pertwk Chapter 56 New Training Methods
Chapter 56 New Training Methods
Chapter 56 New Training Methods
Early the next morning, Yang Podi went to the backyard to cultivate.
Before long, his younger brother Yang Ping'an also came to the backyard to practice. However, perhaps because his soul power was relatively low, drinking alcohol still had some effect, and his strength was obviously not as good as before.
"Big brother, what are our plans for today? How should we train?"
"It's rare for everyone to get together, so let's have a few days of fun. Cultivation should also be balanced with relaxation. We can't put too much pressure on ourselves, otherwise, people are prone to injury if they are tense for a long time."
Yang Ping'an nodded in agreement, clearly indicating that training with him for an extended period must have been quite arduous.
Ever since Second Grandfather Yang Wushuang took Yang Ping'an as his grandson, he has treated Yang Ping'an almost as his own son and his successor. He has been instructing Yang Podi and Yang Ping'an in spear techniques almost every day, and even personally teaching Yang Ping'an how to make medicine.
Yang Ping'an had just come into contact with knowledge of alchemy and seemed to want to learn how to make medicine, but Yang Podi stopped him, which made his second grandfather quite angry.
"Ping An, you've been with me for six years now. Your progress over these six years has been quite good, reaching the level of a genius. But there's still room for improvement. To become a strong person, you must always have the mindset of becoming a strong person."
"Our Breaking Clan has no shortage of alchemy masters or resources. What we truly lack are soul masters who can stand tall and upright. After all, this world is mainly about martial soul cultivation. We can get involved in alchemy, but we must never become addicted to it."
"Grandpa and my father's generation were able to stand on their own, but for the time being, we two can only rely on each other, and of course, my little sister Yang Tianyue. As a man, I don't like being protected by girls, so I'm working hard to become stronger."
Yang Ping'an also became a little serious upon hearing this: "Big brother, don't worry, I will definitely work hard to cultivate my soul power so that I can protect the Po clan in the future."
Yang Ping'an, Niu Meng, Tai Long, and Bai Xiaofei all have similar talents and are the same age, making comparisons easy. Yang Podi was worried that Yang Ping'an might become complacent or slack off, which is why he said so much. After all, Yang Ping'an was his true right-hand man. Everyone else, even his cousin Niu Meng, was still an outsider.
My cousin Niu Meng has tried to teach him a lesson twice, but this guy is too arrogant and won't listen at all.
When breakfast time came, everyone woke up, including Niu Meng, who had been drunk the night before. He had actually recovered, proving his strength as a specialist in defense.
After breakfast, the five of them toured the entire Yu Clan together. As expected of a family of builders, the Yu Clan built Longxing City very well. Perhaps because it is so close to Tiandou City, its commerce is quite developed. It is clear that they must have made a lot of money in recent years. No wonder Grandpa is all smiles now.
In the afternoon, the five planned to visit Tiandou City. Somehow, the younger sister, Yang Tianyue, overheard the news and insisted on going to Tiandou City as well. In the end, their mother, Niu Jinfeng, had no choice but to take all seven children to Tiandou City, including Bai Chenxiang, a young girl from the Min clan.
The two little girls were inseparable, seemed to have a very good relationship, and since they were both seven years old, they got along very well.
As for his father, Yang Zhentian, he will likely spar with Tainuo and the others, and at the same time discuss matters related to the clan's development.
The group spent the entire afternoon exploring the entire city of Tiandu, doing everything from shopping to other activities. The Soul Arena was particularly thrilling, and everyone found it incredibly exciting and envious.
Three of the five are only level 21 and lack the strength to compete in the Soul Arena. Yang Ping'an, on the other hand, is strong enough and eager to try, but Yang Podi stops him. This trip is mainly for fun and relaxation; there will be plenty of opportunities for Soul Arena battles in the future, and this is also part of Yang Podi's plan.
The gathering lasted for three days. After three days, the group left the Yu Clan. The youngest sister, Yang Tianyue, seemed very reluctant to leave. She and Bai Chenxiang, the two little girls, almost cried. Is this the legendary sisterly affection? It all happened so fast!
After returning to the Po Clan, Yang Podi began to consider his future training plans. His strength was quite good; even a Soul Master might not be able to surpass him in terms of raw power. However, his agility and coordination were still somewhat lacking. Simple weighted running could no longer significantly improve his flexibility.
Thinking of this, Yang Podi couldn't help but recall the training methods used by athletes in his previous life. Many athletes liked to use yoga balls for training, but given his current strength, it probably wouldn't be of much use anymore.
In the end, I came up with a sport that was relatively extreme in my previous life: tire pushing. Many strong athletes like to do this exercise because it can train muscles, as well as flexibility and balance, making it a more comprehensive workout.
Another option is weighted rock climbing, but Qingyuan Mountain is relatively small and doesn't have a place for that kind of training.
During his trip to Tiandou City, Yang Podi asked Tailong of the Power Clan to help him customize several round iron balls. The iron balls were over 1 meter in diameter and had two recessed bracelets on their surfaces. Their weights were 2000 jin, 3000 jin, and 5000 jin respectively.
The afternoon after returning home, Yang Podi did not join everyone in the training. Instead, he went to a small path on the back mountain and took out the smallest two-thousand-pound iron ball from his soul tool.
Then, without using his soul power, Yang Podi tried to push the iron ball up the mountain from the path.
Yang Podi pushed the three iron balls to the top of the mountain in turn, encountering danger several times, but fortunately, he was accompanied by his family elders.
Especially that 5000-jin iron ball, even if Yang Podi used all his soul power, he could only push it to the middle of the mountain at this stage, and there was no way to reach the top.
By evening, Yang Podi was completely exhausted. Every muscle in his body ached, especially in areas he didn't usually train with weights, and some of his muscles were even more painful.
However, the effects will be more obvious after the medicinal bath, and every inch of skin and every pore of the body will seem to be very clear.
Meanwhile, Yang Ping'an, the younger brother, tried to push the 2000-pound iron ball, but the distance he pushed it was too short, not even reaching the middle of the mountain, so he had no choice but to give up.
For the next period of time, Yang Podi changed his afternoon training to pushing iron balls, trying his best to push the iron balls to the top of the mountain, especially the 5000-jin one. Unfortunately, he has not succeeded even once so far.
But Yang Podi himself seemed to enjoy it immensely, trying it multiple times a day, each time exhausting his soul power to the point of collapsing completely.
However, this kind of training improves both strength and flexibility, especially when pushing an iron ball uphill, since there are no points of leverage on the iron ball and you have to rely almost your entire body to propel it forward.
(End of this chapter)