Chapter 314 Training

Zhang Yuan and the group of internet-addicted teenagers exchanged glances.

Would this really work?

It felt like this plan was a bit too eccentric.

But President Pei spoke with such conviction that they couldn't find a good point to refute him.

Pei Qian was very satisfied. "Great, if everyone agrees, then let's go with this. Everyone get along, and Zhang Yuan, you and Coach Ya Ling can discuss any issues that arise. Goodbye!"

With everything settled, Pei Qian prepared to slip away.

Zhang Yuan quickly stopped him. "President Pei, hold on a moment!"

"Ahem, I think this training method might not be so bad after all. We can try it for a while and see how it goes. But before that, shouldn't we finalize the training schedule?"

"Coach Ya Ling and I will definitely have our own opinions, and when disagreements arise, we'll still need you to make the final decision, President Pei."

Coach Ya Ling nodded in agreement.

She had also realized that she might have been tricked by President Pei.

However, she didn't want to refuse the job, because once she accepted this premise, it didn't seem so bad.

These internet-addicted teenagers did seem to lack exercise, and since President Pei wanted her to help them build muscle, it was still within her job description.

Whether she was training clients at a gym or training them here, the conditions were better, so why refuse?

But there was one condition: the division of labor with this team leader, Zhang Yuan, had to be clear.

Otherwise, if one pointed east and the other pointed west—if Zhang Yuan said to practice hand speed and Ya Ling said to practice chest muscles—who would the players listen to?

So, Zhang Yuan and Ya Ling initially reached a consensus: they could try this training method, but only if President Pei helped them define their respective responsibilities and create a training schedule.

Pei Qian originally wanted to brush it off and let them fight it out, but since they had made it clear, it didn't seem appropriate for him to just leave.

He reluctantly nodded. "Alright, let's find a place to go over the training schedule."

Zhang Yuan waved to the players. "Everyone, go practice your solo queue."

The players took their seats, put on their headphones, and entered *gog* to start the game.

They didn't know what kind of training plan the three big shots would come up with, but they were worried about their future.

If the club didn't have Tengda's reputation as a guarantee, they would have thought they were being scammed.

...

Zhang Yuan pushed the whiteboard with the training schedule written on it to the original dining room location in the living room, which was now the club's conference room.

Coach Ya Ling casually found a seat. Now, looking at the training schedule, she suddenly felt that it was completely normal.

This seemed like a standard training schedule for esports players, and there was nothing to change.

Pei Qian and Zhang Yuan also sat down.

"President Pei, let's go over the schedule first. Do you see anything that needs to be changed?"

Pei Qian looked at the schedule on the whiteboard and then at Coach Ya Ling. "Coach, what do you think?"

Coach Ya Ling shook her head. "This is a standard training schedule for esports players, there's nothing to say. I only ask for one thing: leave two hours every day to take everyone to the gym to work out."

Pei Qian immediately shook his head.

"Nothing to say? I think there's a lot to say!"

"First of all, early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy. Waking up at nine o'clock and going to bed at one o'clock, even though it guarantees eight hours of sleep, this schedule is too unhealthy!"

Pei Qian took out his phone and quickly searched for "the dangers of staying up late."

"Scientific research shows that the human body starts secreting melatonin at 9 PM, intestinal peristalsis slows down at 10:30 PM, and normal people should enter deep sleep at 2 AM."

"And staying up late disrupts the biological clock and has a series of harmful effects."

"These harmful effects include: short-term memory loss, decreased learning ability, endocrine system disorders, weakened immunity, increased risk of heart disease, and so on."

"In summary, it makes you fatter, uglier, dumber, forgetful, and prone to illness. For esports athletes, being fat and ugly is okay, but if they become dumber, what about game comprehension? If they're forgetful, how will they remember skill cooldowns? And illness is even worse. If one team member gets sick, all the other team members won't be able to play in practice matches."

"If ten people get sick in turns, they won't be able to play practice matches for at least a third of the month!"

"This is a very serious problem! We must correct the schedule!"

"In my opinion, we should wake up at 6:30 AM every day and go to bed at 10 PM."

Zhang Yuan looked a little dazed. "But President Pei, this schedule is mainly to ensure the effectiveness of training. There are basically no players in the high-elo games between 6 AM and 10 AM. Most players are active at night and late at night, so in order to play in the high-elo games better, we have to adjust the overall time later..."

Pei Qian raised his hand. "Of course I understand that. It's just a simple trade-off. Do you choose the health of the team members, or do you choose some excessive, useless high-elo games?"

"If they go to bed at 10 PM, they'll only play two hours less of high-elo games each day. The overall training time doesn't change, so the impact isn't that great."

"Relatively speaking, maintaining a healthy body, abundant energy, and good memory is more important."

Zhang Yuan thought for a moment. "Then... President Pei, from 7 AM after breakfast until 10 AM, there's no one in the high-elo games, so they can't practice solo queue. What will the team members do during this time?"

Pei Qian chuckled. "Custom games, of course!"

