Start with push-ups to gain experience

Chapter 3: Prisoner's Six Arts, Liberating Yourself (Seeking Follow-up Reading)
The city at five in the morning.

The stars are twinkling and the street lights are sparse.

Except for the occasional tire noise from a passing car, it was completely silent.

Inside the dark and narrow rental house.

The flickering neon light shines through the window, causing the human figures on the wall to sway and rise.

“Chi…Hu…”

“Chi…Hu…”

Fang Cheng lay on the floor, with his back straight and his legs together and stretched behind him.

Keep bending your arms down until your chest is almost touching the ground.

Take a deep breath of the freezing cold air.

Then push up your elbows, straighten your chest and head, and look forward.

Exhale a breath of hot white air.

As you complete each movement, count the number of times silently and try to maintain a steady sense of rhythm.

That's right.

What he is doing is push-ups, which is known as the "golden move of bodyweight fitness" and one of the three basic exercises of street fitness.

After careful consideration, Fang Cheng decided to put "physical training" in the most important position.

I hope that just like mastering "boxing", I can unlock new skills like "fitness" and "exercise" through practicing basic skills.

As a otaku in his previous life, Fang Cheng had watched countless movies and also read some books and videos about fighting and fitness.

In particular, he had a particularly deep memory for a best-selling book titled "Prisoner Fitness: Build Strong Survival Skills".

The author of this book served 19 years in the darkest prison.

Prison life is cruel. Beatings and abuse are commonplace, and accidents of serious injury or death often occur accidentally.

In such a harsh environment, being weak is a sin, and becoming strong is just to survive.

The author studied for several years, learning various traditional skills from his fellow inmates, and combined them with modern physical training science.

Finally, he attained enlightenment and discovered a set of prisoner fitness techniques that included the six arts and were extremely simple.

The idea is simple: kill the gym.

No cooling aids or muscle-stimulating drugs are needed.

I don't pursue strong limbs or enlarged pectoral muscles, I only pursue the ability to control my body flexibly and become the master of myself.

Anyone can possess explosive strength and a beastly physique.

Abandoning equipment and drugs is very suitable for Fang Cheng's current living conditions.

Now, he also has no money to go to the gym to buy private lessons, or buy supplements such as protein powder, nitrogen pump, and creatine.

Therefore, based on his own needs and the content of the book, Fang Cheng developed a bodyweight fitness training plan.

Including push-ups, squats, pull-ups, leg raises, back bridges, and handstand push-ups.

The book calls these six skills the "Six Arts of Prisoners."

The push-up, as the first of the six arts, is the simplest, easiest, yet very effective strength training method.

Doing this exercise not only exercises your wrists, upper arms, chest muscles, waist and abdominal core, but also promotes cardiopulmonary function and enhances endurance.

Fang Cheng now starts practicing with the most standard two-arm push-ups.

Of course, on this basis, there are also more difficult action options.

For example, advanced exercises such as diamond push-ups, jackknife push-ups, shooter push-ups, fist finger push-ups, one-arm push-ups, and superman push-ups.

"13."

"14."

"15."

"Huh...huh..."

As the number of push-ups exceeded 10, Fang Cheng's breathing gradually became rapid.

The arm flexion and extension movements also began to become deformed, making it difficult to reach the standard level.

But Fang Cheng was not ready to give up.

This is both a physical test and a further exploration of the actual effect of the golden finger.

Different from professional skills such as "boxing" and "cooking".

The concept of "fitness" is too broad and all-encompassing to be defined specifically.

It was the first training session and Fang Cheng really wanted to watch it.

Is it possible to trigger the panel to unlock the skill bar by repeatedly practicing the same action?

"18."

"19."

"20..."

When I barely managed to do 20, my physical strength seemed to have reached its limit.

Fang Cheng's chest heaved violently, and his arms began to tremble slightly uncontrollably.

I couldn't help but stop and slow down.

"I'm still too weak..."

According to the training plan, a set of movements should be completed with 25 repetitions.

Now it seems that I really overestimated myself.

This body has been weak for a long time due to lack of exercise.

Considering that one has just started high-intensity exercise, such performance is actually excellent.

What's more...

The panel didn't respond for a long time, which made people feel hesitant.

Fang Cheng frowned and breathed heavily.

The thought of wavering flashed through my mind and was immediately put out of my mind.

As an ordinary person, he could be unwilling, self-pitying, and regretful of his past regrets.

Now, God has given me a chance to change my ordinary and humble life.

