Start with push-ups to gain experience

Chapter 137 Desperate Situation, Beyond

Exercising under the sea is not an easy thing.

Due to the resistance and pressure of water, it will cause additional load challenges to the body and increase the difficulty of exercise.

And the deeper you dive, the more difficult it becomes.

It's not just the water pressure that needs to be overcome, but also the many dangers of lack of oxygen, claustrophobia, and undercurrents.

The training program for divers includes carrying weights, diving at high speed using guide ropes, and climbing up.

What Fang Cheng wants to do is not that simple.

He planned to dive deep into the sea and use the high-pressure environment to perform regular physical exercises just like he did on land.

That is, training in the "Six Arts of Prisoners" under the sea.

The cape stands tall, splitting the waves.

The surging waves below hit the rocks, crushing them to pieces.

Then it came again, over and over again, without stopping for a moment.

A group of seabirds circled near the cape, sometimes flying low over the water and sometimes flying high into the blue sky.

The sounds of "Oh" and "Oh" intertwined with the roar of the waves, as if playing a symphony.

Standing on the top of the cliff, you can overlook the entire sparkling bay and feel the tremendous power of the sea.

Fang Cheng felt an inexplicable emotion surge in his heart, and he looked down at the waves surging at the bottom of the cape.

The world record for high diving is about 50 meters.

The height of this cape from the water surface is estimated to be at least 100 meters.

Jumping from this height, he plunged into the water at a speed of nearly 200 kilometers per hour.

For ordinary people, it is not much different from falling directly on the concrete floor.

For those with extraordinary physique, it also requires great courage.

"Those monsters can do it, and so can I!"

Fang Cheng whispered to himself, his eyes becoming extremely firm after making the decision.

He then took off his clothes, pants, shoes and glasses and hid under a rock.

Then walk to the edge of the cliff, take a few deep breaths, and adjust your physical condition.

Then he stepped forward with his right foot and lightly pushed with his left foot, and the whole person jumped out like an arrow.

After jumping a few meters off the cliff, the sea breeze blew towards me, as if gently lifting my body.

In this feeling of weightlessness, Fang Cheng adjusted his posture and his eyes fell on the sea.

Then, the body that jumped up fell rapidly under the action of gravity.

The sound of the wind whistled continuously into my ears, and the whole world seemed to be tilting downward.

A group of frightened seagulls flapped their wings and flew past.

The speed of free fall is increasing.

We are about to reach the sea surface.

Fang Cheng tensed all his muscles and immediately twisted his back, performing a series of twists and turns.

After staying in the air for a while to slow down the falling speed.

He dived into the blue sea with the standard posture of a diver.

Wow!

Gollum-

With splashing water, the whole body quickly sank into the sea.

The outside sounds were completely isolated and turned into a series of bubbling sounds.

Fang Cheng closed his mouth, opened his eyes, looked around the scene under the sea, and adapted to the new environment of being completely surrounded by water.

Then he looked down at the gray-white sand on the seabed.

Then he waved his arms, used his muscle strength to adjust his posture in the water, and dived down.

The sunlight shines through the water surface, and the light on the seabed reflects a clear and bright water color.

Fang Cheng moved his feet, which were as flexible as webbed feet, and continued to dive downwards.

It’s like passing through a layer and entering a familiar yet unfamiliar fantasy world.

Schools of colorful fish swam around, passing by, making gurgling sounds of bubbles.

There are also groups of anemones below, shaking their soft tentacles, as if welcoming new friends to join.

Everything around creates a tranquil and mysterious atmosphere.

As depth increases, water pressure increases and oxygen levels decrease rapidly.

The number of living creatures around gradually decreased, and everything began to become completely silent.

When it reached a depth of about ten meters.

Fang Cheng's feet were already on the sand on the seabed, causing a gray-white mist to ripple.

If an ordinary person could reach this depth without any equipment, the oxygen in their lungs would have been almost completely consumed.

You can't hold on for long before you need to surface again to get fresh air.

Fang Cheng held his breath, appearing to have more than enough time.

He first moved his hands and feet leisurely, feeling the resistance brought by the sea water.

Then he bent down, lying on the seabed covered with volcanic ash and fine gravel, and began to practice the first move of the Prisoner's Six Arts.

Standard two-hand push-ups.

Bend your arms and elbows and lean forward toward the ground.

Stretch your arms, straighten your elbows, and lift your chest and back.

The sea water wraps around the body, giving people an unusually bloated feeling.

Every movement seemed slow, as if in slow motion.

Because when muscles resist the resistance brought by sea water, they must also bear additional load and do more work.

The pressure at a depth of ten meters should be equivalent to about 2 atmospheres.

That is to say, every square centimeter of area will be subjected to a pressure of about 9.8 to 10 kilograms.

