Orc Undead Sports Warrior

Osaka's successful hosting of this World Athletics Championships is considered a laughable event. As one of the bidding cities for the 2008 Summer Olympics, Osaka was completely outmatched by Beijing, China, during the bidding process, becoming a veritable backdrop.

Osaka then submitted its bid to host the World Athletics Championships, alongside Budapest, Hungary, and Berlin, Germany. However, just before the deadline, both Budapest and Berlin withdrew their applications. The IAAF was then left with the awkward situation of having only Osaka as a bidder, a city that some immediately criticized as being in an "oven" of competition. The outcome of the bidding process was essentially a foregone conclusion.

"Are you kidding me? It's hotter than at home!" Shen Liang kept groaning on the way to the gym. Clearly, the extreme heat here was far beyond everyone's expectations.

Although Lu Wei had already "pardoned" Shen Liang in Yue City, the latter had become his follower ever since he defeated Shen Liang in the 100-meter duel. Unless Lu Wei was training for shot put or javelin, Shen Liang would follow him everywhere. If Lu Wei trained for the 400 meters, Shen Liang would train for the 100 meters; if Lu Wei trained for strength, Shen Liang would go to the gym with him. They were supposed to train together in the 4x100-meter relay anyway.

"They say it's cool weather now, with the average morning temperature reaching 30 degrees Celsius. A while ago, the average temperature exceeded 40 degrees Celsius, and I heard there were even cases of people dying from heatstroke. This place is simply unbearable for humans..."

Zhang Yuanteng ran a few steps and finally caught up with Lu Wei and Shen Liang. The two guys jogged all the way to the gym to avoid the hot weather.

During this period, the temperature is so low between 12 pm and 5 pm that it's impossible to be outdoors, so everyone has adjusted their training time to the morning and evening, which coincides with the competition time.

The afternoon was rest time, and the coach did not arrange any training programs. However, Lu Wei was still used to the rhythm of training three times a day. His current physical fitness was monstrous, and he did not have any adverse reactions no matter how he trained.

"Did you see Liu Fei today? I thought he seemed a little unwell yesterday afternoon. You're in the room next to his. Have you heard anything about him?" Lu Wei suddenly remembered this while running on the treadmill and casually asked Shen Liang.

"Shh!" Shen Liang put his right thumb to his mouth, looked around, and then spoke: "Don't be too loud. The boss said we can't leak this information to avoid any complications."

It's now an open secret that Liu Xiang is suffering from mild heatstroke, which shows how important he is to the Chinese track and field team.

“I’m too lazy to talk about this kind of thing. The temperature in Shanghai isn’t much better either. How come they’re fine at home but wilted as soon as they come out?” Lu Wei shook his head. In his opinion, any disease caused by environmental changes is unimaginable.

Since transmigrating, Lu Wei has never been sick, not even a cold.

"Look, isn't that Nobuyuki Asahara, the fourth batter for the Japanese team yesterday? He's so old, why is he doing extra training?" Zhang Yuanteng saw Nobuyuki Asahara lifting weights not far away. Actually, Lu Wei had seen him earlier, but he chose to ignore this "middle-aged and elderly" athlete.

"You've been running for almost 30 minutes, go stretch your legs!" Lu Wei usually comes to the gym to run to warm up. He noticed that Shen Liang and Zhang Yuanteng rarely use the equipment unless the coach requires them to. Their upper body strength is quite different from that of European and American athletes.

Lu Wei searched for a long time in the gym's equipment area and found two 50-kilogram dumbbells. He first did 5 sets of lateral raises, 20 reps per set, and then did 5 sets of side raises.

Zhang Yuanteng can only use 30 kg dumbbells, while Shen Liang is only 18 years old and can only use 20 kg dumbbells to complete all the movements.

"Wow, are you kidding me? Lu Wei, the veins on your arms are bulging! You look like the Terminator!" The other two exclaimed in amazement as they looked at Lu Wei's explosive chest muscles, biceps, and deltoids.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Wei did five more sets of pull-ups, 25 reps per set. Zhang Yuanteng and Shen Liang could also do this exercise, but they both used their body momentum to perform the movement, while Lu Wei relied entirely on strength. He would pause noticeably at the highest and lowest points of the pull-up, relying purely on his arm strength when practicing pull-ups.

Not quite satisfied with his performance, Lu Wei did a pull-up with one hand. After doing this, he noticed that everyone around him stopped using their equipment and stared at him with wide eyes.

Lu Wei pushed his strength to the limit in both parallel bar dips and rope stretches. For incline sit-ups, he adjusted the angle to 90 degrees, eliminating the need for a cushion and relying solely on his core strength to lift himself up.

After a few moves, Shen Liang's legs were visibly weak, and his arms drooped down. "Brother Lu, you're a freak. You can come by yourself tomorrow. I'm afraid I can't guarantee normal training if you train like this. I want to ask for leave this afternoon." He stuck out his tongue, and his clothes were already soaked with sweat.

"That's your problem. Since you're here, do all the exercises. You haven't done the bench press yet!" Lu Wei slowly moved his shoulders and did a few sets of high-intensity machine exercises. Shen Liang felt that he had just gotten into the zone.

"Please spare me, I can't take it anymore!" Shen Liang said, but he still walked towards the barbell. It wasn't just that he said no; his body was still craving it. He knew very well the consequences if he couldn't finish, because Zhang Yuanteng had already been forcibly pressed down on the barbell bench by Lu Wei and was begging for mercy.

However, it was no use. Lu Wei first added 50 kilograms of barbell to correct Zhang Yuanteng's movements: "Don't shrug your shoulders, pull your shoulder blades back... Your upper arms are too outward, no wonder you can only push 70 kilograms. In Europe, even an old lady is stronger than you with this upper body strength. Do it again, keep it stable, and make sure your body remembers this movement."

Although Zhang Yuanteng was a bit exhausted, he clearly felt the benefits after a few lessons from Lu Wei. He took two 40-kilogram weight plates and secured them to the bar: "Lu... Wei, can you hold me up for a bit? I'll try to see if I can push my limits." If he weren't a year older than Lu Wei, Zhang Yuanteng would have been unable to resist calling him "brother."

Zhang Yuanteng gripped the barbell with both hands, using the method Lu Wei had just instructed him to use: legs behind his hands, back slightly arched, shoulders pulled back, and arms suddenly thrusting upwards.

Although his arms were still trembling, he successfully lifted the barbell, and a look of joy appeared on Zhang Yuanteng's face. He had always thought his strength level was just so-so, but he never expected to improve his bench press score by 10 kilograms today, which was indeed not easy for him.

"You're still far from good enough. Do a few more. What kind of muscle training is it to do just one?" Lu Wei said, keeping his hands on the barbell the whole time. He was afraid that if Zhang Yuanteng didn't have the strength to lift the barbell, he would drop it and injure himself.

With Lu Wei by his side, Zhang Yuanteng felt an overwhelming sense of security. Although the muscles in his face were starting to twitch and his arms were trembling slightly, he still managed to do five more bench presses before Lu Wei helped him put the barbell back in its original position.

"I did it!" Zhang Yuanteng's face was flushed red from lack of oxygen, but he was still in high spirits. After all, he had broken through his limits and felt great.