Chapter 31: Exercise Beginner?
Name: Lim Soo-hee
Gender: Female
Age: 30 years old
Height: 164cm
Weight: 51kg
Favorability: D+
Current Sexual Desire: C
Fetishes: Musclephilia (Medium), Sthenolagnia (Medium)
Possessed Talents: Dance (D/A), Intuition (B/A), Education (B/B+), Management (B/B+)
As the system became fully activated, checking status windows became possible with just light physical contact. Additionally, he could now see the top three talents the other person possessed. As a reference, if there were multiple talents of the same rank, he could see four or more.
'Musclephilia and Sthenolagnia... She has an incredible muscle fetish.'
Musclephilia was a fetish for well-toned muscles, and Sthenolagnia was a condition where one feels excitement when showing off muscles or seeing them. The two fetishes were similar yet different, but ultimately what mattered was that Lim Soo-hee liked muscles.
While Seo Juhwan was lost in thought despite having someone right in front of him, Lim Soo-hee asked with a puzzled expression.
"Member, is something wrong?"
"Huh? No, it's nothing."
"You suddenly looked spaced out, so I thought maybe you were in pain somewhere."
"I'm fine. I'm here to get healthier, so I can't be sick."
"Haha. That's true. In that case, would you like me to help you a bit?"
"Pardon?"
Seo Juhwan was bewildered by the sudden goodwill. Why would someone who liked muscles show interest in an overweight person like him? But Seo Juhwan quickly realized his thoughts were mistaken by what she said next.
"Well, do you know that I'm the owner of this gym?"
"Oh, you're the owner? You look so young that I thought you were just a trainer."
"Haha. Thanks. Anyway, as a service to attract members, I've been giving new members some guidance for free. Originally I should have done this right after registration, but I was busy at the time so I'm just telling you now."
"Ah, another trainer did give me some basic guidance. Like how to use the equipment and which direction I should work out."
"That was just a brief overview. I'll personally watch over you for about an hour. You can think of it as a free trial PT service."
Seo Juhwan blinked in confusion. There was a subtle obsession in the tone of her voice that felt odd. But he soon convinced himself it was his own misunderstanding and nodded.
"Thank you, I appreciate it."
"Good decision."
He had actually been considering whether to try PT during the period when the Blessing of Gym Enthusiasts was applied. He'd been hesitant because of the cost, but the offer of a free trial made him interested.
What followed was the start of his workout with Lim Soo-hee.
'Wait. Her chest is touching me.'
When providing workout assistance, physical contact naturally occurs. Seo Juhwan reacted sensitively to that contact. Though he'd shed his virgin status thanks of Jeong Sora, women were still unfamiliar creatures to him.
But such thoughts quickly disappeared from his mind. Unlike her friendly impression, Lim Soo-hee's guidance was very strict. Groans of pain continuously poured from Seo Juhwan's mouth.
"Ugh... Soo-hee... this is too hard..."
"No. You can do more. You're not going to die."
"What if I get injured..."
"Don't worry. You won't get hurt from this. Besides, I'm a Grade 1 Life Scientist and I have rehabilitation certifications and various competition awards. Trust me completely."
Why was she mentioning rehabilitation? Was she saying she'd help with rehabilitation training if he got hurt? Seo Juhwan felt like his breath was about to give out as he followed her guidance right up to his limit.
Lim Soo-hee's session lasted well over an hour. Seo Juhwan, whose entire body had been thoroughly worked, lay on the floor like a corpse.
Three days passed that way.
Lim Soo-hee had initially said she would only guide him for an hour as a service, but for three consecutive days she recommended free PT to him. The reason was obviously forced no matter who looked at it. As a result, Seo Juhwan was lying on the floor again today.
Meanwhile, Lim Soo-hee was looking down at Seo Juhwan sprawled on the floor with a confused expression.
'Unreasonable muscle growth. I thought he wouldn't be able to keep up, but he does. And he seems to feel the stimulus points properly.'
Beginners follow instructions clumsily when taught exercises, but they don't pay attention to muscle movement. After all, since muscle development is underdeveloped, it's difficult to feel precise movements.
But Seo Juhwan showed a completely different pattern. When she touched his body, he was definitely a beginner, but his grasp of stimulus points was more accurate than that of some seasoned gym-goers. And his absorption rate for each exercise taught was absurdly fast. As if he were re-learning exercises he already knew.
'What's most unreasonable is his muscle recovery speed.'
The principle of muscle growth is basically the repetition of 'damage' and 'recovery.' Through various exercises, damage is inflicted on the muscles in that area, and when these wounded and torn muscles recover, they become slightly firmer and larger. Considering this recovery process, gym enthusiasts created the concept of split routines to train all body muscles more systematically.
However, Seo Juhwan's process was abnormally fast. Over three days, she had thoroughly worked all the muscles in his body—chest, shoulders, triceps, back, biceps, thighs, calves, etc.—yet the next day he appeared perfectly fine. Even considering that different muscle groups were involved, it was very strange. At this rate, if she damaged his entire body without a split routine, he'd probably be fine the next day too.
In fact, all of this was thanks to the system's blessings, but naturally Lim Soo-hee couldn't know that. Her misunderstanding only grew.
'My eye for talent was right after all.'
Right now he was just a blob of fat disconnected from exercise, but if he properly started working out, his body would definitely grow quickly. The reasons she'd made various excuses to approach him was because she'd picked up on this potential beforehand. Lim Soo-hee was inwardly convinced. This man was naturally gifted for the gym.
Her eyes as she looked at Seo Juhwan gleamed with intense heat.
"Member, or rather, Juhwan."
"Yes?"
"Would you like to properly get PT? I'll give you a discount."
*
Seo Juhwan dragged his exhausted body home.
'Before I knew it, I'd registered for 30 PT sessions.'
Of course, he didn't regret registering. Actually, he'd gotten a 30% discount and was able to register for 50,000 won per session, which was very beneficial. And hadn't Lim Soo-hee said she'd personally be his trainer?
Among female fitness trainers, quite a few rely only on pretty faces and figures without proper knowledge. But Lim Soo-hee was different. She was an expert who had not only won various competitions but also had experience successfully training diverse clients.
Above all, the superiority of Lim Soo-hee's guidance was something he fully experienced with his entire body over the past three days.
"Lucy, run an InBody scan for me."
[Yes. Scanning now. Your current body status is: Height 173.2cm, Weight 79.8kg, Body Fat 25.3%, Skeletal Muscle Mass 34.8kg.]
Satisfactory results. There was still a long way to go, but the efficiency was absurdly good by common sense standards, so it seemed he could reach his goal faster than expected. If he continued like this, he might become really fit before long.
When Seo Juhwan arrived home, he immediately booted up his computer. He felt like he wanted to lie down right away, but he had work to do.
"Alright. Which blessing should I use today? Lucy, let me use the Blessing of Focus today. Three hours please."
[Understood, Master.]
With Lucy's response, the familiar beeping sound rang out.
[1,800 LP is being used.]
[Blessing of Focus (3 hours) has been applied.]
At the same time, his vision narrowed and the monitor enlarged. His loosely scattered concentration sharpened, and his mind began to spin energetically.
It was time to write.
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