How can you give up so easily and make up lies and excuses to numb yourself?

A drop of salty sweat flowed from the corner of his mouth to his chin.

Fang Cheng clenched his teeth.

The game has begun.

If you can't even take the first step, you will always be a loser!
No matter you succeed or not, if you want it, you have to try your best to get it!
At least, you should know where your limits are!
"Skill Focus - activate it!"

[You used the Concentration skill, your mind is highly focused, and your body control is enhanced]

[Please maintain it for more than 30 minutes to increase your experience points]

"21."

"22."

"23."

His muscles were still trembling, but Fang Cheng's eyes became firm and calm.

It was as if I was back in the examination hall during the college entrance examination, facing the difficult and complicated test paper without the slightest thought of retreating.

Every time I lean over to the ground, it’s like I’m having a conversation with my former weak and helpless self.

Every time you hold your head high and your chest high, it is like a proof of surpassing yourself.

"24."

"25."

Break through another major barrier.

Fang Cheng's forehead was already covered with fine beads of sweat.

The sweat flowing down the body soaked the underwear.

He panted silently for a few seconds.

Then continue to repeat the simple but extremely difficult movements.

It was as if he had forgotten the pain caused by the body.

Just feel the tense muscles in your arms with your heart, and feel the power hidden in them that can change your destiny.

[Warning! You are starting to overdraw your physical strength, please rest in time and adjust your physical condition]

"26."

"27."

"28."

"29."

At this point, every additional movement becomes a huge challenge.

The pain and suffering is no less than torture.

No matter how strong the will is, the body still has a physiological limitation of self-protection.

Fang Cheng's face turned red and his eyes seemed to be burning with flames.

Is this really the limit?
That's it.

At last.

Make one more!

"30!!!"

Fang Cheng swallowed hard and roared in a low voice.

Barely completed the prone position movement.

At this moment, the muscles in his arms suddenly began to spasm.

Finally... I could no longer support my body which was becoming increasingly heavy.

pat.

Fang Cheng knelt on the ground with his elbows on the ground, lowered his head and gasped for breath.

He was like a fish that had just jumped out of the water. His hands, feet, waist and back were all weak, and he was so tired that he almost collapsed to the ground.

however.

In the silent darkness, there was no sign of discouragement or pain on Fang Cheng's face.

Instead, his eyes sparkled, revealing a silent joy, because the panel light screen in front of him was rapidly brightening and enlarging.

New pieces of information suddenly appeared and kept scrolling.

[You practice push-ups with all your strength, reach a certain level, and have a deep understanding of this]

[Unlocked skill: Push-ups level 0 (0/100)]

[You challenge your limits, and your body activates its self-protection mechanism]

[Unlock Skills: Potential Stimulation]

[You have successfully triggered a hidden skill, please use it as soon as possible]

It was not the "fitness" or "exercise" as expected, but the more specific "push-ups".

This is good, at least it proves that the method works.

The Prisoner's Six Arts include a total of six skills. If all of them are successfully unlocked, wouldn't the enhancements obtained by upgrading be greater?

Fang Cheng had no time to think about it.

I found that another newly unlocked skill bar on the skill panel was constantly flashing red, and it seemed that it might disappear at any time.

Without hesitation, choose to use it immediately.

Buzz————

In an instant, it seemed as if invisible energy was born from his blood.

Fang Cheng's pupils dilated.

I could clearly feel the energy running through my blood vessels, continuously infusing into my bones, muscles, and internal organs.

The exhausted body was like a shot of adrenaline, and instantly revived.

It's like soaking in a hot spring and just receiving spa services from a gold medal technician.

All negative factors such as soreness, fatigue, etc. caused by exercise are swept away.

Fang Cheng raised his arms, clenched his fists, and felt the strength returning to him.

“Is this the effect of stimulating potential?”

This sense of fulfillment, like leveling up in a game, made the extinguished fighting spirit burn again.

Fang Cheng licked his dry and chapped lips.

Then he stood up and poured a cup of warm water from the thermos on the table.

Gulp, gulp, pour it directly into your mouth.

After drinking half a glass of water in one breath, he wiped the sweat off his face with a towel.

Physical strength has been restored and the lost water has been replenished.

So strike while the iron is hot and keep practicing!

"31."

"32."

"..."

"40."

"..."

"60"

"..."

Fang Cheng counted the number of times while practicing push-ups with a very standard posture.

Unlike before, the body's muscles seemed to have formed instinctive memory.

