Chapter 86 The Possibility of Quantifying Your Power
Chapter 86 The possibility of quantifying one’s own power
"This is the fixed equipment area..."
"This is the free power zone..."
Entering the gym, Xiong Tao smiled broadly and took the initiative to introduce the conditions of the gym to Zhang Fan and Li Yihui.
It was also Zhang Fan's first time to come to the gym, and he was very interested in hearing about it. He was eager to try out these equipments.
In the previous life, this gym was Chang Xu's personal training ground. Except for him and a few core members, no one else could enter.
"What does this do?" Zhang Fan pointed at a strange device and said.
"This is to exercise the latissimus dorsi, which you can think of as the muscles of the back..."
Are there muscles in the back?
Zhang Fan was startled and asked about his doubts.
"Yes, movements like pull-ups basically rely on back muscles. You can't do much with arm strength alone. You are like those who climb mountains with bare hands. Their back muscles are very strong..."
Listening to Xiong Tao's explanation, Zhang Fan suddenly noticed that there was a pool of green blood on the ground next to the equipment. He narrowed his eyes and said:
"According to what you said before, there should be zombies in the gym. Where are they?"
Hearing that Zhang Fan finally couldn't help asking, Xiong Tao smiled. He specially took Zhang Fan to visit, just to let Zhang Fan discover this problem by himself. This would make his strength unfathomable.
Without Xiong Tao having to say anything, Wang Fugui stood up and said with a smile:
"The zombies were all killed by our curator!"
"Holy shit, Brother Tao killed zombies?" Li Yihui looked at Xiong Tao in shock, looking unimaginable.
Six days had passed since the end of the world. He had thought about killing zombies countless times, but every time he saw the zombies rushing towards him with both hands, he was defeated.
In his opinion, the only warriors who dare to kill zombies are cold-blooded people like Zhang Fan. Who dares to be a normal person?!
"That's not the case!"
Wang Fugui looked exaggerated and said: "You don't know how many zombies there are in our gym..."
"There are three ends of the equipment area, two ends of the free strength area, two ends of the women's bath, and one end of the rest area..."
When Zhang Fan heard this, he knew it was false.
Xiong Tao said that they all retreated and fled into the office. It makes sense that there are zombies outside the door. These guys not only have vision and hearing, but also a sense of smell that can maintain a diameter of seven or eight meters under normal conditions.
"Brother Tao took action, and the blow was earth-shattering. He punched with his left hand and struck out the heart with a black tiger move..."
Li Yihui listened with great concentration, as if he was immersed in the scene, and kept asking for details.
That Wang Fugui is also a wonderful man. He is obviously making up nonsense, but he still makes it sound like what he said.
If Zhang Fan hadn't caught a glimpse of the other muscular men holding back their laughter, he might have believed it.
Too lazy to listen to these guys' nonsense, Zhang Fan returned to the topic and remembered what he had heard before. Xiong Tao said that after gaining super powers, his strength increased by one-third. This made him a little confused and made a guess in his mind.
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"Director Xiong, where is the deadlift you mentioned before? What kind of event is it? 280 kilograms, what level is it?"
Seeing Zhang Fan asking about something in his field, Xiong Tao couldn't help but smile and said: "You probably don't know that in our fitness circle, there are three major fitness items, namely squats, deadlifts and bench presses. These three major items are
The trump card movement in fitness tests the mobilization and coordination of the whole body's strength..."
He first introduced the functions of these areas to Zhang Fan. One of his purposes was to see what this person's power was.
Although the time for acquiring superpowers is short, Xiong Tao still habitually likes to compare others in areas he is familiar with, especially the three major numerical values. This is his main criterion for judging a person's strength level.
"Like the deadlift, it is an action that best represents and reflects a person's strength. In essence, it is to lift a heavy object from the ground. It seems simple, but it actually mobilizes most of the muscles in the body..."
After a brief introduction, Xiong Tao talked about the key data and said: "With deadlifts, you can't just compare numbers, but more with your own weight..."
"Like ordinary people, after simple training, they can generally deadlift to 1.5-2 times their own body weight..."
"2-2.5 times is the level of ordinary fitness enthusiasts. More than 2.5 times is the best among people. It requires extremely strong talent and perseverance. It is not something ordinary people can achieve..."
After hearing this, Zhang Fan asked: "Director Xiong, how much do you weigh?"