In such an environment, even doing the most common exercises on land is like carrying extremely high weights all over the body and performing extreme training.

Fang Cheng lay on the seabed, doing push-ups with both hands continuously.

It took nearly two minutes to finish the 35th time.

A prompt message immediately appeared in the sea before his eyes.

[Push-up experience +1]

In the surging gray-white mist, several hermit crabs emerged from the gravel beside them and drifted quickly into the distance.

Fang Cheng stood up slowly on tiptoe, a string of bubbles coming out of his nostrils.

It was my first time trying to do physical training in an underwater environment, and I found that the efficiency was indeed higher than on land.

If you do it during regular morning exercises.

If you want to increase your experience by 1 point based on your physical fitness, you need to complete at least 60 one-handed push-ups to achieve the same effect.

but.

This still hasn't reached the level I imagined.

Fang Cheng frowned slightly and thought with bated breath.

Because in the sea, the body will experience resistance while also enjoying the buoyancy that lifts it upwards.

As the body moves downward, it does experience a greater compressive load and needs to overcome more resistance.

But when you straighten your body upwards, you will benefit to some extent from the buoyancy of the sea water, which will reduce a lot of the burden.

"The current depth is not enough..."

For ordinary people, this may be the limit.

His monster-like body was far from being as strong as it should be.

Fang Cheng raised his head and looked into the depths of the ocean.

The light brightness here is already quite dim.

Along the downward sloping seabed geological structure, volcanic ash mud and plankton are floating everywhere.

It seems hazy and not quite real.

And the area a few hundred meters away seemed to be completely swallowed up by the darkness, faintly revealing a mysterious atmosphere.

Fang Cheng's eyes flashed slightly, and he used Eagle Vision to remove the obscuring fog.

An extremely magnificent landscape immediately appeared in front of us.

It was actually a huge crack that broke away from the seabed.

It is deep and unfathomable, stretching across the vast expanse, like a scar left on Yong'an Island, hiding unknown mysteries.

After seeing this scene, Fang Cheng's heart moved slightly, and he immediately paddled his hands and feet and swam towards that side.

As you get closer to the fissure, the amount of silt and parasites on the sea floor becomes less and less.

Until you step on a gray-white rock formed by accumulated volcanic ash.

Fang Cheng felt the water flowing forward, slowly walked to the edge of the crack, and looked down. In the dark and silent abyss of the trench, there was nothing but darkness.

Even with Eagle Vision there is no end in sight.

It was like a bottomless pit, revealing a deep chill that pierced people's hearts.

Yet beneath this seemingly calm and silent surface, there are hidden unpredictable undercurrents.

The surrounding sea water is affected by some huge suction force, constantly and endlessly pouring into it.

This scene is like a natural wonder created by the magic of nature.

If someone with thalassophobia were lucky enough to see it, he would probably have a palpitating heart and faint on the spot.

Fang Cheng did not feel much fear, but instead his adrenaline was boiling.

The whole person became extremely excited, and his eyes revealed a strong sense of anticipation.

Standing on a volcanic rock that protrudes abruptly into the cracks on the seabed.

Fang Cheng steadied his body with his feet and slowly spread out his arms.

Looking up at the sea surface which seems like clouds, dozens of meters away from here.

The light shines down dimly, as if summoning the power of nature to help the body break through its limits again.

Water from all directions then rushed towards the body as summoned.

It heavily squeezes every inch of skin and every cell, causing a noticeable feeling of pressure in the chest and ears.

This pressure not only causes physical discomfort, but also brings a feeling of suffocation and dizziness, as if being imprisoned by water and unable to move.

"Let's do a set of squats to warm up first."

Experiencing the resistance brought by the huge water pressure around him, Fang Cheng silently activated his concentration skill and officially entered the training state.

Beside the dark and deep trench, there are rugged rocks and steep cliffs.

A naked, muscular figure stands in this desperate place that ordinary people cannot reach, doing weight-bearing exercises that exceed human limits.

"..."

"35."

"36."

The figure bent his knees and squatted steadily, then slowly stood up.

Suddenly, his shoulders swayed slightly and his body fell backwards, as if he had lost his balance due to the current.

But in a flash, he exerted force from his waist and back, twisted back and stood still again.

Then, continue to do squat exercises steadily and powerfully.

"37."

"38."

"..."

"50."

Stick to 50 of them and successfully complete a set of exercises.

Fang Cheng exhaled slightly, and a string of tiny bubbles came out of his nostrils.

Like the seabed covered by a gray-black curtain, the panel flashed a light blue light, showing the results of practicing the skills just now.

[Squat experience +6]

Although the number of times is relatively small, the efficiency is more than ten times that of normal training on land.

Because the water depth where Fang Cheng is now is more than 40 meters, which is equivalent to a pressure of five atmospheres.

