Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 359 The idea that effort leads to improvement is actually quite terrifying.
On the second day of training, Genkobu Kita felt that Yasui's arrangements sounded no different from usual.

For example, she had undergone weight training before.

However, the weight-bearing design at that time was not complicated; running shoes could simply be fitted with weighted and adjusted shoe feet.

This time, special weight-bearing equipment needs to be worn, technically known as a "modular full-body weight-bearing suit".

This special garment uses technologies such as an aerospace-grade aluminum frame, memory foam lining, biomimetic honeycomb structure leg guards, and hydraulic cushioning leg wraps to adjust the weight of each part and distribute the load throughout the body, thereby avoiding excessive weight on any single part and the risk of injury.

Wearing this equipment and combining it with the corresponding training methods, Beifang Xuanju quickly discovered that the seemingly identical arrangements were completely different in actual experience.

The training in the early and middle stages went well; she completed everything meticulously, whether it was a combination of fast escape and slow jogging or extra energy exertion.

During the final stage of interspersed training, she almost instantly felt the protest caused by lactic acid buildup.

In the same place, at the same distance, and in the same manner, she felt her breathing was much heavier, her body movements became mechanical, and her heartbeat was much heavier.

When she reached the sixth set of interspersed training, as she felt the sticky, heavy sweat hitting the grass, her vision began to blur and her steps became unsteady.

At this point, she still chose to persevere because the pre-arranged task was a total of eight groups, and this was only the sixth group. She absolutely could not give up now.

She persevered, but when she returned to the starting point, she was surprised by Yasui's arrangements.

"The next three sets will be with normal weights," Yasui Makoto explained after giving the instructions.
"Don't overthink it. It's not your problem, it's mine."

"I still lack experience. I didn't assess your adaptation level after returning from Dubai, so continuing to run according to the previous design will definitely cause problems."

"Don't worry, I'll adjust to this soon. Next... just enjoy the ease and pleasure of this special training."

She never doubted Yasui's arrangements.

In the next two training sessions after shedding the weights, she quickly experienced the so-called ease and enjoyment.

After the load is distributed evenly, the muscles throughout the body do not feel a great burden.

However, without those seemingly insignificant weights, during the final training sessions, she felt as if she were about to fly, every muscle cheering and every nerve singing.

She knew it was an illusion after shedding the burden, but she couldn't help feeling that she had become much stronger.

More importantly, in that moment of ease and speed, she vaguely recalled the sprint during the practice match on the grass in Dubai, especially the last moment.

"I see, so in addition to considering the Emperor's spring viewing... the trainer also considered the domain!"

She couldn't help but think this to herself, and felt a deep sense of joy.

She always felt that she was quite talented, but compared with many seniors, peers, and even juniors, her talents were not the most outstanding.

If she had to pinpoint it, she felt her talent was probably that hard work would pay off.

That's why she knew that the domain was a very powerful state, but she didn't pursue it blindly.

Now that she has the opportunity to reach that level, and thinking about how she can run even more exciting races with the help of that ability, she can't help but look forward to what kind of results this special training will ultimately bring.

With anticipation, the Northern Black Horse continued its diligent training day after day. Time flew by, and Friday night arrived in the blink of an eye.

After completing the last lap of practice, the Northern Black Horse instinctively jogged slowly to catch its breath before returning to the starting point.

It was very familiar; she had been waiting by the track the whole time. Almond-eyed, holding a towel and a sports drink, suddenly rushed over.

"Senior's training this time... was amazing!"

Admiringly, Almond-eyed handed over a towel and a drink: "The trainers said that in the last 50 meters of that sprint, your breathing rhythm barely changed!" "Yeah! I've been focusing on the final sprint lately, and I feel like I've made a lot of progress!"

Excitedly echoing this sentiment, Beifang Xuanju accepted Anmei's kindness and said gratefully, "Thank you, Anmei."

"It's nothing, it's what I should do!"

Nodding repeatedly, her almond-shaped eyes flickered, and she took out her phone, pulling up a video recording: "Senior, look, didn't I tell you I've been filming your training? You can watch it back later."

"Then I will try to analyze it like my seniors and trainers."

"I feel like your arm swing technique has improved these past two days... compared to the previous few days? I wonder if that's true?"

While sipping his beverage, Beifang Xuanju paused for a moment, then quickly swallowed it, scratching his head somewhat awkwardly and saying:
"This...this is too complicated. I...I can't analyze and feel it in that much detail yet..."

Almond has always been learning from himself, and Northern Genko is no stranger to this.

At first, she was excited about it, even a little proud.

She knows she has many fans now, such as Almond Eyes, who is clearly one of them.

Experiencing the enthusiasm of fans up close is a rare, novel, and exhilarating experience.

However, as time went on, while she gradually became moved, she also felt the pressure increasing.

After all, the more enthusiastic Almond was, the less she wanted to disappoint this junior who admired her, and naturally she felt pressured.

Fortunately, she didn't have to bear the pressure herself, so after the initial embarrassment, she quickly looked towards the side of the track:
"So, trainer, how exactly have I performed these past two days?"

Beside the runway, Yasui was looking at his pocket watch and organizing the data on his tablet.

Upon hearing the question from the Northern Black Horse, he replied without hesitation, "His performance was indeed a little better than before."

"For example, the lactate threshold increased by 0.3 mmol/L compared to before going to Dubai, which means you can maintain high speed for a longer period of time."

"Moreover, compared to the first time, your cadence recovery speed after weight training has increased by about 8%, which indicates that muscle memory is forming."

Upon hearing this, the Northern Black Steed nodded thoughtfully, while its almond-shaped eyes blinked in confusion, and it asked:

"Only...0.3? And...8%? That's...that's too little, isn't it?"

At this moment, both Kita Genko and Yasui Makoto were taken aback, then exchanged a glance and both showed amused expressions.

"0.3% and 8% are already quite a lot."

As he explained, Yasui Makoto's tone gradually became serious: "Kobe has now completed his orthodox development. There will be slight further development, but it will not undergo any qualitative changes like before."

"What she needs to do now is to make small improvements little by little, step by step."

"And the idea that hard work leads to improvement is actually a terrifying thing."

"You have to understand that thousands of horse girls across Japan are working hard, even risking their lives, but not everyone can become stronger, not even by a little bit."

"Almond Eyes, even though you haven't debuted yet, you have a lot of talent... that is actually better than your senior Xiao Bei's."

"But you also need to be clear about these things."

(End of this chapter)