Chapter 20 Gym Workout

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A massive amount of martial arts experience and force-exertion techniques were forcefully injected into Li Ang's memory. If he had been an ordinary person, he probably would have fainted.

Fortunately, at this moment, [Spirit] was his most powerful attribute. Although this infusion made him feel somewhat uncomfortable, it was completely within his tolerance range.

With [Tongbei Fist] enhanced to the next level, practicing it again brought many new insights compared to the day before.

It can be said that in less than ten days, he had traveled the path that ordinary practitioners might need ten or eight years to complete.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

As he swung his arms, his clothing created gusts of wind, and the sound of the movements could be heard clearly.

If this were in one of those martial arts films, it would be considered a basic skill. Without a few moves like these, you'd be embarrassed to say you practiced martial arts.

But in the real world, this level of skill is something not easily achieved by the average martial artist.

At the very least, with his current skill level, performing martial arts demonstrations in public would surely deceive the audience without any issues.

Still sticking to the routine, after practicing for an hour, Li Ang once again opened his attribute panel.

Strength: 8.46 (+0.01)

Constitution: 11.75 (+0.05)

This improvement efficiency, compared to before the breakthrough, had increased by about 20%.

One could only say that the Breakthrough Points spent this time were quite a bargain.

After practicing the fist technique, Li Ang rode his bike to the central gym in the city.

In terms of Strength, he had to keep up the pace. Otherwise, whether it was cycling, martial arts, or even running, all would be affected accordingly.

Many times, when movements don't achieve their desired effect, an important reason is the lack of muscular strength.

Moreover, strong muscular strength can also reduce the risk of sports injuries and protect one's joints and ligaments from harm.

This gym had its own independent storefront; just this fact alone was indicative of the gym's considerable strength.

It was six or seven meters wide, with dark glass doors that looked quite impressive.

Standing outside, one wouldn't notice, but upon pushing the door open, Li Ang could immediately feel the lively atmosphere of sports activity from the sound alone.

It is only in recent years that the fitness culture has become increasingly popular in China, and gyms have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.

But overall, the fitness culture is not yet mature and is riddled with various chaotic phenomena.

In America, however, the fitness industry is much more developed.

Regardless of gender, those who aspire for something in life always tend to desire a good physique.

But that does not mean everyone in America has a great body.

In fact, Americans absolutely dominate when it comes to obesity rates.

High-fat, high-sugar, cheap, and large portions of junk food are all calorie bombs.

Add to that the fact that not everyone has the means to indulge in fitness.

You need to have money and leisure to qualify for controlling your diet and spending time with a personal trainer to work on your physique.

Thus, the average physique is actually quite polarized.

In terms of culture and intelligence levels, there are similarities in this respect as well.

Li Ang, with his head held high and chest puffed out, walked into the gym with no trace of timidity in his eyes, even though this was his first time seriously working out in a gym in both of his lives.

Although confidence is an intangible thing, its source is very much tangible.

Now, Li Ang had money in hand, confidence in his body, and a particular skill set, so naturally, he had the confidence to match.

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The crowd inside the gym was predominately white, followed by African Americans, and the rarest of all were those with yellow skin.

At least here, he only saw one, and judging from the appearance, did not seem to be of Chinese descent.

Before coming to the gym, he had done plenty of homework.

He had watched numerous videos and columns by fitness bloggers.

He even dabbled in some professional books on sports physiology.

So, the first thing he did after arriving at the gym was not to start exercising or warm up, but to step on the scale first.

Understanding his height and weight was essential to devising his training plan.

As soon as Li Ang walked over, he attracted quite a few curious glances.

On one hand, Chinese people were quite scarce here; on the other, it seemed that everyone enjoyed watching others measure their height and weight.

"Your height is 176cm, your weight is 59kg, your body fat percentage is 13.1%."

Li Ang had never imagined that this damned thing would actually announce the data he had measured out loud, which made him, who was initially somewhat confident, have a hard time maintaining his composure on his face.

This height and weight were quite embarrassing figures in this gym.

As for the body fat percentage, he didn't care about it, as these measurements were inherently inaccurate.

As the scale announced the results, there were also quite a few people whispering and discussing on the side.

"Look at that! Our gym has got a newcomer."

"He seems to be a student."

"I think his physique needs more exercise than my 200-pound (180 jin) sister."

Fortunately, the gym environment was quite good and the overall quality was relatively high, so even though Li Ang was a skinny guy with yellow skin, he didn't endure much ridicule.

But as the conversations went on, the topic started to veer off course.

"Damn it! Your sister weighs 200 pounds? I just got her contact information from little John for the price of a tub of protein powder."

"Thanks a lot, John, why the hell do you have my sister's contact info?"

"You know, you were drunk that day, and I took you home... She's a very hot girl, can't be enjoyed by me alone."

Taking advantage of everyone's focus on what had happened that night, Li Ang quickly made himself scarce.

He picked a spot where the crowd was a little sparser to start warming up with light dumbbells, and incidentally, to test his strength levels in various areas.

Li Ang picked up a pair of 10kg dumbbells and tried a bicep curl.

He could do it, but it was quite challenging, and such a performance seemed hardly in line with his "Strength" of 8.45.

However, Li Ang had anticipated this.

His "Strength" seemed to be close to the standard of a healthy adult, but in reality, it was an overall strength score.

In this scoring system, his lower body strength probably made up a significant portion.

Perhaps his lower body strength score had already reached 10 points, or even more, meaning correspondingly, his upper body strength was certainly below 8.45.

Moreover, the strength of the upper body could be further subdivided into several dozen muscles such as the latissimus dorsi, trapezius, pectoralis major, pectoralis minor, deltoids, biceps brachii, triceps brachii, and so on.

Bicep curls mainly target the biceps brachii, a muscle he had not specifically trained, so it was quite normal to perform poorly.

Today, Li Ang's training plan was primarily focused on exercising the upper body muscles.

During the rest periods between sets, Li Ang suddenly noticed that most of the crowd seemed to have gathered in another area of the gym, where there were occasional cheers and applause.