Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 10 Rhythm Training

Hearing this, An Jingzhen seemed to be thinking about it.

Uma Musume has a very special development period, "naturalization".

They will grow rapidly during this period and acquire the physical fitness and ability to participate in high-intensity training and competition in a short period of time.

It is no exaggeration to say that she looked like an elementary school student last week, but this week she has become a graceful young lady. This is not uncommon among horse racing girls.

Different horse girls have different stages of "becoming true to their character" and their duration is also different.

Judging from the simple analysis of the past few days, the Northern Black Horse has just entered this stage.

Satomi Crown was obviously in the early stages of becoming an orthodox style last year, and is now developing steadily and rapidly.

"Satoshi Takashi... If I remember correctly, her last competition was the Tokyo Sports Championship Cup."

Thinking about it, Yasui Shin looked at Kita no Genju who looked expectant and excited.

"My debut race will be the same distance as your afternoon practice, an 1800m grass race for new horses, at the Tokyo Arena.

"There were interviews saying that she hadn't competed in the past two months, and in March, she would participate in the Yayoi Sho."

The northern black colt looked over and its ears twitched quickly.

"Yayoi-sho... isn't that...?"

"Yes, the first battle of the Classic Triple Crown, the precursor to the Gaoyue Award."

After nodding, An Jing said meaningfully:

"The Yayoi Award is almost certainly followed by the Satsuki Award. It seems she is undoubtedly taking the classic approach.

"I haven't requested any schedule for your debut match yet, but if you also want to challenge for the Classic Triple Crown, then this eldest lady of the Satomi family will...

"No, I should say that in two months, she might become your rival."

Northern Xuanju held his breath.

After a while.

"I?"

Stunned, she pointed at herself.

"Crown sauce?"

Then he pointed to the Satomi Crown in the distance.

"I'm going to be a rival to Crown-chan?!"

She screamed.

In an instant, the teachers and students on the other side were attracted by the screams and looked over with dissatisfaction.

Glancing at the gazes of the entire dance hall with melancholy, Yasui Shin made a secret decision.

...Next time she gets startled, just cover her mouth in advance.

It's not like he hasn't been the center of attention like this before, but this is the first time he's been the center of attention filled with such disgust. So after making a secret decision, he sighed softly.

"...Train well later and don't make any noise."

"...S-Sorry, I'll be careful, Trainer..." Northern Xuanju quickly covered his mouth.

"...I hope you can remember."

Nodding, Yasui Shin adjusted his mentality, went to the teacher to apologize, and then said that he would train quietly on the other side next.

This kind of thing is very common in the academy. Several teachers were surprised at how young An Jing really is at first, but then they didn't make it difficult for them. They just reminded them to maintain order in training and indicated that there was no problem.

Back to Northern Xuanju, An Jingzhen rummaged through the shoulder bag he was carrying, took out a pair of Bluetooth sports headphones, and stuffed them into Northern Xuanju's two furry black long ears.

"Remember what I told you about the sense of time and distance?"

Seeing Kitaguchi Xuanju nodding repeatedly, An Jingzhen also nodded.

"A well-paced stride helps you manage time and distance.

"Since the rhythm of the march is fixed, once you are familiar with it, the time it takes will also be relatively fixed.

"This way, you can have a basic understanding of how long and how far you can run in each loop, even without looking at a stopwatch or signs. "Then you will know better than ever when to conserve your energy, when to sprint at full speed, and how to handle corners and breakaways.

“This is the special training you will focus on next.

"We'll talk about the other item later. For now..."

He walked to the storage area of ​​the dance hall, put down his shoulder bag, took out some things from it, and then brought out a ladder, a three-step training step and a set of elastic ropes.

"Have you ever practiced bending your hips and stepping down?"

“Bend your hips and step down…?”

After repeating it, Northern Xuanju shook his head.

"I've never heard of this name..."

"Hasn't it been explained in class yet... I understand."

Yasui Shin nodded and held up the watch-like strap he took out of his backpack.

"Stand up straight, arms raised, and do as I say."

After Kitaguchi Xuanju obediently raised her arms, Anjing Zhen wrapped the belt around her hands.

Then he placed the steps in front of her, handed her the belt and suspenders that he had also taken out of the backpack, and helped her put them on.

The elastic ropes were then fastened to her lower back, waist belt and shoulder straps on both sides, and the other ends of the three ropes were fastened to the ground, ceiling beams and pillars respectively.

In this way, from the back, the horse racing girl looked like she was fixed in front of the training steps by a "cross" made of ropes.

“I’ll play music over here.”

Raising the tablet in his hand and pointing at Northern Xuanju's ear, Yasui Zhen said:
"There are clear beats in the music, and you just need to follow the beats and keep going up and down the stairs, while paying attention to the coordinated swinging of your arms.

"do you understand?"

With a curious look, he looked at the steps in front of him and pulled the elastic rope around his waist. Beibu Xuanju just nodded and soon heard the rhythm of "da, da, da" coming from the Bluetooth headset.

Without any hesitation, she instinctively stepped onto the step with her left foot, then quickly put it down and stepped on it with her right foot.

"Trainer, I seem to..."

She wanted to say she couldn't keep up with the pace.

“Don’t worry about the mistakes.”

Before Northern Xuanju could finish, An Jingzhen interrupted:
"If you haven't practiced this kind of hip flexion and stepping before, it's normal to make mistakes at first.

“Don’t worry about your initial mistakes; just focus on moving up and down with the rhythm of the music.

"Also, I'd like to remind you that this pace will get faster and faster until it's closer to your usual training speed."

"Okay, okay!"

He quickly agreed, continued walking up and down the stairs, took a deep breath, and concentrated his attention.

Seeing this, Yasui nodded secretly and watched the training attentively, fiddling with the tablet from time to time.

In this kind of training, Northern Black Horse only needs to keep stepping on the stairs, but he, as a trainer, has a lot more to consider.

First of all, we must ensure that the horse racing girl's posture is accurate. If there is any mistake, it must be corrected immediately, otherwise there is a possibility of injury or hidden injury.

In addition, the "black watch" is actually a wrist-worn heart rate test ring, which can monitor heart rate, breathing and other data in real time, and can also indirectly calculate the maximum heart rate maintenance ratio, estimated oxygen uptake, etc.

The test ring is connected to the tablet computer, so he can accurately judge the situation of the Northern Black Horse and precisely control the training.

In addition to hip flexion and stepping down, related training includes pad step flexion running, hip bridge training, stepping down and extending the hip, etc.

Like hip flexion and stepping down, all training is done in sets of several times. A set of training plus interval rest forms several sets, and all are accompanied by corresponding music rhythm.

These exercises have a common feature, which is to help the trainees experience the force and explosion of a single joint or muscle.

Combined with music, it can improve the main problems facing Northern Xuanju now.

(Come on, Brother Crown
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(End of this chapter)