Stifling Gyms and White Rice Quotas
A beginner member of a public high school judo club experienced her first multi-day summer camp during the initial summer break of her high school career, enduring grueling conditions defined by mandatory minimum food consumption quotas and severe heat. Training sessions involved wearing judo uniforms and practicing grappling and throwing techniques in a gym featuring only a single electric fan positioned near the entrance.
The Dining Hall Tracking System
Following daytime practices, team managers prepared meals in the cafeteria consisting of fried chicken, large dumplings, meatballs, and meat-heavy stir-fries. The club adviser enforced a strict rule requiring every student to consume at least two large bowls of white rice per meal. A whiteboard in the dining hall tracked each student’s second-helping progress, creating a system that placed visible pressure on the incoming first-year members.
Oversized Salt Rice Balls at Night
Around 9:00 p.m., after the evening meal and daytime practice concluded, the first-year students faced a second round of eating when the club adviser distributed oversized salt rice balls prepared by hand. The athletes consumed the dense portions despite physical discomfort. The following morning brought mild indigestion, which students worked off through pre-breakfast running drills before immediately facing the morning meal requirement of two more bowls of rice.
Weight Loss and Lasting Impressions
Despite the high volume of food consumed across the multi-day schedule, the participant reported weighing two kilograms less upon returning home from the camp. The intense physical output of the judo training and running drills outweighed the caloric intake, leaving the eating requirements as the most vivid memory of the entire athletic excursion, according to a personal account published on the publishing platform note.
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