The Vivacious Princess, Part I

Wu Jian breathed in deeply as he pulled himself up a bar, then pushed himself until his torso was above the bar. The muscles in his arms strained. His triceps bulged as the muscle definition became more visibly defined. Veins popped out. He could feel a burning in his arms, back, and chest. After holding this position for eight seconds, he slowly lowered himself back to his starting position, then repeated the process all over again.

“Forty-five… forty-six… forty-seven… forty-eight…”

The key aspect of this particular exercise was control. He had seen a lot of his clansmen doing exercises like push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, and squats, but they always tried to do as many as they could within as little time as possible. This gave them bad form and didn’t work their muscles as well as they could have if their form was better. Wu Jian practiced controlling his motions so he could properly exercise every part of his body.

“Forty-nine… fifty!”