Start with push-ups to gain experience

Chapter 42 Pull-up Breakthrough
Winter morning.

It was daybreak and I couldn’t make out the dark scene in the distance.

Riverside Park, fitness venue.

A shirtless figure, with his arms hanging under a 2.8-meter horizontal bar.

Hula, hula, doing pull-ups continuously.

The posture is relaxed and the movements are perfect, worthy of full marks.

When stretching upwards over the bar, the muscles of the entire shoulder and back seem to flow and be twisted together.

As the body descends, the lines that were stretched to the extreme slowly stretch out and become clear again.

Every movement reveals the soreness of muscles and the growth of strength.

Gradually, the sweat flowing down his body turned into white smoke visible to the naked eye and kept coming out.

"call----"

Fang Cheng let out a long sigh, loosened his hands, and jumped from the horizontal bar to the ground.

At this moment, his whole body was steaming with heat and his face was as red as if he had just walked out of a sauna.

After taking off his clothes, his figure is no longer as gentle and delicate as his appearance, but instead appears to be exceptionally agile and strong.

Especially the muscle lines on the back, which are carefully carved like a work of art, showing a masculine beauty unique to men.

Pull-ups mainly exercise the inverted triangle area of the back.

In addition to enhancing core strength, it can also stretch the spine, making the body more upright and tall.

In the dim light, several pieces of information appeared in the air one after another, as dazzling as the morning light piercing through the darkness.

[Congratulations, after unremitting efforts, your skills have reached the expert level]

[Pull-ups level 1 (0/250)]

[Get skill enhancement reward, 6 free attributes]

"Another skill breakthrough..."

Fang Cheng looked at the bright light screen in front of him, his eyes revealing relief.

Every prompt message on the panel for upgrading skills, no matter how many, is the best reward for his persistence.

Looking at the extra 6 free attribute points on the character panel, Fang Cheng thought about it and came up with two strategies for adding points.

Either you still focus on physique, and then increase strength and agility.

Either add these 6 attributes to strength or agility at once.

In order to achieve the third attribute breaking through 20 points as soon as possible and achieve a qualitative change.

After weighing the pros and cons for a moment, Fang Cheng made a decision.

As the thought moved slightly, the value in the strength column rolled up rapidly in an instant.

In a moment, all the attributes of the character panel were updated.

【Strength: 18】

[Agility: 12]

[Physique: 20]

【Spirit: 20】

Feeling the power rushing through his body as if with the blood, Fang Cheng exhaled a breath of hot air.

Then he twisted his neck with a "click" sound, and slowly stretched the tendons, bones and muscles of his waist, back, arms, legs and feet.

Next comes the basic training of Jiu-Jitsu.

The east is about to dawn and the sky is gradually filled with red clouds.

The surroundings were shrouded in mist, as if covered by a veil.

Occasionally, one or two car or boat horns were heard.

At this moment, a few people jogging in the morning have begun to appear in the park.

Fang Cheng walked to a flat and open lawn near the river bank.

Take off your shoes, sit cross-legged on the ground, place the soles of your feet together, and hold the soles of your feet with both hands at the same time.

In this position, keep your legs horizontal and flat on the ground.

After about a minute, change to the kneeling position with one leg bent and the other leg straight, with both hands raised.

This stretches the ligaments in the legs, arms, and waist.

The basic training of Jiu-Jitsu mainly includes four aspects.

Footwork training, strength training, body flexibility training, as well as jumping and tumbling training.

Fang Cheng already has a solid foundation in footwork and strength, and he trains every day, so he doesn't need any special practice. The main thing he needs to do is to improve his body flexibility, as well as master various jumping and falling techniques.

Fang Cheng first practiced various yoga-like ligament stretching exercises.

When you feel your body is completely stretched out and your limbs are as elastic as beef tendons.

So I started training the falling techniques in judo, which is called "receiving".

The basic skills include forward roll, backward roll, side roll, cartwheel and forward fall.

To increase the difficulty further, there are some somersaults and handstands.

The main purpose of training these falling techniques is to reduce the impact force on oneself and protect oneself when being attacked by the enemy with all his strength.

The principle is to use inertia to adjust the posture during the falling process, and make circular movements of the body to resolve and transfer the damage caused by external impact to the body.

If it is applied to a fighting game, it means that when the character is in a state of stiffness caused by the enemy's moves, it can instantly regain control and quickly escape from the attack range to avoid being hit by continuous combos.

This is not only a self-protection technique, but also can be used to turn passivity into initiative and regain an advantageous position.

In competitions, many Jiu-Jitsu players will even choose to fall to the ground actively, dragging their opponents with them.

Then they use what they do best, choking or dislocating joints, to subdue their opponents.

As the saying goes, "Sleeping hard leads to victory."

This is also the biggest feature that distinguishes Jiu-Jitsu from other fighting styles.

After practicing the falling method, Fang Cheng continued to train some special techniques for moving body positions on the ground.

For example, shrimp walking, reverse shrimp walking, crab walking, etc.

These are not only movements that can be used in actual combat, but also special training involving body flexibility.

After nearly a week of sparring work.

Fang Cheng accumulated a lot of practical experience and also learned many unique training techniques of many fighting schools.

In addition, there is a wealth of knowledge gained from watching discs.

He is now qualified to be called a junior martial arts theorist.

A red sun shone through the horizon between the tall buildings, causing the morning mist to quickly dissipate.

The river water is sparkling and surging.

A few white-feathered water birds spread their wings leisurely, stepped on the water gracefully, and grabbed a small silver fish.

Fang Cheng finished a set of training, sat on the lawn and looked around.

I have a vague understanding.

The core concept of Jiu-Jitsu is not to give up everything and risk one's life in order to survive.

Instead, he went with the flow, and treated death with ease and calmness.

In addition to having sufficient physical fitness, one must also defeat powerful enemies in terms of mentality.

Only in this way can you make calm changes when making a move.

Only then can we truly achieve the miraculous effect of using softness to overcome hardness, using weakness to defeat strength, and instantly counterattack the opponent...

As I was deep in thought, I could vaguely hear footsteps around me.

A middle-aged man in sportswear ran across the lawn, panting.

More and more people get up early and come to the park for morning exercises.

In the viewing pavilion not far away, a few old men gathered together, practicing a slow set of Tai Chi.

The noise gradually increased, and Fang Cheng did not continue exercising.

It was already late, and although today was Saturday, it was still a working day for him.

"I believe... it won't be long before the skill of Jujutsu is unlocked."

Fang Cheng collected his thoughts, then stood up and left.

After running all the way home, I bought a big bag of buns and soy milk at the breakfast stall downstairs, and then went upstairs to boil ten eggs for myself.

After a simple meal and morning self-study, I hurried to catch the No. 13 bus on time.

Twenty minutes later, we arrived at the club.

Fang Cheng punched in and before he even entered the locker room, he was greeted head-on.

"Ah Cheng, why are you here for work today? Hasn't Shen Haoming informed you about Majima Goro's matter?"

The speaker was Chen Xiaohai, and his face was full of surprise.

"what's up?"

Fang Cheng also looked at him in surprise, not knowing what he meant.

(End of this chapter)