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 Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 8:57 pm
Mitsu followed Shun to the machine he had pointed out watching him curiously as he set it up. It seemed like a complicated piece of metal and weights, though Mitsu had never really used anything like it before.
"J..just pull down on the bar?" That sounded easy enough.
Walking over Mitsu took hold of the bar and gave it a tug....it didn't budge. She tried pulling down on it a little harder....nothing. She finally started to put her weight into it and just barely made the weight move. Guess the books she lugged around really didn't build up anything. Though she usually kept everything in her backpack.
Again she tried but not to much avail. Her ears deflated a little when she finally let go of the bar having given up. "I...it's too heavy."
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Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 9:04 pm
Standing by to make sure she was going to do this alright, Shun just stared as Mitsu hardly made the weights budge. Frowning, he checked to make sure that he had set it to the right amount. No, that was twenty alright. He waited just a little longer before letting out a sigh and nodding to Mitsu again.
Just for the hell of it, the shifted it to five instead.
".. .Try this instead," he said.
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Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 9:22 pm
Carefully Mitsu took hold of the bar again watching him change the weight. She was a little doubtful at first but when she pulled down on the bar she was able to lift the weight this time....though it was easy to see the slight strain in her arms.
"I can lift this one..." She actually sounded amazed.
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Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 9:29 pm
Well that time it seemed to work out. Moving on over towards the machine next to it, he went on to set it up for himself so he could do some along side.
"Do a few reps of five or something like that, taking a short break in between. Don't go too fast with it," he explained. He wouldn't want her to end up hurting herself in the process.
While she was doing that, Shun started pulling his own weights, doing more or less the same as what he had told her, only with heavier weights and longer reps.
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:46 pm
Mitsu gave a nod and started to do as instructed. She did fairly well through the first and second rep but started to slow down for the third. Pausing for a bit to give herself a break she looked over to Shun to see how he was doing. He made it look so easy. He could lift quite a bit and he didn't seem to be struggling with it at all!
"Y..you make it look so easy," She spoke out loud her vision trailing to the meager weights she was using. The lycan knew she wasn't very strong but surely she should be able to lift more than that? "I...I guess it's going to take a while...to build up my strength."
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:56 pm
"I've been training since I could remember," he said during one of his pauses, "You'll get there.. but yes it will take time."
Shun let out a breath and did another set before looking back over towards her and adding on.
"Just be sure to push yourself as much as you need to," he said. It wasn't necessarily advice he personally followed as there were a number of times where he had pushed himself probably a little too far. It didn't matter to him though.
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:27 pm
Mitsu did her best to complete a rep and start another. She did as Shun said, push herself. But how far was she supposed to push herself? The point was about to be figured out as her arms rather gave up on the task unable to really lift the meager weight one more time. She felt so incredibly weak, especially since Shun was lifting so much. But he said he had been doing this a long time right?
With a bit of a sigh she gave her arms a rest, her limbs feeling a little weak at the moment. Like noodles at her sides. "I..I can't feel my fingers....is that normal?"
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:29 pm
Feeling that he was done for now, he turned towards Mitsu, blinking at her question.
"It just means you've worked your arms a lot. The muscles are tired," he explained, "Might want to drink some water.. and uh.. heads up. You're going to be kinda sore tomorrow morning."
Standing up from the machine, he did a few light stretches.
"Stretch out a little.. and I suggest not doing any other arm exercises for a little while."
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:37 pm
Mitsu let out a short whine, at the mention of being sore. Like it was a horrible afterthought that hadn't crossed her mind. Though, now that she thought about it she hadn't brought a water bottle of her own....she had forgotten.
"D..do you think they have a water fountain?" The lycan asked looking back in the direction of the bathroom to see if she could spot one. "I...I didn't bring any water with me." She tried to do as Shun told her and stretch out her arms but she could already feel them tensing up...oh yeah..there would be pain tomorrow.
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:43 pm
Done with his mini stretches, Shun furrowed his brow as she mentioned that she hadn't brought water.
"They should. Probably near the lockers," he said while making his way towards that part of the clubhouse. Sure enough there was a water fountain there.
"Was there anything you wanted to improve?" he asked. He'd grab a drink too, but he could wait until she had her fill.
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:50 pm
Mitsu made her way toward the lockers where they indeed found a fountain. Taking a few drinks she backed up a bit so Shun could have a turn still trying to stretch out her aching arms. "I...I don't know. I...I really didn't have much of a plan I guess. Just...get stronger. Try not to be as weak so that maybe I won't be a burden."
Seemed she was worried about the same thing that Shun was. That she would hold a group back because she couldn't keep up or wasn't strong enough to help.
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:02 pm
Shun went on and took a few sips from the water fountain himself once it had opened up. Wiping away the extra bits of water, he turned towards the girl. He knew the feeling of not wanting to be the lagging man in a group. If anything, he hated those moments more than having to deal with someone else who was the one struggling.
"You'll get there," he reassured, "There are more ways to help a group than through power alone anyway."
That much, he knew. Being a reaper, his strength couldn't match that of many monsters or even demons or undead. He had to rely more on his mobility and precision in a fight.
"Keeping your body strong will help, however."
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:24 pm
Mitsu gave a nod, though she wasn't sure what else she had to offer. Sure she was a bookwyrm but she had never applied anything to an actual situation. What if she wasn't good at critical thinking? And would anyone really listen to someone who could barely speak up? Still though, she kept her thoughts private and to herself, nodding to Shun's advice and encouragement.
"W..what did you want to work on?" Mitsu asked so that Shun could have a chance to do some of the things he wanted to do as well.
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:30 pm
"Could always do some cardio," he said, considering what could be done exactly. There were the treadmills and bikes, and there were other ways to go about it as well. Whatever it was, it probably shouldn't have to involve arm work due to Mitsu's arms being more or less dead at the moment.
"The treadmills could work for that," Shun nodded. The girl mentioned that she had been in track so she should be able to handle those alright, "Otherwise we could try going at the kicking bags."
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:38 pm
"Teadmills...." Mitsu gave a bit of a nod. She knew what they were but she had never really used one before. "Kicking bags?" Mitsu asked curiously. Though even in her naivety she could piece together what that was...it was a bag you kicked. "I've never tried anything like that before."
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