Start with push-ups to gain experience

Chapter 31 Song of Life in the Rain

Hua Hua Hua——

Heavy rain came suddenly, with faint thunder.

The window glass was smashed and crackled continuously.

Fang Cheng was wearing underwear and shorts, walking barefoot on the floor, his eyes slightly closed, and his ears oblivious to the noise outside the window.

Just keep repeating the movements of squatting down and standing up.

Until you complete the last set, the 20th single-leg squat.

A blue light screen appeared.

A long string of information flowed before my eyes like running water.

[Focus Experience +3]

[Boxing experience +8]

[Sanda experience +20]

[Squat experience +15]

[Leg Raise Experience +10]

September 12th, Saturday.

The 16th daily training session ended and the rain was still falling.

Fang Cheng wiped the sweat off his face with a towel, drank a glass of water, and walked to the balcony.

Silently watching the heavy rain outside the window, I felt like being trapped in a cage.

His eyes flickered, revealing a hint of hesitation.

Contemplating for a while.

Suddenly he turned around and walked towards the entrance.

He took out a pair of waterproof rubber shoes and an army green raincoat from the cupboard behind the door.

Put on your shoes and raincoat.

Fang Cheng took the key again, opened the door, and walked out quietly.

Clang.

The iron door was gently closed.

It was a little after 6 o'clock on the weekend and it was almost dawn.

Most of the neighbors were still asleep.

The whole building was very quiet. Apart from the sound of the rain, there was almost no other noise.

Then, a series of faint footsteps were heard in the dark corridor.

He walked down the stairs until he reached the door of the corridor and suddenly stopped.

Fang Cheng stood at the door and put on the hood of his raincoat.

Look up and look outside.

The night was as dark as ink, and it was impossible to distinguish the boundary between heaven and earth.

Strands of rain woven into a "rain net" that filled the entire empty and dark city.

The raindrops were blown onto my face by the wind, piercing my bones and skin, causing a slight pain.

Fang Cheng had no intention of retreating, but instead felt a strange sense of excitement.

The rain in the early morning is so cold and pure!

He then took a step and walked out of the tube-shaped building that sheltered his body.

I walked alone through the old factory street in the rain, immersed in the endless rain and darkness.

....................................

Riverside Park.

The human voices during the day have long been completely drowned out by the hustle and bustle of nature.

The place was dark and there was puddles of water everywhere.

Four single and double bars of different heights stand alone.

In the near distance there are swaying trees, and in the far distance there are blurry river water and residential buildings.

At this time and in this weather, no one would come here.

however.

A figure wearing a military green raincoat appeared here.

The rubber shoes stepped on the puddles, making a clattering sound, which seemed a little sluggish.

Under the 2.8-meter-high horizontal bar.

The figure looked particularly thin, like a lonely traveler climbing mountains and wading through water.

When he raised his face, his eyes flickered with a faint light.

The person who came was Fang Cheng who was preparing to practice pull-ups.

Due to weather and other factors.

The progress of unlocking the "Six Arts of Prisoner" continues to stagnate, and is always stuck at the fourth art, "Pull-ups".

Fang Cheng's original plan was to wait until the potential activation cooled down and the weather was clear before making appropriate plans.

But there are unexpected changes in the world, and man's plans are ultimately inferior to God's.

The thunder came from behind the clouds, as if suppressed by something, slightly illuminating the night sky.

The heavy rain poured down from the sky as if the sky was falling.

The whole world was submerged in the heavy rain, as if it was the end of the world.

Reason told Fang Cheng.

Practicing pull-ups in such bad weather is a crazy and dangerous thing to do.

But my emotions keep reminding me.

If he starts to make excuses for himself and avoid the various difficulties he faces.

Then the difficulties will become more and more powerful and more and more insurmountable.

Until the whole person is crushed and conquered.

Adversity will only make the strong stronger and the weak weaker!
Fang Cheng suddenly realized that he was sometimes too cautious and forgot the original intention of becoming stronger.

