Uma Musume: From Being Knocked Ten Meters Away

Chapter 152: Excessive Training
It was a long time after An Jing Zhen finished speaking that Beibu Xuanju exclaimed in surprise.

"Trainer, you...are you kidding me?"

"Look at me now, do I look like I'm joking?"

When asking the question, Shinichi Yasui put on the protective gear and the off-road bicycle in the truck bed one by one.

Helmet, waist protector, elbow pads, knee pads, special nylon rods wrapped around the frame, and metal buckles bit the chest and waist.

After fixing it, he fiddled with the rear wheel of the bicycle hanging at his waist with his backhand, feeling the spokes whirring in the air, and looked at Beibu Xuanju who had a look of astonishment on his face.

"You have excellent physical strength and endurance, but you've never demonstrated this in long-distance races. Do you know what the biggest challenge is in a competition like the Chrysanthemum Appreciation?"

"What is it?" Beibu Xuanju repeated blankly.

"here."

He tapped his temple to indicate that he was talking about the brain, and said solemnly:

"Every time the race distance increases by 100 meters, or even just 1 meter, the physical exertion does not simply increase, but increases exponentially.

“You may be able to recover faster than others after a race, but your brain will still be as dysfunctional as if it were deprived of oxygen when you’re giving it your all.

"The long-distance test is who can still have superior perception and judgment when even consciousness is unclear and vision is blurry.

"Judge where the finish line is, judge the opponent's condition, and judge how you should run next."

In an instant, scenes from past training and competitions emerged in his mind, and Beibu Xuanju hallucinated the feelings of those moments.

Her forehead felt like it was clamped by an iron hoop, her throat felt like it was cut by a knife, and her chest felt like it was being pressed down by a huge rock, making it impossible to breathe. She opened her mouth uncontrollably and took a few deep breaths.

"Do you feel it?"

Seeing Kita no Xuanju's appearance, Yasui Shin smiled and quickly returned to his serious expression.

“You’ve done long-distance and endurance training in the past, but you should now be very clear about the difference between training and official competitions.

“The longest race you’ve run so far is 2500 metres, and then another 500 metres longer… just imagine that.

"Go ahead, get your bike down, I'll help you secure it, and I'll explain the drill to you as we get started."

Although still a little confused, after hearing these words, Beibu Xuanju obediently ran to the truck compartment.

Just after taking off the off-road bicycle, she said in a low voice of surprise:
"This car is... so heavy."

Although she said it was very heavy, her face did not show any sign of strain.

She followed his example and tried to fix the frame behind her. She saw An Jingzhen coming over and putting various protective gear, heart rate monitors and other equipment and some strange straps on her.

After confirming that the bicycle was secured, An Jingzhen signaled to the truck driver, waited for him to drive slowly up the mountain road, and called Kitaguchi Xuanju to follow.

At this time, he explained the content of this special training.

By artificially creating a state of physical fatigue, the body can adapt to higher intensity.

This is called "supercompensation training" or "post-fatigue endurance training" in sports.

When he was still an extreme stuntman, Yasui Makoto often did this kind of training.

There were no arrangements for Northern Black Horse before. On the one hand, her physical development has not reached a certain level, and on the other hand, it is necessary to confirm the horse girl's adaptability to this kind of training.

The principle of "overtraining" is not complicated. When the body continues to exercise in a state of fatigue, the muscle fibers, cardiopulmonary system and energy metabolism will go through the process of "fatigue, recovery, and overcompensation."

After sufficient special training, the number of mitochondria, capillary density, muscle glycogen reserves, lactate threshold, etc. in the body will gradually increase.

These are crucial for endurance.

However, humans and horse girls have vastly different abilities to withstand this type of training.

Before arriving at Tresen Academy, An Jingzhen had tested it and found that the human limit in this world was the same as he had imagined, with the upper limit of weight bearing being about 80 kilograms.

Unless one is exceptionally gifted, increasing the weight further is likely to lead to risks such as cardiovascular overload and rhabdomyolysis. The weights carried by Uma Musume are approximately three times that of a human.

The specific data was mentioned in the studies, but they did not contain any content related to extreme stunts.

And Uma Musume, like people, have individual differences.

The overall upper limit of weight is around 200 kg, and the difference between individuals can even reach tens of kilograms.

Especially since Northern Xuanju's physique is beyond ordinary people, it took several months of training and testing to determine what weight level is suitable for her.

The mountain bike she carried was custom-made for this purpose and was much heavier than the ordinary models she carried.

According to the plan, when she ran to the middle of the mountain with this load, her physical strength would almost reach the critical point of fatigue.

The rest of the journey can be done by cycling to complete the next part of the "supertraining".

This type of training should be conducted twice a week at the beginning. During this period, the physical condition will be confirmed through heart rate and blood lactate detection, and the intensity will be adjusted to avoid the risk of injury due to excessive training.

As more specific training data is determined, all aspects of this special training and other training will be further optimized.

After listening to An Jingzhen's explanation, Kita no Xuanju became curious about the bicycle with a look of realization on his face.

"Trainer, it suddenly occurred to me...why are you carrying your bike too? Are you also going to participate in the Chrysanthemum Viewing?"

After being stunned for several seconds, Yasui Zhen was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"...What kind of train of thought did you have in your head that I would overestimate my abilities and go to the chrysanthemum viewing event, Xiaobei?"

"Uh, indeed..."

Holding the thin straps from the shoulders to the waist with both hands, Beibu Xuanju smiled foolishly and explained quickly:
"Actually, I wanted to ask, do trainers also have to do this training?"

"You could say that."

Yasui Zhen smiled and said, "Trainers have certain training arrangements in their jobs.

“We must follow your usual training and current training camps. We cannot do this without good physical fitness.

"But more importantly, I want to train with you."

"With me...?" Beibu Xuanju was stunned.

Nodding, Yasui Zhen looked forward.

“In fact, I had this idea a long time ago.

“When I was in school and training, my coaches and classmates all trained and lived together.

“I didn’t do this before because I couldn’t do a lot of your training.

“For example, running 1 meters in 1000 minute or something… my fastest time should be over 3 minutes, right?
"But in extreme stunts..."

He turned around and smiled.

“I think I still have some confidence.

"Even if I can't match your training volume, my professionalism is definitely not inferior."

Looking at the smile in front of him, Beibu Xuanju was stunned for a moment, and suddenly smiled too.

"The trainer really does love extreme stunts... eh? Right!"

She suddenly said excitedly, "How about we have a competition, trainer?

"The target is... that 'Yunhai Hotel', right?
"Let's have a race? Let's see who gets there first!"

(End of this chapter)