There are still many empty houses in the Zhenfu Division.
Fang Zhengyi specially picked a room that was the largest, had good lighting, and was close to the martial arts arena.
This is the gym reserved for our own people.
The fitness equipment brought by Zhao Lie and others were also used for daily training in Taoyuan County, and there is no need to say much about the inventors.
It was invented by the fitness godfather Fang Zhengyi himself.
Ren Hua and others watched curiously as Zhao Lie and his team moved things around until all the components were moved into the gym and they began to assemble them one by one.
These people are extremely skillful.
Under the surprised gaze of Ren Hua and others, those strange metal components turned into even stranger metal objects.
There are some simple things they can still understand.
There are round pieces on the ground with a small pole in the middle. It is obviously a very convenient stone lock and the weight can be adjusted freely.
But I can't understand the other things with seats.
It looks more like some kind of torture device!
Smith rack, gantry, butterfly machine, barbell, dumbbell, ab wheel, Roman bench...
After everything was assembled, Zhao Lie and his team began to debug it continuously.
It was not until then that Ren Hua and others suddenly realized what these things were used for.
However, he felt that all the fancy things were useless, and a hint of contempt appeared on his face.
Fang Zheng squinted at them and said, "These people are all under the jurisdiction of Taoyuan County. To some extent, they can be considered as soldiers brought by me."
"What do you think of them, of these things?"
When he heard that they were the soldiers led by Fang Zhengyi, Ren Hua felt even more contemptuous.
Civilian officials training soldiers? What kind of soldiers can they train? Weak soldiers, I guess!
Ren Hua shook his head and said, "Please forgive me for being frank. These people only look strong. We need to have a real competition. And I think these so-called fitness equipment are useless. My father once taught us that to strengthen the body, we only need basic skills, and eating and drinking are the most important."
"These things are too fancy. A pair of stone locks and a good weapon are enough."
Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows. He was not surprised by Ren Hua's statement.
The training methods in ancient times were still too crude. Not only did ordinary soldiers have poor food, but they also basically conducted exercises once every three or even five days.
It's simply incomparable to the intensity of modern training!
Being able to practice for an hour a day is already considered good. This does not mean that the ancients were stupid and did not know how to practice.
The main reason is that it is a habit developed due to long-term resource scarcity. If they ate like modern soldiers, the imperial court would probably be bankrupted by the army without even having to fight a war.
Over time, thinking will change.
But once Fang Zheng has money, these people will be his loyal troops, and he will definitely give them the best!
With reference to modern training, meals are basically heavily subsidized. This core team of 200 people only had two more meals than ordinary people at the beginning.
Later, when life got better, the food standard began to rise sharply. There was enough rice for three meals a day, and the minimum daily consumption was 800 eggs, one pig, and one pound of goat's milk per person.
There is an unlimited supply of fruits and vegetables, but there is no nitrogen pump protein powder or anything like that, otherwise Fang Zheng would ask them to give him two spoonfuls a day!
And under the leadership of Zhang Biao, these people unsurprisingly developed a culture of muscle worship.
Everyone is proud of their thickness, and they train themselves madly every day. After a long time, their muscles are so tangled that they almost grow muscles in their brains.
Such high-intensity training and such luxurious treatment are probably not found anywhere else in the world today.
Even the imperial guards only had ordinary meals three times a day and could not provide the crazy amount of high-quality protein that Taoyuan County provided.
Due to excessive consumption and no battles to fight, Fang Zhengyi was hesitant to give up, but the battle with King Wu proved everything.
Although they had the help of firearms, the fact that no one was killed shows how strong their fighting ability was.
"Haha, okay, since you think it's useless, you can go and compete with them." Fang Zheng pointed with his hand: "Let's compete in bench press, but I tell you in advance, it's easy to get injured if you don't do it well. I wonder how strong your arms are?"
"Bench press? I'm willing to give it a try!" A lieutenant next to Ren Hua clasped his fists and then walked to the bench press rack.
"Can you do it?" Fang Zheng was very skeptical when he saw that the captain was smaller than Zhao Lie.
The captain smiled proudly: "Sir! I have been practicing martial arts since I was young. My family has a 80-jin sword. I can wield it!"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, that's amazing, then go ahead."
At this moment, Zhao Lie was lying on the bench press to adjust his feel.
When he saw someone coming, he asked, "Do you want to try it?"
"Hmm! How does this work?"
Zhao Lie turned behind him and said, "Lie down. I'll protect you from above. I'll help you adjust the weight according to how much weight you want to lift. Just adjust the maximum weight and try it out once or twice."
The captain glanced at the weights on both sides of the barbell and sneered: "Just use this one, no need to adjust it. Do you need someone to protect you when you lift something? Help me put it down and then step aside. I'm afraid that the big movement will hurt you."
Zhao Lie looked at Fang Zhengyi, not knowing what to do.
The weights of this barbell are indeed not big, and it looks light, but it is not actually the case, because it is made of lead core...
In order to reduce its size, the inside is filled with lead, the outside is wrapped with iron to prevent it from falling, and the iron is wrapped with silver to prevent it from rusting.
Therefore, its volume is smaller than that of ordinary pure iron...and it looks a lot lighter.
Fang Zhengyi also knew it well. The barbell that Zhao Lie had just adjusted probably weighed nearly 400 kilograms.
But this is not the strongest, he often saw Zhang Biao lifting more than 500 kilograms of barbells earlier. Now there should be more growth, after all, Brother Biao's current cup size is bigger than that of pregnant Chun Jie.
Now is a good opportunity to suppress this group of people. They may say they obey me, but they are probably not convinced in their hearts.
He is a civil servant, and military men respect force. If he doesn't let them suffer a little today, how can they win the support of the people in the future?
"It's better to be careful and don't get hurt, that would be bad." Fang Zheng gave a warm reminder.
The captain was already lying on the chair, and he smiled and said, "Master Fang, it's okay. Even though I'm thinner than him, I'm not necessarily weaker than him!"
Fang Zheng was silent.
This is not impossible. When he was working on the construction site, he saw that the workers were all skinny, but they had amazing appetites.
The strength in his arms when he's working is even more terrifying.
According to his observation, there may be more people like this in ancient times. Perhaps the harsh environment really led to human evolution...
"Okay! I hope you can create a miracle!"
The captain stretched out his hand, and Zhao Lie tried hard to lift the barbell and put it in the right position. At the end, he reminded him: "Brother, this is very heavy. Are you sure you don't want to take off the two pieces? I can help you hold it a little bit."
"Tsk, you big guy, why are you talking so much nonsense! Get over here! Get out of the way!"
"Then I'll let him go..." Seeing that the captain had raised his hands, Zhao Lie adjusted his position and let go!
"Bang!"
“Puff~”
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