i want to be king

Chapter 94 I really want to go home!
Although Madeira Island is quite small, the gym here is very professional.

According to Nuno Cruz, the professional equipment here is not even inferior to that of Sporting Lisbon's Alcochetti, and some are even better, such as the air resistance functional training machine that Sudong is practicing.

This four-legged monster-looking training machine is safer than steel weights, and it's more training-rich.

It can satisfy every part of the body, hundreds of different training methods, and even the rehabilitation training of players after injuries. It is a good hand and can be used in various sports.

To put it simply, the air resistance training device allows the user to complete the training action at any speed under a certain load, which is impossible for traditional counterweight strength equipment.

Not only that, but it is also equipped with an electronic watch that displays data including resistance, times, power, and maximum explosive power.

When Su Dong completes a set of training movements on the trainer according to Nuno Cruz's requirements, the personal trainer always holds a notebook and records the real-time data he needs at any time by the electronic watch.

In his words, this is conducive to long-term tracking and analysis, and continuously improves the training effect.

Another relatively new thing is the speed and explosive training platform.

As the name suggests, this is a set of equipment for horizontal and vertical explosive training for players. Players can also perform resistance training with the ball, defensive movement training, etc., and can apply resistance to players at forty different fixed points.

The rest, such as extreme climbing machines, non-powered treadmills, tire flips, and vibration trainers, are all standard equipment in professional gyms, similar to those in Sporting Lisbon.

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In addition to the equipment provided by the gym, Nuno Cruz also purchased two sets of high-tech training vests for Su Dong and Ronnie, which are called sports performance detection and analysis systems.

Nuno Cruz clearly asked them to wear vests during training, whether in the gym or outside, so that he could detect the training performance of the two, conduct quantitative analysis on their training, truly realize big data, reduce risks, fully tap their potential, and better help them improve.

"Don't underestimate this vest. I asked a friend to order it from the United States. I haven't seen anyone using it in European football."

When Nuno Cruz introduced it, he was really quite proud.

Su Dong and Ronnie maintain a sense of novelty about this high-tech product, but they don't understand it either.

But one thing is for sure, that is, Nuno Cruz looks like an academic, and he spends more time analyzing their physical condition and training performance.

This is probably why, he defines himself as a sports performance trainer.

Su Dong and Ronnie have long been used to Nuno Cruz's endless high-tech training methods, but Pepe, who was stealing from the side, was stunned and admired.

Whether it was in Brazil or Maritimo, had he ever seen such a tall and mysterious training?

So much so that the way Pepe looked at Nuno Cruz became very different.

In his own frustrating way of saying, even if he learns secretly, it is difficult for him to learn the real skills.

Unless Nuno Cruz is willing to train him in the same way he trained Su Dong and Ronnie, he can only be a toddler in Handan.

However, even so, Pepe still kept his promise and became Su Dong and Ronnie's sparring partner.

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In the next few days, the days were very compact and fulfilling.

Su Dong and Ronnie got up at five o'clock every day, first put on their training vests, ran on the mountain road from Funchal to San Antonio, and had about an hour of ball training in a nearby park.

After they came back and had breakfast, they would be picked up by the driver to a resort more than ten kilometers away to receive Melissa's yoga training. There were two classes every day, and they were all fully booked.

After practicing yoga and returning to Funchal, it is basically lunch time.

Nuno Cruz is in charge of all the diets of the two of them. He will make different recipes every day and place orders to nearby restaurants. Sometimes he even goes to the vegetable market to buy vegetables himself, so as to make the diet nutrition of the two more balanced.

After the lunch break, the two will go to the gym for training and stay here for three hours.

After training in the gym, there is still a period of outdoor training. I still run on mountain roads and play football in the park.

Pepe has been training with Su Dong and Ronnie since the gym.

He does almost all kinds of chores and works hard. Even in the running and ball training after the gym, he is willing to be Su Dong's partner. Su Dong deliberately uses Pepe's strong body to hone his physical resistance ability.

In return, Su Dong is in charge of Pepe's dinner.

After dinner, Ronnie would either go home to spend time with his family, or talk on the phone with Jordana, but Su Dong would continue to learn swimming with the swimming coach for two hours.

Since Pepe doesn't know how to swim, and swimming lessons are relatively cheap, the Brazilian central defender also signed up for the same class with Su Dong after obtaining Su Dong's consent. The two train under the same swimming coach every night.

It's interesting to say that Pepe's body is indeed very strong, but he really doesn't have much talent for swimming.

On the weekend of the first week, Nuno Cruz returned to Lisbon to be with his family, while Su Dong, Ronnie and Pepe took part in a yoga retreat and hiking.

