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[machomonotreme]

So, in my time here, I've been doing a lot to increase my physical strength and fighting abilities. I realized just how far I had left to go to achieve my full potential! And now, I found a great new way to work out that will help me get way, way stronger. It's not only about lifting ridiculously heavy stuff but you have to do it FAST. And you get to run and do a bunch of other stuff too, all in the same training session and it's all timed. Sound hard? It is! And it's great!

It's called Crossfit.

Why aren't more people doing this? How come I'm only hearin' about it now? Feel like I'm behind the times, here.

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NOT HERE.

[needsmorebiceps]

VINNIE, HOLD ME BACK, BRO.

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[needsmorebiceps]

WHAT THE HELL?

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[machomonotreme]

I know, right? Weird how none of the teachers ever told us about this before. It's awesome. I spent five hours just doing all these different exercises I found in videos online.

I felt kinda cheated too but I don't mind showing you want I've learned anyway. The best one so far is doing sets of fifty pushups, seventy pull ups, a hundred jumping jacks and fifteen somersaults as many times as possible in 20 minutes. I wear a weight belt to make it really worth it.

NOT HERE.

[flowerofmtsilver]

this is truly the darkest timeline

[roomie action?]

[flowerofmtsilver]

[Vinnie looks up from fiddling with his Pokedex after the video feed ends.]

Y'know, Max is gonna blow a gasket.

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[needsmorebiceps]

NO, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOIN' DOIN' CROSSFIT?

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[trustycrowbar]

Crossfit?

...Never heard of it. [Dude's from the early 2000's, you see. This was after his time.]

But judging by the name, I get the feeling Max wouldn't be happy with it... What's it about, specifically?

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[rivalkidneypunch]

Sounds like a great workout. Y'should keep goin' with it.

[babylonmechanic]

As if you weren't ENOUGH of a meathead...

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[thishereismonapizza]

...Knuckles. Dude. Are you TRYING to get yourself hurt? Let alone CRUSHED to DEATH! Weights and fast doesn't sound like the smartest combination I'd be messing my lifeline with.

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[monotreme_101]

Getting super strong super fast. That's what.

Don't worry, man. I'll teach ya how. We're pals - it's the least I can do.

[Always!]

[monotreme_101]

[Knuckles is watching more crossfit videos on MewTube and ignoring his journal network feed for the moment.]

Huh? How come? You mean that in a good way or...?

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[monotreme_101]

Dunno why he wouldn't be happy with it. He likes being strong and that's what this is all about.

So, it works kind of like this - you pick some exercises from one of the regular kinds of things you might normally do. Calisthenics or weight lifting or track or whatever. You set yourself up a number of reps for each one. Then you do them one after the other as quick as you can for a set amount of time. So, like, maybe fifty curls, one hundred jumping jacks, seventy reps of however much it is you like to bench, and twenty backflips. That's what you do over and over and over again for as many times as you can in like a half hour.

It's hard but really fun!

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[monotreme_101]

Thanks, Charizard. Nice to see someone gets it.

You seem pretty strong - you ever want to work out with me, feel free.

[monotreme_101]

Heh. Don't get too jealous, Egghead. You want to get strong, you only gotta ask. I can always take you under my wing and teach you how to be sort of tough.

[flowerofmtsilver]

I mean in a 'we need to fortify the door before he comes bursting in here on a rampage' way.

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[monotreme_101]

Aw, come on! I'm not going to get injured - It's not like I'm a guy who's easy to hurt, you know. I fight building sized mechs to save the world when I have to, so, what's a fitness regime gonna do to me?

[monotreme_101]

....really?

Huh. I kinda figured he'd like it. He likes lifting and stuff. This is just a way more efficient way to do it. You can fit a whole day's worth of lifting into a couple hours. It's incredible! AND you get to mix that up with some cardio.

[babylonmechanic]

Hah! As if there were anything you could teach me. I do just fine like I am. Speed and grace don't go hand in hand with bulky muscles.

[monotreme_101]

Sure, OK, I can teach you both of THOSE, too if you want. I got plenty to spare.

[babylonmechanic]

Riiight. You pull off a flight-type trick on an Extreme Gear without punching something out of instinct, and then we can talk.

[monotreme_101]

I'm not talkin' about gears, here. I'm talking about doing whatever it is you can manage to do with your feet and fists. Gears are great but YOU need a few tips on how to be speedy and tough without one.

[flowerofmtsilver]

Look, I know you're super strong an' you can benchpress a building on a good day, but I've gotten chewed out enough by Max t'know that not having proper form can wreck anyone. You focus on just goin' fast, and your technique's gonna deteriorate. That's from what I've seen anyway.

...Plus, they tend t'be cocky in that macho way that clashes with Max's quadruple dosage of testosterone.

[babylonmechanic]

Hmph. Not like I need it.

[Private]

[...except after that excursion to the floating island, she knew that was a lie.]

So... What kind of training are we talking here?

[trustycrowbar]

I don't know. Just the name makes it sound a bit too, uh... comprehensive, for him. Call it an oblique hunch.

[Actually it's not even that oblique. Taking weights and making them AEROBIC would be heresy for the man.]

It does sound intense. Sounds a little like triathlon training, now that I think about it.