Every movement is performed with the least possible physical exertion to achieve the most perfect score.

If push-ups also had an Olympic event, then based on Fang Cheng's current performance, he would be fully qualified to participate in the national team training.

"82."

"83."

“Oh——”

Fang Cheng suddenly felt dizzy and stopped.

The excitement brought by the stimulation of potential is gradually disappearing, and the restored physical strength seems to be about to be exhausted.

He squinted his eyes and looked at the scrolling information displayed in real time on the panel.

[You completed 5 standard push-ups, experience +1]

[You completed 5 standard push-ups, experience +1]

[You completed 5 standard push-ups, experience +1]

………………

Drag to the end and stop at the 9th message, and nothing will be displayed.

Look at the skill bar again.

[Push-ups: lv0 (9/100)]

After unlocking the skill, he did more than 50 push-ups in a row.

Only the last 8 times did not gain any experience because my movements were not standard enough.

It seems that the system's evaluation is very strict.

If you just deal with things casually or if you don't have enough physical strength, resulting in deformed movements, you will definitely not gain any experience.

As for myself, I successfully unlocked skills by challenging my limits.

Fang Cheng guessed that it was more of an entry test.

For example, for the "Boxing" skill, you can also choose the actual combat method to speed up the unlocking progress.

And so on.

Even if you only do 5 standard push-ups every day for a month or two, you can also achieve your goal.

But that would take too long.

At this moment, the flashing words on the skill bar have dimmed, and that wonderful feeling is rapidly fading.

"Potential Stimulation" turns into a gray sealed state.

There are also small notes below.

[This skill is a hidden skill and requires prerequisites to activate]

[Remaining cooling time, 71:39:56]

Fang Cheng did not continue to practice.

I have to go to the club to work today.

Since the training objectives have been exceeded, it is better to retain more physical strength.

Avoid over-exercise, which may cause muscle strain and delay recovery.

"The next skill unlock will be in three days!"

Fang Cheng's eyes flickered slightly and he spoke in a low voice.

Now the muscles in his arms no longer cramped and trembled like before, nor did he feel the soreness caused by lactic acid accumulation.

I just felt a little dizzy and my stomach was rumbling.

It was as if he had been hungry for three or four days and became extremely anemic and weak.

Fang Cheng simply lay down on the ground with his arms and legs spread out, catching his breath and resting.

Even though I was physically exhausted, I felt a masochistic pleasure.

All the negative emotions accumulated in my heart were greatly relieved through sweat-inducing exercises.

The sky outside the window gradually changed from pitch black to bright white.

It was past dawn.

The misty glass surface gave off a hazy gleam, as if coated with a layer of light gold powder.

Dark room with golden windows.

It was like a sacred door to heaven had opened.

Fang Cheng opened his eyes, slowly got up, walked barefoot on the floor, and walked to the window.

The home is located on the top floor and has a very wide view, and you can see the skyline in the distance.

The city seems particularly quiet and peaceful in the morning light.

The street lights went out one by one, and people in the residential buildings were still sleeping.

The occasional sound of car horns on the street seems to awaken this vibrant world.

Looking at this winter morning scene, enjoying the warm feeling of the sun on my face.

Fang Cheng suddenly felt an urge to go on stage.

He couldn't help but open his throat and shout:
"ah------------"

The sound was loud and clear, echoing in the room with the morning breeze for a long time.

However, it also alarmed the surrounding neighbors and attracted waves of condemnation.

"Who is this psychopath, howling so early in the morning and not letting people sleep peacefully?!"

"Fuck, don't let me catch you, or you'll be in trouble..."

Listening to the continuous scolding, Fang Cheng grinned.

For the first time in my past and present life, I felt the pleasure of becoming physically stronger.

The feeling was so wonderful that it shocked him deeply and made him a little intoxicated.

No wonder some people become addicted to fitness.

He couldn't understand it before and thought those people were complete masochists who were asking for trouble.

Now I feel the same way.

Do not!
I should have a deeper understanding of this than them.

Fang Cheng's eyes sparkled as he stared at the pale blue screen that shone with the same light as the dawn.

Perhaps, the greatest significance of this panel.

As long as you practice, you will gain experience, and with experience you can upgrade and become stronger.

I can actually see myself improving step by step, and every drop of sweat I shed will never go to waste.

Therefore, the liver is finished!
　A new author has started a new book. I ask all book lovers to collect and read it. Thank you for your company and support!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)