As the opening ceremony approached, Ella gradually reduced the training time for her team members. She knew that increasing the training intensity without a plan wasn't effective. It was important to give their bodies some rest.
The team members all complied with her decision. They had trained relentlessly for the past month without a single day off. They were probably the only guests at the Metropol Hotel who disliked the 24-hour massage service.
After rolling in dirt and rehearsing all day, they would collapse into their beds, thinking they might not wake up the next day. Ella had massage therapists sent to each team member's room.
It was like heaven – a massage to prepare for the upcoming day of hell. They repeated this routine for a solid month.
