Chapter 16, First Bench Press: The strength was a bit too much.
Chapter 16, First Bench Press: The strength was a bit too much.
After making up his mind, Lin Ye decisively started looking at the discounts offered at the entrance.
However, as he watched, a voice soon appeared in his ear.
"Handsome, are you looking to sign up for a membership?"
Upon hearing the voice, Lin Ye looked up at the person. The person was a woman around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with a tall and straight figure, wheat-colored skin, and a pretty face. Just by looking at her firm but not exaggerated muscles, one could tell that she had been training for many years and seemed to be very professional.
"Um, I'm here to apply for a card. Who are you?"
"I'm the store manager. If you want to apply for a membership card, I can help you with that, and I'll also give you a coupon. Is that alright?"
"Of course, thanks."
"Oh, you're welcome. By the way, this is a 24-hour gym, so don't worry, no trainers will bother you to buy classes while you're working out. Oh, and handsome, you look quite young, are you a college student?"
"No, boss, I just started high school."
Hearing Lin Ye's words, the boss was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Lin Ye and said, "You're not an adult yet?"
"Um, can't minors get a card?"
"Sure, but I have to tell you, you'd better not do any heavy weight training, otherwise it'll be bad for your health..."
The store manager then patiently persuaded Lin Ye, who could only nod in agreement.
"Hmm, I've looked into that. I'll just train a little with light weights."
"That's good. If you don't understand anything, feel free to ask me. Don't worry, there's no personal training fee just for asking how to use the equipment. In addition, I'll give you two free aerobics classes. Whenever you want to come and join aerobics classes, you can come and sign up with me anytime."
Perhaps because Lin Ye is still young, the shop manager seems to take good care of him. It has to be said that most people are actually good people; at least Lin Ye feels that he has encountered relatively few extraordinary people.
Soon, the store manager completed the card application for Lin Ye.
The store manager then led Lin Ye to the treadmill.
"If you come to exercise in the future, you can warm up on the treadmill first. Warming up before exercise and stretching after exercise are both very important."
"it is good."
Although he understood all of this, Lin Ye still listened very attentively.
"Oh right, I haven't added you on WeChat yet. My name is Chen Lin, you can call me Sister Lin from now on."
"Okay, Sister Lin, my name is Lin Ye. You can call me Xiao Lin from now on."
"walk slowly."
After they finished speaking, they added each other on WeChat. After discussing some basic things to keep in mind when exercising, Chen Lin went to the side, but she was still observing Lin Ye.
However, she breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Lin Ye warming up in a very professional and standard way.
"It seems this kid has some prior training experience and knows a lot about fitness, that's good."
Then Lin Ye did exactly as he said. Although he did bench press and other exercises, the weights were not heavy. He started by pushing an empty bar like a normal person, but his posture was very standard. Chen Lin originally planned to give him some pointers, but after seeing this, she realized that she should stop caring about him.
Lin Ye's training goal was very clear: to improve his physique, not to increase his strength.
However, with repeated training with light weights, muscle growth is actually quite rapid in the early stages, not as slow as one might imagine.
After warming up, Lin Ye felt that the bar was very light. It was probably because he had trained a lot of strength these days, and the 20kg bar was really not a big burden. So Lin Ye added 10kg weight plates to the side.
He started to get a feel for it, but it still wasn't enough. So he added a little weight to each set until he reached 70kg before he felt it was about right.
To be able to bench press so heavily on his first try is a testament to Lin Ye's exceptional talent.
However, this is also related to Lin Ye's own physique. He has an endomorphic constitution, which is commonly known as the constitution that makes him gain weight even from drinking water. This is why Lin Ye became so fat before.
These days, with the help of the system, he's been doing a lot of cardio, which is why he's lost weight so quickly.
However, the endomorphic body type is not without its advantages; in addition to having a large frame, it also possesses the strongest strength among all body types.
Chen Lin had just gone to get a drink of water, and when she came back and saw Lin Ye, she was completely dumbfounded. Dude, didn't we just agree not to do anything too heavy? Although 70kg is indeed not a heavy weight for big guys, you're still a kid.
However, upon closer inspection, Lin Ye's movements appeared quite relaxed, without any deformation. She realized that this was indeed not a significant weight for Lin Ye.
She was afraid that saying more would annoy Lin Ye, so she didn't go over.
At this moment, in front of Lin Ye, there was a tripod with a mobile phone attached, filming Lin Ye.
Now that he's started working out, Lin Ye naturally needs to film some footage.
After finishing the last set of training, exactly one hour had passed.
"I'm leaving now, Sister Lin."
"Okay, be careful on the road."
"walk slowly."
After returning home, Lin Ye first drank protein powder and other supplements, and ate a banana to help with absorption. Then, he glanced at the time and realized it was almost noon, so he hurriedly went to the refrigerator to find ingredients.
He hadn't forgotten his weekly task of learning to cook, and in addition to learning the skill, he could also enrich the video content a bit.
It has to be said that since obtaining the self-discipline system and starting to make money, Lin Ye's ambition has been at its peak, and he has also experienced an unprecedented sense of accomplishment.
He quickly cooked a pot of boiled vegetables and chicken breast, following the recipe he learned from the video blogger the day before. It was the legendary weight-loss meal, which was essentially a pot of stew.
Looking at the boiled vegetables in front of him, which he had no appetite for at first glance, Lin Ye's eyebrows twitched. Then he picked up a chicken breast and took a bite. The dry texture seemed to squeeze all the moisture out of his mouth in an instant.
Okay, it's not that exaggerated, but it really is hard to eat.
"No, I can't keep eating like this for long. I'd better go get some dipping sauce."
Lin Ye quickly searched for a dipping sauce video and made a dipping sauce for vegetables according to the instructions in the video. Looking at the red dipping sauce in front of him that didn't have much oil added, he tried it and found that the taste was much better and completely acceptable.
Lin Ye then began to eat heartily, and before long, the entire pot of food was finished.
However, after finishing the meal, Lin Ye began to ponder a question: would his cooking skills improve by boiling vegetables like this? Would he be able to raise his cooking skills to level 0 within a week? After thinking it over, Lin Ye felt that it probably wouldn't work.
"Forget it, starting tomorrow at noon, let's just cook normal meals. I'm still eating rice, so a little oil shouldn't be a problem."
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