Chapter 72: Hard Pull (First Update)
The second floor of the National Sports Center.
The National Weightlifting Team is located next to the Boxing Club. In the past, anyone passing by this venue would feel like they had entered a primitive tribe, where the savages would occasionally let out hoarse yet extremely suppressed roars.
In addition to the roars, there would be the occasional "duang, duang, duang" sounds of heavy objects falling to the ground. A barbell weighing one or two hundred kilograms or even heavier would make the second-floor floor tremble constantly.
Fortunately, the floor thickness of the sports center is more than 30cm. After laying wooden floors on it, a thick layer of rubber flooring was laid in the bearing area for cushioning.
Otherwise, the badminton court on the first floor would be in trouble. Who knows, one day the roof might fall down while people are playing.
"Are you adding more? It's already 220 with the bar." Xie Jingwei looked at the slightly bent barbell in Fang Yu's hand with fear. The four red 25kg barbell plates on each side declared that the person who pulled it up had become a member of the 200kg club.
Fang Yu is not a powerlifter. The highest he has ever lifted before is 180kg, and it was not easy to do.
"Add, add two more yellow slices."
As Fang Yu let go, the barbell hit the ground with a "duang" sound, and several muscular men from the weightlifting team nearby couldn't help but look at him sideways.
After being promoted to a first-level arcane mage, Fang Yu's weight increased from 85 kg to 91 kg, but his body dimensions did not change much.
This should be due to an increase in both bone density and muscle density.
Fang Yu's 220kg deadlift isn't a particularly outrageous feat considering his 91kg weight, but considering his height, it's a bit surprising.
Of course, it was just a little surprising.
With a deadlift coefficient of 2.4 times body weight, Fang Yu's weight is nothing compared to those steroid muscle zombies who have a deadlift coefficient of 3.5 times body weight or even 4 times body weight.
Standard Olympic plates (Olympic standard barbell plates) are 25kg red, 20kg blue, 15kg yellow and 10kg green.
After class, Fang Yu went to the boxing club to ask Li Yuxuan for the debt.
It is only natural to pay back debts, and Fang Yu has nothing to be embarrassed about.
Before he could find Li Yuxuan, he was stopped by Xie Jingwei.
Xie Jingwei was also somewhat happy to see Fang Yu. He had been wanting to get Fang Yu to the boxing club a few days ago. He had talked to Fang Yu on the phone and in person several times, but Fang Yu did not agree.
Seeing Fang Yu coming to the boxing club, Xie Jingwei thought that this guy had changed his mind, but he didn't expect that the first time he opened his mouth, he asked him to help him borrow a venue from the weightlifting team.
Xie Jingwei was also a busybody, so without saying a word, he brought Fang Yu to the weightlifting team.
He also wanted to see how strong this guy was who knocked Mada down with one punch.
After adding two yellow barbell plates, the weight of the entire barbell has reached 250kg.
"Brother, can you do it? If not, don't try to show off. This weight is no joke. Don't hurt your waist for the sake of face. If your waist is injured, it will be a lifelong problem." A muscular man from the weightlifting team who was watching nearby stretched out his fingers covered with magnesium powder and said in a lecturing tone.
Some people speak like this. They clearly mean well and are clearly giving a reminder, but the words and tone they use just make people feel uncomfortable.
Fang Yu smiled friendly at the weightlifter and said, "Just try it. If you can't lift it, forget it. I definitely won't show off."
Fang Yu adjusted his standing posture, placed the barbell above his feet, stood naturally with his feet slightly wider than his hips, bent over and held the barbell with his hands hanging down, with his thumbs two fingers away from his calves, and took a deep breath.
rise!
The already slightly bent barbell offered only a slight resistance before leaving the deadlift platform in an instant.
"Wow! That's awesome, brother!" The strong men in the weightlifting team were all a little surprised. This result was definitely considered top-notch in a semi-professional team like theirs.
