How painful is losing weight really?
Without exaggeration, since starting to lose weight, Qin Yue felt almost constantly hungry enough to eat a whole cow.
And over time, Qin Yue gradually felt the strength that this body brought him.
If you're hungry, just order yourself two servings of Italian sausage pizza! With extra toppings!
You see? What time is it? Don't you really want to eat something?
Do you know that there's an authentic American fried chicken shop on the street closest to your dormitory? The fried chicken there is so fragrant!
Ah, can you really hold back?
Just eat a little! Eating a bit won't affect your weight loss!
After the weight loss plan proceeded smoothly to the fifth day, Qin Yue always felt that there were countless little Qin Yues, with horns on their heads and scythes in hand, constantly tempting him.
These little demon Qin Yues were not only talented but also spoke so persuasively.
"Rest assured, I won't miss out on any delicious food I deserve to enjoy in this life, it's just that it's not time for me to indulge yet." In the dormitory, grabbing a basketball with one hand and looking at the demon Qin Yues surrounding him, Qin Yue said with a smile.
Qin Yue knew clearly that as long as this body could break free from its current constraints, in the future, he wouldn't have to worry about being unable to enjoy gourmet food.
Because no matter how high the calorie intake, it would be burned away by the high-intensity training of a professional athlete.
At this moment, seeing the clear eyes and firm gaze of Qin Yue, the little demon Qin Yues who usually succeeded in various ways hung their heads in disappointment.
They didn't understand, couldn't comprehend...
Why did the owner of this body suddenly undergo such a big change?
You've changed, buddy!
Isn't basketball really that good?
In the next second, as Qin Yue's gaze became firmer, the puzzled little demon Qin Yues quickly vanished into thin air.
And Qin Yue, while grabbing the ball with one hand, carried the weight-loss drink he made for himself out of the dormitory to start another day of shooting practice.
"Basketball, it really is that good."
Before leaving, Qin Yue spoke to the air around him.
"It turns out novels are all lies."
At the outdoor court, although after a few days of adaptation, Qin Yue felt he had completely adjusted to this new body, during shooting practice over these days, he still couldn't find his rhythm, with most of his shots hitting the rim, the shooting percentage was dismal.
Qin Yue couldn't help but start doubting those basketball novels he had read in his past life.
Clearly, novels are novels, reality is reality.
In his past life, Qin Yue indeed developed a shooting skill that could dominate amateur basketball.
But, as a sport heavily reliant on muscle memory...
Where would this new body's muscle memory, which Qin Yue had from his past life, come from?
Moreover, when Qin Yue initially explored the memories of the original owner of this body, he discovered that this guy had been relying on talent to play from childhood to adulthood, hardly spending any effort on basic skills, coupled with two years of long-term apathy, seldom even touching the ball...
So even if he didn't want to accept it, Qin Yue had to accept that besides continuously working hard on losing weight, he must spend significant energy on honing his basic skills if he wanted to make a name for himself in the NBA.
However, although reality was harsh, Qin Yue was instead full of fighting spirit.
Because in the future, every bit of his gains would come from his current hard work.
On the court, after practicing for a while more, Qin Yue took out his notebook and began to summarize his training.
Even though Qin Yue hadn't received professional basketball training in his previous life, he'd watched plenty of professional basketball training videos and related books to play well in basketball.
In this life, since he couldn't inherit his past life's muscle memory, Qin Yue thought he might as well design a more reasonable shooting motion based on the current condition of this body and his own feelings after playing these days.
"I used a one-motion shot in the past, thinking it over now, it indeed somewhat wasted this body's talent."
The so-called one-motion shot is a term for stable shooting gestures without using the upper arm.
As the future NBA-reputed three-point god, Stephen Curry is undoubtedly a representative figure of the one-motion shot.
The advantage of this shooting style is its quick release, allowing quick shots after receiving the ball or on the move.
But its disadvantage is also relatively apparent.
That is, generally speaking, if the opposing player is tightly marking you, you will find it hard to get a shooting opportunity.
And that's also why most of Curry's shots rely on teammates' screens or moving and dribbling to create a small shooting space.
Sitting under the basketball hoop, Qin Yue quickly started thinking about Kevin Durant's shooting form in his memory.
Given that this body boasts a height of over 205 cm and an arm span close to 225 cm...
In Qin Yue's view, the shooting model that suits him best is naturally Kevin Durant, who is known as a scoring machine in the future.
Qin Yue knew that Durant's shooting move had the biggest advantage of being able to shoot forcefully without needing space.
Therefore, after thinking seriously about his future plan, Qin Yue promptly picked up the basketball, recalling the details of Durant's shooting move, and started practicing the relevant steps after summarizing them in his notebook.
The good habit of doing as he planned had always been Qin Yue's style.
But after practicing for a few minutes, Qin Yue suddenly stood there.
Because, in his mind...
The AI notification from the system suddenly sounded once more!
"[Hidden Task: Thunder Half Moon Slash] has been triggered.
After careful consideration, it's evident that you've paved the way for your future.
But changing your shooting form is by no means an easy task, you must put in an effort and sweat far beyond ordinary people for this.
Task completion condition: Master the new shooting motion you have planned for yourself. (In official matches, score at least fifty shots using your new shooting form)
Task completion reward: Thunder Half Moon Slash Badge.
Note: This badge effect can take effect even when the system isn't fully activated."
Hidden task, Thunder... Half Moon Slash?
At this moment, Qin Yue wasn't dumbfounded because happiness came too suddenly...
But because, the name of this hidden task, in Qin Yue's view, somewhat suggested stirring things up.
In Qin Yue's past life, Thunder Half Moon Slash was precisely a nickname basketball fans gave to Durant's shooting motion.
This nickname, besides the fact that Durant played for Thunder early in his career, also related to Durant's swift shot, resembling thunder during matches.
"Will Durant later after entering the league feel he's always living in my shadow?" Qin Yue couldn't help but jest in his heart.
However, after jesting for a while, Qin Yue then laughed at himself: "I'm still over a hundred thousand miles away from the NBA, why think so much?"
On the court, regaining his composure quickly, Qin Yue threw himself into the training of the new shooting move non-stop.
Just, maybe due to being overly focused, Qin Yue didn't notice that a pair of eyes had been quietly observing him for a while.
Until Qin Yue felt his arm was too tired to lift, he discovered the owner of those eyes.
Then, Qin Yue was stunned.
And the owner of those eyes, after first being puzzled, then surprised, said: "You... are really Qin?"
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