Chef at the University Canteen

Chapter 543 - 290: The School of Sports’ "Gourmet Incentive" Program

"But then again, if we stumble at the Provincial Games and don’t achieve good results, life won’t be easy afterward."

"What are you afraid of?"

Yin Tao, on the other hand, seemed indifferent and casually said,

"As long as we’ve done our best, the final results depend on the players’ performance on the spot. We can’t control the outcome of the game."

After a pause, he added, "Oh right, I came over this time to discuss with you about when we should ask Jiang Yu to help with the nutrition meals? Should it be in the next couple of days, or should we wait until right before the game?"

"Of course, the sooner the better. If Jiang Yu has time, I think it could be tonight."

After thinking for a moment, Lin Yahu said, "There’s still half a month left before the games start. Once the players have tasted Jiang Yu’s nutrition meals, coupled with the post-game feast we promised, they’ll be more motivated to train harder.

If we wait until right before the game, there won’t be enough time to train, and at best, it would only make them more excited during the match, but it could also easily distract them."

"You have a point!"

Yin Tao furrowed his brow and thought for a moment, nodding in agreement,

"But asking Jiang Yu to make the nutrition meals tonight might be too late. I’ll call him shortly and see if tomorrow works."

"Sure, go ahead and arrange it then."

Lin Yahu smiled with some anticipation, saying, "I’m already anxious to see whether my players will explode with enthusiasm for training once they hear the good news."

Hearing this, Yin Tao also got excited, with a look of eager anticipation, he said enthusiastically:

"I can’t wait either. No way, I’ll call Jiang Yu right now. Once we finalize the time, I’ll immediately announce the good news to the players!"

After finishing the sentence, he pulled out his phone from his pocket, found Jiang Yu’s number from a text Xing Yongyang just sent, hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted his teeth and dialed the number.

Lin Yahu stood not far away, watching Yin Tao hold the phone, his face full of smiles, nodding and being courteous over the call, as if Jiang Yu could see his respectful and pleasing demeanor through the phone.

Soon after, Yin Tao hung up, and his previously bent waist straightened immediately. With a face full of joy, he waved at Lin Yahu and shouted loudly:

"Xiaolin, it’s settled for tomorrow night!

I’ll go back first to spread the good news, and you can also tell your players!"

"Okay, you go ahead. I’ll tell them shortly."

Lin Yahu glanced at his few athletes who were still training hard, then turned back and smiled at Yin Tao.

"Alright then, I’ll head back to work. After work, let’s grab dinner at the Seventh Dining Hall!"

Yin Tao said another word to Lin Yahu and then turned around, striding over to the track.

His players were still training over there, who knows if they were slacking off as usual while he was away?

Watching Yin Tao leave energetically, Lin Yahu didn’t rush to announce the news to the players but continued to urge them to intensify their training.

At this time, Liu Xiaohu was with several high jump athletes, following the plan on the training schedule, continuously doing various training programs, and after each set, they relaxed their tensed muscles and nerves to avoid overtraining that could cause muscle injury.

Injuries are a persistent nightmare for athletes. Every year, many excellent athletes miss competitions due to various injuries, just missing out on championships, or even directly leading to retirement.

Therefore, how to protect oneself from injuries, and extend one’s athletic career as much as possible, are issues that every athlete must focus on.

Lin Yahu, having just retired due to injury as a top domestic athlete, naturally paid more attention to athletes’ injury problems.

Precisely because of this, when formulating training plans for his players, he placed more emphasis on balancing work and rest to prevent fatigue and injuries from excessive training.

Just having completed a set of training, Liu Xiaohu and a few teammates slowly walked while shaking their arms and legs to ease their slightly sore muscles.

A tall and thin player suddenly sighed, looking dejected, and said:

"When will this ever end? Training like crazy every day, I’m really getting close to my limit!"

"You’re not the only one who can’t take it; everyone feels the same way!"

Another player with somewhat dark skin couldn’t help but sigh, "If we changed up the training every day, there’d be some novelty, but for the past six months, it’s been the same few exercises. I’m getting sick of it!"

Listening to everyone’s complaints, Liu Xiaohu took a deep breath and said quietly:

"I’m just hoping the Provincial Games start soon. No matter what, we should be able to take a break for a few days once this event is over, right?"

"Hey, Xiaohu, a few days ago you cleared 2.2 meters, right?"

The tall and thin player suddenly turned to Liu Xiaohu, looked at him with envy, and said,

"You’re amazing, you’ve already reached the level of a national athlete! I’ve been training for the high jump just as long as you have, and my best result is only 2 meters!"