This type of exercise is not as simple as carrying hundreds of kilograms of weight to exercise on land.

Instead, every inch of muscles, bones, and even internal organs in the body are constantly under the pressure caused by the enormous water pressure, overcoming this resistance that is unimaginable for ordinary people.

While efficiency is greatly improved, there are also great dangers in exercising in such a place.

For example, you will occasionally be hit by a turbulent undercurrent, and if you are not careful you will be swept away and fall into the abyss under the crack.

This is exactly why Fang Cheng did not choose to do single-leg squats.

Of course, in the process of adapting to the instability of water flow, you are actually exercising your body's coordination and balance.

After completing a set of squats.

Fang Cheng rested for only half a minute before he stretched out his hands, bent down and grabbed the protruding part of the rock under his feet.

Then slowly lower your body into the crack, use the rock as a support point, and start practicing one-handed pull-ups.

If you are in the normal position as before, the buoyancy of sea water will offset part of your own weight, and the effect of practicing pull-ups will definitely be greatly reduced.

Fortunately, this trench produces a suction force, which greatly reduces the upward buoyancy and makes the body feel like it is suspended in the air.

Just like that, Fang Cheng tensed his arms and shoulders as he continued to drop and stretch amid the undercurrent.

After completing 50 reps, continue to practice hanging leg raises in the same manner.

Afterwards, back bridge, handstand push-ups, push-ups and other six skills of the prisoner were performed one by one to gradually test the effect of the exercise.

After completing five sets of all the movements successfully, about an hour had passed.

Possessing the talent of "water breathing", Fang Cheng's ability to hold his breath underwater has far exceeded the limits of ordinary people.

Although it does not have gills, it can directly filter and absorb oxygen from seawater like fish.

But it also made him have an extremely efficient breathing method like a whale.

Whales are mammals and also rely on lungs to breathe.

They have large lung capacities and higher hemoglobin and myoglobin concentrations than humans, which allows them to use up their oxygen reserves within a few minutes and then sustain long dives.

For example, an adult blue whale can hold its breath underwater for nearly 30 minutes, while a sperm whale can even hold its breath underwater for two hours.

During the exercise, Fang Cheng never returned to the surface to replace the air in his lungs.

Instead, I keep training and testing my limits.

As the amount of exercise increases, blood circulation speeds up and body surface temperature rises.

Fang Cheng even had a vague feeling.

The pores all over his body opened and seemed to start participating in his breathing, absorbing weak oxygen from the sea water.

It's just that when doing the sixth set of push-ups.

Suddenly I felt as if a huge rock weighing a thousand pounds was pressing on my chest, and I couldn't breathe.

Then the heart beat slowed down and the limbs began to weaken.

Fang Cheng realized that he was approaching his limit, so he immediately came out of his state of concentration.

Then he held his breath, pushed hard against the rocks on the seabed with his feet, and with the help of buoyancy, controlled the rhythm and swam slowly upwards.

As we get closer to the water surface, the surrounding light becomes brighter, and the sea water gradually fades from gray and black to become as clear as emerald.

The sounds from the outside world gradually became noisy, and the sound of bubbles bursting and the sound of fish swimming by seemed particularly clear.

Until it breaks through the rippling sea surface, all the sights and sounds are instantly magnified several times, as if returning to the upgraded, dynamic world of light and shadow.

A large group of seagulls were circling in the sky, making clear calls.

The roaring tides and the chirping of birds echo each other, and every sound is pleasant to the ear.

"call------"

Fang Cheng took a deep breath of fresh air, feeling the freedom from extreme depression to being freed from bondage.

Before my eyes, there appeared a blue sky, towering capes, and a panel of glittering light.

[Focus Experience +3]

[Push-up experience +36]

[Squat experience +32]

[Leg Raise Experience +21]

[Pull-up experience +23]

[Back Bridge Experience +20]

[Handstand experience +27]

Look at the experience gained from this underwater weight training.

Fang Cheng wiped his wet face and hair, revealing a relieved smile.

In particular, the progress in the push-up skill is particularly eye-catching.

[Push-ups level 2 (347/500)]

At this rate, it should be possible to successfully reach LV3 Grandmaster level in a few days.

The efficiency is so high that it seems like returning to the first time of training, or even far beyond it.

And there is another advantage, it can completely isolate outsiders from prying eyes.

Feeling his body becoming more tired due to the change in air pressure, Fang Cheng looked up at the height of the rising sun.

It's already noon and I don't plan to dive back to the bottom of the sea to continue exercising.

"Come back tomorrow."

Fang Cheng muttered to himself, a new idea forming in his mind.

Next time, maybe I could try practicing standing meditation and breathing techniques underwater.

(End of this chapter)