He didn't want to wait any longer, and didn't want to go back to being that cowardly, helpless student who was unemployed after graduation. "A person's greatest enemy is often himself..."

Looking up at the sky, the cold rain instantly wet my entire face.

Then it went along the neck and into the collar, making the body shiver.

“The only way to be truly strong is to help yourself.”

Fang Cheng muttered something to himself, wiped his face with his hand, and walked to the bottom of the horizontal bar.

Then he exerted force on his feet, jumped up, and firmly grasped the horizontal bar with both hands.

I clenched my fingers together and tested the feel.

"not bad……"

Fang Cheng's expression relaxed slightly and he let out a light breath.

Immediately, his arm muscles tensed and his back straightened.

Stretch your body upward until your chin is above the bar.

"1."

"2."

"3."

"..."

The first few movements were completed quite easily.

After practicing for a while, I gradually felt the hindrance caused by the heavy rain.

Not only are your palms slippery, it is difficult to grip the lever and it is easy to cause misalignment.

The rain will continue to pour in through the sleeves.

It was wet, as if countless cold little snakes were sliding along the skin.

Wearing clothes makes the body feel more uncomfortable.

Seeing this, Fang Cheng let go and unbuttoned his raincoat.

The thermal underwear he was wearing inside was also almost soaked, so it was also taken off and thrown on the ground.

The raindrops as big as beans hit the ground madly, splashing layers of water.

Fang Cheng's naked, muscular back came back to the two-meter-eight-high horizontal bar.

Jump up with force and continue doing pull-ups.

Practicing this kind of maneuver in the rain poses dangers everywhere.

Fell by mistake...

Muscles are too stiff, strained...

If you don’t use the right force, you may accidentally sprain your muscles…

Even if you are free from the restraints, treat it as a shower.

The rain will still wet your hair, blur your vision, and disturb your mind.

The chill close to zero degrees continued to penetrate into the body, like a knife cutting or an insect biting.

It's a double torture of body and mind!

Fang Cheng activated his concentration skill and devoted himself fully to the training.

In this state, not only is the endurance enhanced, but the control over the body is also greatly improved.

When you do the 10th pull-up.

I noticed that the pain in my arms was gradually getting worse, but my back still didn't feel much strain.

Fang Cheng realized that his posture was not up to standard.

Pull-ups mainly exercise the muscles of the shoulders and back, including the latissimus dorsi, rhomboids and trapezius muscles.

The reason why it is very difficult for ordinary people.

In addition to the fact that these muscle groups are rarely involved in daily life, it is also a comprehensive technical movement.

Unlike push-ups and squats, which can be assessed simply by the number of times and time.

Pull-ups are not just about the number of reps.

It also involves posture standards such as forehand and backhand, leveraged deadlift, distance, speed, chest and back arching, chin over the bar, and lowering to the bottom, which are also directly related to one's own weight and the material of the horizontal bar.

Every place is slightly different, and the accumulation of small differences will lead to a significant difference in the number of pull-ups.

With Fang Cheng's current physical condition, he can do at least 20 deadlifts relying solely on arm strength.

If you use the trick of swinging with leverage, you should be able to do more than 40 easily.

But it definitely won’t work if you continue exercising in this way.

The essence of Fang Cheng's pursuit is not the number of times.

It's about the degree of understanding of the skill and the degree of control over the body muscles.

He calmed down.

Silently feel the muscle feedback after each movement, and then make subtle adjustments to your posture.

Slowly, I seemed to finally find the feeling.

The latissimus dorsi muscles contract suddenly, generating an upward pulling force.

The biceps then assist in pushing the body upward.

At the same time, the rhomboids and trapezius muscles are responsible for maintaining the stability and balance of the torso.

"That's what it feels like!"

Fang Cheng's eyes sparkled.

After adjusting your posture, take a deep breath and continue.

"15."

"16."

"17."

"..."

In the park in the early morning, in the dark and rainstorm.

A figure stretched and undulated up and down, like a vibrant night elf.

(End of this chapter)