Xiong Tao grinned and said: "I am 1.95 meters tall and weigh 110 kilograms..."
Zhang Fan did some calculations and found that Xiong Tao's power was just over 2.5 times what he said.
While chatting, several people had arrived at the free strength area and stopped near a pile of barbell discs.
"Brother, do you want to try it?" Xiong Tao asked tentatively.
Zhang Fan came here with the idea of trying to see if he could quantify his power, so he nodded naturally.
Xiong Tao was so happy that he started to do it himself and prepared to demonstrate.
Behind him, two muscular men stood up very consciously and began to pick up the discs and string them towards the two ends of an iron rod.
"These barbell plates weigh 25 kilograms each. It is best to have the same height on both sides, so that the force is used in a balanced way..."
Zhang Fan listened and counted the weight plates added by those people, until he stopped adding five plates on each side.
"This is a weight of 270 kilograms, the piece is 250 kilograms, and the pole weighs 20 kilograms. Brother Zhang Fan, let me show you first..."
Xiong Tao also had some thoughts about showing off his strength and walked up very confidently.
He stood in front of the barbell, and his whole demeanor suddenly changed, as if he had turned into a weightlifter.
Xiong Tao was like a weightlifter, inhaling and exhaling for a while. Each time, the bursts were loud. Zhang Fan could hear his clear exhalation from a distance.
"Brother Tao is brewing strength..." Wang Fugui explained at the right moment, his face full of solemnity, as if Xiong Tao was in the international arena at the moment.
After nearly a minute, Xiong Tao squatted down with his legs bent, grabbed and lifted it with both hands, and shouted "Hey!". The next second, he stood up and lifted the 270 kilogram barbell.
Lifted it up with it.
The whole process went smoothly, and it can be seen that Xiong Tao's power is more than that, and he looks very at ease.
I don't know if it was intentional or not, Xiong Tao raised the barbell, glanced at Zhang Fan, smiled crookedly, let go, and slammed the barbell onto the rubber mat, making a huge muffled sound.
"Haha, before I had the superpower, with this kind of weight, I would usually do extreme sets and only dare to hit it when sprinting, but now, I can do it very easily..."
Xiong Tao walked over with a smile on his face, looked at Zhang Fan, and said with a hint of provocation: "Brother, do you want to give it a try?"
After leading him up to this point, in addition to the idea of testing Zhang Fan's strength, he also had some ideas of suppressing Zhang Fan's momentum.
270 kilograms, nearly 2.5 times his own weight, but Zhang Fancai weighed only sixty or seventy kilograms in Xiong Tao's opinion. A weakling like this would not even look at him before the end of the world.
When he thought about it, even if Zhang Fan weighed 70 kilograms, he would still be a little reluctant to face a 270 kilogram barbell. When converted into a weight ratio, the weight ratio reached 3.8 times. In peacetime, it would be an inhuman existence.
You know, in peacetime, Eddie Hall, known as the strongest man in history, pulled airplanes and trains in various ways. The most extreme one was when he pulled a barbell weighing more than half a ton with a weight of 180 kilograms. He burst a blood vessel and fell into coma on the spot.
This can reach 2.9 times the weight ratio.
In Xiong Tao's view, even if Zhang Fan had superpowers, the improvement in strength would not be much, and it would be far from possible to reach 3.8 times his own weight.
Zhang Fan nodded, also a little curious about this thing.
According to Xiong Tao, the level of deadlift that ordinary people without special training can achieve is between 1.5 and 2 times their own weight.
Zhang Fan doesn't quite remember the specific value of his current weight. He probably only remembers a range, which is in the range of 65-75 kilograms. 65 is still the weight of the physical examination during the college entrance examination. He has never weighed himself since then, but he can feel that he is heavier.
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Standing in front of the seemingly very heavy barbell, Zhang Fan was also a little uneasy. He didn't know if he could lift this iron lump after receiving twice the additional basic quality improvement from Barbarian King's passive.
Following Xiong Tao's previous movements, Zhang Fan slowly squatted down, grabbed the barbell with both hands, and tried to lift it hard.
What surprised Zhang Fan was that the barbell in his hand was lighter than expected. He stood up easily without using all his strength.
Just from his relaxed and carefree posture, it can be seen that he is more relaxed this time than Xiong Tao did before.
At the very least, he didn't hold his breath for a minute like Xiong Tao and then made a "squeak" sound when he lifted it up.