With the alarm going off, Leo wakes up from a comfortable sleep.
When he gets ready to get up, he realizes that his body's condition is worse than when he woke up yesterday.
-Support, did the regeneration work while you were sleeping?-
-[Everything worked as it should, host. What happened is that yesterday you did too many exercises together, which involved different muscles, therefore the regeneration was dispersed in different objectives. To obtain a more focused cellular recovery, you must level up the Physical Control Skill.]-
-Oh right, it was pretty obvious that it was going to happen.- Leo said while he sat on the edge of the bed and massaged his eyebrows.-Should I use the enhancer?-
He gets up and tries some simple stretching exercises.
-No, I think I can hold out for one more day.- He answers himself.
He opens the window curtain and sees that the sky that was clear yesterday was covered in gray clouds today.
With a sigh, he gets ready and leaves his house for the club.
He finds the track empty and with a smile begins his jog.
Today, even though his body was worse than yesterday, his performance showed a clear improvement. As the minutes passed, the steps he took seemed more and more stable.
Physical Control was doing its job. Slowly integrating the correct movements, to exert the least energy and achieve better results.
This time Leo had decided to run without thinking about time every now and then. So when he reached his limit, he quickly threw himself on the ground and looked at the mini camera.
[+70 Exp in Physical Control Skill]
14 minutes and 35 seconds was the length of the video when the recording ended.
Leo looked surprised at his results. He had only been running for 3 days, and without breaks. He couldn't believe his speed of improvement. Excited, without resting too much, he gets up to drink some water and leaves the club quickly. He couldn't wait to try the other exercises.
But in his rush, he didn't see that there were 2 young men watching him run. One of them was Raul who had come to see if Leo needed some advice.
"He seems to be doing well," Raul said as he watched Leo leave the club.
The young man next to him was Lucas, his classmate. He came so he could run against Raul, not expecting to see Leo again.
"Hey, he's doing well, isn't he? I think he said he started running 2 days ago," Lucas replied enthusiastically as if he were talking about him.
"His improvement is noticeable. From running for about 8 minutes to this, which seemed like he jogged twice as long."
Lucas listened with shining eyes, hoping someone in his class could be at his level.
Leo went back home to have breakfast and when he finished he went back to the gym. This time he brought the camera and the mask so he could record all the exercises.
When he arrived at NewDay, he saw his cousin cleaning the entrance.
-Hey, Fran.-
-Ohh, brat can you still stand up?-
-Of course.-Leo answered smiling confidently.
-Did you do the exercises at home?-
-Sisi, I uploaded the videos on the blog.-
Franco, seeing that he was carrying a backpack, asked-And are you going to start recording everything here?-
-Sure, you said there were no problems. You can't take it back now.- Leo said as he entered the gym.
-Tch, just do it.-
-Hey, I want to do the full routine. Which one do you recommend I start with? And in what order?.-
-Full? Don't your muscles hurt? It's better to divide the exercises into push and pull. Focus on one per day. That way you give time to recovery.-
-Push and pull? I understand, but I want to meet the challenge I set for myself.-Leo said confidently, believing that with increased regeneration there would be no problems.
-Hmph, don't come crying to me later. Alternate the exercises that involve the arms with the others.- Franco answered the arrogant child.
Leo's eyes light up upon hearing this, and he begins to prepare the camera and put on the mask. Starting with the 2 kg dumbbells, he tries his 10 lifts. Achieving them without any problem.
[+15 Exp in Physical Control Skill]
After a few long breaths, he moves his camera to another side. Now it was time for the squats. This time, even though he managed to do the 10 he set out to do, his legs were shaking on the last three. Leaving him lying on the floor, without the strength to get up.
[+15 in Physical Control Skill]
Shit, shit. My legs can't take it anymore.
After about 3 minutes of rest, he turns around, facing the floor. He raises his arms, and attempts 10 push-ups. It takes all his remaining strength and effort to get to the ninth push-up, and when he was about to attempt the next one, his arms give out again.
[+20 Exp in Physical Control Skill]
Ahhhhh, noo again. How can he not be able to do the damn tenth push-up.
Frustrated, he rests for about 5 minutes and goes for the sit-ups. This time he manages to get to 10 by trying his hardest.
[+15 in Physical Control Skill]
He then continues with his 30 second plank, and finishes it easily. He sits in a basket position and looks at the bar. There he would do his final exercise.
[+5 in Physical Control Skill]
After a good rest, he adjusts the camera again and begins with the pull-ups.
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Plaf!!
Leo's arms had let go. Letting him fall to the floor without any resistance.
[+5 in Physical Control Skill]
-Fuck!- Leo screamed as he fell, then covered his face with his hands while clenching his teeth furiously.
At the gym, without Leo knowing it, one of the regular customers had already arrived.
-Boss, won't he hurt himself if he continues like this? - Luis asked Franco.
-He has to hit himself a couple of times to learn- Franco answered with a grimace on his mouth.
Leo, after hearing that there was someone else, slowly gets up and turns off the camera. He puts his mask away and quickly says goodbye.
While walking to his house, Leo couldn't stop clenching his teeth. His body, which was all sweaty, couldn't take it anymore. Every muscle in his body hurt.
With slow, erratic steps like a zombie, Leo arrived home. He wanted to take a bath but his body barely responded. With the last of his strength he managed to reach his bed. And just before falling asleep...
-Activate the cell regeneration enhancer...- He thought before succumbing to fatigue.
[Cell Regeneration Enhancer activated. Duration 3 hours]
Without Leo noticing, his body began to increase in temperature. His skin turned slightly red while he began to release more sweat than usual.
After about 3 hours.
[Enhancer duration ended. Cell Regeneration Enhancer deactivated]
Leo begins to wake up slowly, with bewilderment he gets up and moves all his limbs. He is stunned to feel his body well. His arms and legs that hurt so much, had recovered perfectly.
What the hell!
Suddenly, he remembers something he thought he had dreamed and looks at the system logs.
-Nooo, fuck. I could hold on for one more day. Why did I activate it?- Leo thought while holding his head with both hands.
After complaining about his uselessness, he thinks of something, and looks at the time on his cell phone clock.
12:10 am
-Fuck- Leo ran to the bathroom to take a quick shower. He finishes and changes into the clothes he hadn't had time to iron. He grabs a prepared sandwich from the fridge and runs off to school.
Today there was physical education class. Leo always went as decoration. Since he never missed and didn't cause any problems, the teachers always passed him with the minimum grade. But that didn't mean that the current teacher was the same. He was a grumpy guy, who thought that everyone should do exercises every day. That whoever didn't do it, would die faster. Yes, that's what the teacher said. He also kept bragging about his son, who had been admitted to the National Sports University.
Leo, who never participated in the activities, was the target of Professor Gilbert's scolding. He had passed the previous quarters only on the basis of theoretical exams.
Leo arrives at school and before entering the gymnasium, he finishes his ham and cheese sandwich.
As he entered, a shout resounded throughout the classroom.
-Garciaaa!! How dare you come here at this hour.-
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