Madeira Island is an island formed after a volcanic eruption. The two peaks in the middle are over 800 meters above sea level. The whole island has uneven terrain and different scenery. It is a world-famous hiking resort.

It is said that there are more than 50 hiking routes on the island.

It was the first time to travel with a group, and the route was the easternmost San Lorenzo PR8 line.

The scenery here is indeed excellent, but it is not difficult to walk.

The bus went directly to the starting point. After departure, the three of Su Dong left the others far behind. The route was not long, and the intensity was the smallest among many routes. In less than an hour and a half, the three of Su Dong returned.

Unfortunately, they waited for more than two hours at the bus station.

This failed experience told them a realistic truth, that is, as professional players, they should challenge more difficult ones instead of following ordinary tour groups on foot.

So, on the weekend of the second week, three daring teenagers each carried their bags and set off from Funchal early in the morning to hike into the mountains, along the winding concrete mountain roads in the mountains, all the way north.

Ronnie brought a mobile phone for emergency contact, Su Dong assured that he definitely brought enough food and water, and Pepe brought a tent that could sleep three people.

In this way, they traveled from Funchal through the mountains and forests, admiring the charming beauty of Madeira Island all the way, to Faial on the north coast, and then went northwest to Santana.

After taking a rest in Santana, the three of them turned back along the mountain road and headed south into the mountain, heading straight to the viewing platform of the highest peak in Madeira Island.

Although the mountain paths are rugged, they are all cement roads, which are very smooth and open to traffic.

Along the way, I saw shuttle buses going back and forth, and met many travelers on foot. They were all full of curiosity about the three trekking teenagers, especially when they heard that they came from Funchal on foot, they were even more amazed.

The three of them finally climbed to the highest peak of Madeira Island before sunset and saw the infinitely beautiful sunset.

And that night, they camped in the open space next to the viewing platform on the top of the mountain.

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Night falls.

The tourists all descended.

Standing at the highest point, you can see the lights of thousands of houses in Funchal from a distance to the south, a small hotel on the observation deck not far behind, and a hotel and parking lot on the mountainside farther east.

On the winding mountain road, occasionally there will be a little light from the headlights.

But most of the time, the place is so quiet that only the sound of the mountain wind is left.

That's the sea breeze from the Atlantic Ocean.

The viewing platform at night is completely different from that during the day, and it becomes more mysterious under the bright moonlight.

The mountains and mountains of Madeira Island crouching at its feet have become more unpredictable, like fierce beasts kneeling and submitting, people can't help but feel a sense of emotion in their hearts.

"I have lived here for 12 years, and this is the first time I have come to this place." Ronnie said with a smile in a very comfortable mood.

Climbing high and looking far, Su Dong and Peipei were equally excited.

"After we go down the mountain tomorrow, we will continue west from Santana to San Vicente on the north coast, and then go south along the mountain road from San Vicente to Tabua on the south coast. If time permits, we will walk back to Funchal. If not, we will take a car."

Ronnie has already arranged the itinerary properly.

In fact, Madeira Island is really not big, with a straight-line distance of [-] kilometers from the easternmost point to the westernmost point, and [-] kilometers from the southernmost point to the northernmost point.

Although it is a detour around the mountains, it is actually a cement road, which is very easy to walk.

For the Su Dong trio of professional players, this is a bit of a challenge, but it is really not a big one.

"I suggest that next week we will walk around the island along the south coast." Su Dong eagerly proposed.

"I agree!" Pepe was the first to express his opinion.

"Of course I have no problem." Ronnie also readily agreed.

After the three formally reached an agreement, they sat and chatted outside the tent for a while.

Ronnie, the youngest, was the first to lose it, and the first to say that he was going to bed.

Su Dong and Peipei continued to sit outside the tent, looking at the stars in the night sky and the bright moon, with mixed emotions in their hearts.

Su Dong thought of his family.

He hasn't been home for more than a year, hasn't seen his parents, and doesn't know how they are doing now.

Parents' dream of buying a house for many years should have come true, right?
Are they still working so hard?

Thinking about it, Su Dong's nose was a little sore.

Pepe next to her also kept silent, staring blankly at the moon.

I don't know how long I watched it, but the Brazilian suddenly broke the silence and said sourly, "I really want to go home!"

Su Dong turned his head and saw Pepe who was wiping his eyes with his hand.

At this moment, how can he be as tough as the mad dog on the court?

He looks more like a wanderer who misses his hometown and his relatives.

　Begging for rewards, collections and recommendation tickets!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)