"They can study the skill release time of each hero, familiarize themselves with the pre- and post-skill animations, and practice the basic skills of each hero. Isn't that also important training content?"

"Or they can play entertainment games, 5v5 brawls, and the like. Those are also good ways to train."

"Oh, right, before that, we need to schedule an hour of fitness."

"I'll just write out the schedule directly."

Pei Qian stood up, erased the content on the whiteboard, and rewrote a new schedule.

6:30 AM: Wake up, wash up, 40-minute morning run

7:20-8:00 AM: Breakfast, arrive at the training room

8:00-10:00 AM: Custom basic skill practice

10:00-12:00 PM: Two practice matches, post-match summary meeting

12:00-12:30 PM: Lunch

12:30-1:30 PM: Lunch break

1:30-2:00 PM: In-game warm-up

2:00-5:30 PM: Bo5 practice match, post-match summary meeting

5:30-6:00 PM: Dinner

6:00-8:00 PM: Fitness training

8:00-10:00 PM: Solo queue training

10:00 PM: Wash up, sleep

After Pei Qian finished writing, he handed the pen to Ya Ling. "Coach, you can write down the snack times."

Coach Ya Ling: "Snacks?"

Pei Qian nodded. "Of course, don't you need snacks for fitness? Eat small meals frequently, stay healthy. Write down the snack times and make sure they eat enough. They can't order takeout at any other time."

Coach Ya Ling thought for a moment and added a cup of black coffee after waking up in the morning, some egg whites and oatmeal at 10 AM, beef, sweet potatoes, vegetables, and a cup of black coffee at 3 PM, and some post-workout meals around 9 PM.

Eating small meals frequently, without increasing the total amount of food, avoids overeating, while also prolonging the feeling of fullness, reducing stomach pressure, and improving the body's metabolism.

Pei Qian nodded. "Very good, eat more and train more. I hope that next time I come, these people's muscles will be as developed as a fitness coach's!"

Looking at the new schedule, Zhang Yuan felt a headache coming on.

It was certainly healthy, but could they guarantee the effectiveness of the training?

And these internet-addicted teenagers were all used to staying up late. If they were forced to go to bed at 10 PM, would they be able to sleep?

Zhang Yuan raised his concerns.

Pei Qian chuckled. "Can't sleep?"

He glanced at Coach Ya Ling. "Coach Ya Ling should know how to solve the problem of these people not being able to sleep."

Coach Ya Ling was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

From President Pei's meaningful look, she only saw four words: increase the intensity!

If they couldn't sleep, that was easy. Increase the intensity and train them until they couldn't get out of bed.

Zhang Yuan asked again, "There's another problem, President Pei. How do we ensure the effectiveness of the practice matches?"

If there was a coach, they could review the results of the practice matches and analyze the objective problems of each player.

But Coach Ya Ling didn't understand *gog* at all, so how could she review them?

Pei Qian was prepared for this. "That's easy. Didn't the two teams have to recommend a captain? After the practice match, the captain reviews it. The worst-performing player has to do extra training at night!"

Zhang Yuan: "But what if the captain shifts the blame?"

Pei Qian thought for a moment. "That's true. Then the captain and the player have to do extra training together! The losing team also has to do extra training! Anyway, no matter what the problem is, extra training solves everything."

"If they can't win the game, they have to do extra training. Ya Ling, I'll leave this to you. If you don't make these people throw up, I'll hold you responsible!"

Anyway, the more time they spent on fitness, the less time they spent training in the game.

It would be best if they couldn't even lift their arms after each workout, or couldn't even hold the mouse and keyboard. That would be the best!

This ridiculous training method should dissuade all the players, right? Even if these people signed a one-year contract and couldn't leave, this news could at least dissuade all the other players who wanted to come to DGE Club.

Without players, what was the point of running a club?

Zhang Yuan and Coach Ya Ling fell into silence together.

For some reason, President Pei's strict requirements seemed to hide a hint of schadenfreude...

Pei Qian stood up. "Alright, the problem is solved. Let's train according to this method. Next time I come, I hope to see a group of players who are invincible in offline competitions!"

After arranging the training-related matters, Pei Qian walked away in a carefree manner.

Only Zhang Yuan and Coach Ya Ling were left, lost in confusion.

Zhang Yuan thought for a moment. "Then... we'll do it this way?"

As everyone knew, Tengda's employees had to strictly follow President Pei's instructions when he gave clear instructions, and they could only use their imagination when President Pei didn't give clear instructions.

Now that President Pei had even arranged the daily schedule, it seemed that they could only follow it.

Coach Ya Ling nodded. "I have no objections."

Zhang Yuan sighed. "But these players should have a lot of objections."

Coach Ya Ling smiled. "It doesn't matter, whether they have objections or not is not important."

"Team Leader Zhang, there's one thing I must make clear to you in advance."

"These people have a very poor foundation. In the first few days of training, they may not be able to hold the mouse or walk normally."

"But don't worry, it'll be fine in a week at most."

Zhang Yuan looked at Coach Ya Ling's sweet smile and couldn't help but shudder.