And judging from the look of things, it seems like this guy hasn't used his full strength yet?
In fact, weightlifters rarely focus on improving their bench press, squat, and deadlift scores. Most of them use these three as part of their daily training, and may even avoid doing bench press and deadlift training with maximum weights.
I'm just afraid that if I do too much of this kind of training, my movements in the snatch and clean and jerk will be distorted.
Many World Games-level athletes, especially those on the national team, basically do not measure their bench press and deadlift limits.
But the weightlifting teams at local and university levels are different. 99% of these athletes will never participate in the National Games or World Games in the future. There is a high possibility that they will become coaches or teachers in the future.
Then the limit data of the three major items, bench press, squat and deadlift, are very important.
After all, there may not be only two or three long-term members in many gyms who can deadlift more than 200kg.
If the coach's own data in these three areas are very impressive, it will undoubtedly enhance his competitiveness in the industry.
Therefore, they know too well the meaning behind the data of deadlifting 250kg.
"Brother, have you taken drugs?" a muscular man about 1.75 meters tall couldn't help but ask, "You don't look like it based on your physique. Isn't this result a bit too high?"
"Want to try with more weight?"
Fang Yu took two breaths, smiled and shook his head.
"I've almost reached my limit. Adding another 10kg will probably only make a difference of 10kg. I won't try anymore."
Fang Yu said this, but he could feel that 250kg deadlift was far from the limit, and adding another 50kg should not be a big problem.
But if we add another 100kg, it probably won’t work.
A rough estimate shows that my current deadlift limit should be around 320KG.
But if the national weightlifting team really lifts 320kg, it would be too shocking.
You should know that regardless of the level, the current domestic deadlift record is only 340kg.
Of course, compared with the 462 kg deadlift world record set by British strongman Hall, there is still a long way to go.
Hall weighs over 170 kilograms... almost twice as heavy as Fang Yu...
Those guys are on steroids, have lost all their agility, and are training to set higher records.
Fang Yu could clearly feel that his agility was not affected at all, but might have even improved a lot compared to the past.
If he were to fight Mada again now, he was confident that even without throwing a single punch, he would be able to tire Mada out on the ring by dodging.
Therefore, purely from the perspective of physical fitness, Fang Yu can now reach the peak standard of ordinary humans.
No wonder a level 43 mage dares to take on the Star Destroyer Cannon.
Star Destroyer Cannon, just from the name it suggests it is more powerful than the Little Boy and Fatty.
Fang Yu also tested his bench press data, and he easily broke through his previous limit of 170kg. He even felt that he could do strength training in sets of 12 with this weight.
I am terribly strong now.
Fang Yu looked around with regret. It was such a pity that when he was showing off like this, all he was surrounded by were silly muscular men clapping and cheering, but there wasn't a single girl.
But when he saw Li Yuxuan hiding aside, looking suspicious, Fang Yu's mood improved again.
"Yuxuan, let's go back to the boxing club and have a fight." Fang Yu showed his teeth and hugged Li Yuxuan with a sunny face. Li Yuxuan's face was full of fear, like a good girl bullied by a bad boy.
"Um, Fang Yu, I remembered something else." Li Yuxuan was so scared that he was about to cry.
Ever since he saw Fang Yu defeat Mada last time, Li Yuxuan completely lost the idea of revenge.
Just kidding, you can't win by tricks, and you certainly can't win in a fight. And I heard about it these days, and this Fang Yu actually got a scholarship, so how can he get revenge?
Fang Yu chuckled: "Something else? Did you forget something?"
Li Yuxuan reacted immediately and quickly took out his phone: "Forgot, forgot, I'll transfer the money to you now, and we're even."
Fang Yu received the transfer information a few seconds later, and his face immediately tightened: "What are you talking about? We are classmates, how can we be even?"
"If you need a magic show next time, tell me. Since you're a regular customer, I won't raise your appearance fee."
(End of this chapter)
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