stable, without the slightest tremor, and with a rhythm as even as a machine.
To make matters worse, he did it 15 times without even realizing it... and he seemed to be doing it with ease.
Coach Carter's eyes, initially calm, gradually widened to astonishment, and finally filled with disbelief. This weight, this consistency, these repetitions… this was far beyond the power and strength of an average high school student! It was approaching, or even surpassing, the athletic stats of many college players!
"Stop!" Coach Carter called out to Lin Yan, looking at him with a complicated expression. "Lin, you... you used to train specifically for strength?"
Lin Yan's heart skipped a beat, realizing he hadn't controlled himself well. He sat up, wiped away non-existent sweat, and mumbled an explanation: "Uh, back in China, I trained with a school coach for a while." He quickly attributed the cause to "mysterious Eastern training."
Second test: Vertical jump (testing explosive power)
After the assistant coach recorded the astonishing bench press data, the next step was to measure the standing vertical jump height. The team members took turns running up to touch the target height, and the difference between their standing vertical jump height and their jumping vertical jump height was measured.
大部分队员的弹跳在20-30英寸（约50-76厘米）之间，这已经是相当不错的水平。汤姆奋力一跃，达到了28英寸（约71厘米）。那两个高个子中锋弹跳稍弱，但也有22英寸（约56厘米）左右。
It was Lin Yan's turn. This time he learned his lesson and didn't jump with all his might. He even deliberately suppressed the explosive power of his legs and only used what he considered to be a "very slight" force to push off the ground.
"Whoosh!"
His figure rose rapidly, his arms easily surpassing the height that everyone else had touched before, his fingertips even lightly brushing the top edge of the backboard!
"Holy...!" A teammate next to him couldn't help but swear.
The top edge of the backboard is 13 feet (about 3.95 meters) from the ground! Even if Lin Yan has an advantage in standing reach, this jump shows a vertical leap of more than 40 inches (about 1 meter)! This is already at the level of top NBA talent!
Coach Carter nearly dropped his scoreboard; he stared intently at Lin Yan as if he were looking at an alien.
Lin Yan landed, looking at the surrounding silence and countless shocked gazes, and inwardly cursed. He quickly waved his hand, trying to salvage the situation: "Uh... I seem to be in particularly good shape today, maybe... maybe I warmed up thoroughly?"
Third item: Restricted area shuttle run (tests agility and speed)
Finally, there's the restricted area shuttle run, which tests agility. You need to quickly run back and forth between the free-throw line and the baseline twice on a basketball court, and the time will be recorded.
The team members all gave it their all, running until they were breathless. The best time was set by Tom, at 11.2 seconds.
As Lin Yan stepped onto the field, he reminded himself: Slow down, even slower! He controlled his speed, making it feel like he was jogging, but to onlookers, his starting speed was astonishingly fast, and his turn and push-off when turning back were as smooth as a cheetah, with almost no loss of speed.
As he crossed the finish line, the assistant coach looked at the stopwatch, his voice trembling slightly: "10...10.5 seconds!"
Another statistic far exceeding that of ordinary people!
After the physical tests, everyone stared at Lin Yan as if he were a monster. Coach Carter walked up to him, patted him hard on the shoulder, his eyes burning with the fervor of someone looking at a priceless gem: "Lin! I don't care how you trained before! From today onwards, the basketball team needs you! You have to be there for next week's tryouts! I'm waiting for you!"
Tom and Mike rushed over, flanking Lin Yan on either side, whispering excitedly, "Lin! You're insane! Is this the power of Chinese Kung Fu? Even playing ball is this fierce?!"
Looking at the excited crowd and the coach's burning gaze, Lin Yan could only smile helplessly. He had originally wanted to experience ordinary high school life in a low-key manner, but unexpectedly, he accidentally "exceeded the standard" again during the basketball physical test. Now it would be difficult for him not to become famous.