Heavyweight Workout

[Highfly]

Astrid may have been taller but Alaina was just as heavy, and the amazon was packed with muscle. Alaina smiled as she saw Astrid offer to kick things off with a contest of strength, eagerly moving in to lock up with Astrid! Alaina's whole body tensed up and trembled as she began to push with all she had, putting the entirety of her body strength into this to try to show Astrid that the nickname amazon was not easily earned! Alaina grunted, gritting her teeth as she kept pushing trying her best for force Astrid back!

[CaptainL]

As she entered the test of strength with Alaina, Astrid's eyes narrowed, and her body tensed as her fingers wrapped tighter around those of her sparring partner. She grit her teeth, pushing up against her with as much force as she could come to bear. The blonde smiled at the sight of it - it seemed the two were well matched in terms of physical aptitude, something Astrid had to give Alaina credit for keeping up with despite her age. Even in a business where being in shape counts, it seemed as though Alaina still had it!

"You're good...gotta admit," Astrid said amidst pants. But she wouldn't give up - if Alaina's results were this impressive, it was up to Astrid to keep on fighting in order to prove she was worthy of standing up to her! She gave a harder push now against the veteran's defenses, trying to overpower her.

[Highfly]

This was something Alaina just was not used to. She was struggling and straining as if she were pushing against a brick wall! Try as she might she felt herself slowly being forced back one step at a time! Her pride was taking a hit, and she shook her head in shock!

"N-no way!" Alaina gasped in surprise, her host trembling and she tried to halt Astrids slow but stead advance in vain!

[CaptainL]

Astrid's smirk grew a little wider over her face, seeing that she was having some effect at forcing Alaina back. Despite Alaina having decades of experience on her, Astrid, it seemed, could still go toe to toe with her easily. Alaina was surprised by the sight, but Astrid had to admit, she too didn't expect herself to be quite that strong. It showed at her face, as her eyes went wide with surprise. But she still nodded to Alaina all the same - she had no hard feelings at play here.

"I'm surprised too!" Astrid could see Alaina shiver, but she knew that someone with the ages of experience she held could surely do better than this. She would just have to bring her opponent's full potential out of her, and to that she issued her challenge! "You're not holding back on me, are you? I want to see what you can really do!" All the same, she held fast to Alaina's hands, giving another push. She would bring her full power, as though this was any other match!

[Highfly]

Alaina really was doing her best, and hearing Anastasia calling her out was a little bit of a jab to the old veteran but Alaina didn't think Astrid was trying to be inflammatory with her comment. Alaina did try to stop Astrids advance, struggle and trembling as she gave it her all. However the most Alaina could do was halt Astrid and her own attempts to push back were seemingly futile at this point. At least she wasn't rammed back against the turnbuckle although the two women were clearly much closer to the one behind Alaina than the one behind Astrid. Alaina felt every bit of her body shaking as she tried to push back, trying to be the dominant one forcing her opponent backward!

[CaptainL]

Astrid huffed at seeing what Alaina had to offer. While outwardly her face remained stony and focused, questions rang through her head - was Alaina really competing at her best? And if she was...how was Astrid to accept that someone who had been such an inspiration to her was this vulnerable in her age? She still wanted to believe Alaina had it - her image of the veteran wouldn't accept anything less. But nonetheless, she was definitely forcing her backwards, and even as Astrid groaned and grit her teeth from the strain with Alaina fighting back, she still held firm.

Disappointed as she might have been, the match was only beginning, and Astrid couldn't rule out a comeback. She decided then to change things up, still feeling out Alaina's capacities, and moved in closer, dropping her opponent's wrists to try and wrap an arm around her head to pull her into a headlock!

[Highfly]

Alaina went from one bad situation to another! She groaned as Astrid had her stuck in a headlock with Astrid really squeezing on her. The amazon was in a bad spot but she was intent on getting out of it. She wrapped her arms around Astrids waist, tightening her own grip. Alaina wanted to lift Astrid up high and counter by bringing Astrid crashing down to the mat with a big back drop! Alaina may have lost out in power vs. power against the younger woman but she was not going to lose the spar if she could help it! Alaina's pride was kicking in and she was not going to allow herself to be shown up even if this woman had earned a shot against the heavyweight champion who had defeated Alaina.

[CaptainL]

Securing her grasp around Alaina's head, Astrid grit her teeth, squeezing down with even more force as she tried to force her muscles to the limit of their capacity. Spar or no spar, the Norwegian was never one to hold back, and she couldn't anticipate what Alaina was about to do.

But that also meant she wouldn't have expected Alaina to so suddenly turn the tides on her, as she wrapped her arms firmly around Astrid's waist, suddenly pulling her off her feet! Astrid was taken by surprise at the sight of such a burst of endurance from her opponent, and it was enough to make her relax her grip on Alaina's head - which, in turn, led to Alaina tossing her back down, shaking the mat as she landed with a thud! Astrid's body slumped into the ground, winded from the blow - but she had a smile on her face nonetheless, proud to have seen Alaina summon the strength to toss her around like that. "Good...one..."

[Highfly]

"If you liked that you will love what is next!" Alaina said as she got to her feet, grabbing Astrid by the arm and pulling her up as well. Alaina grabbed hold of Astrid again, scooping her up over her shoulder and lowering her slightly. Alaina rushed full speed towards the corner trying to ram Astrids back into the turnbuckle as hard as she could! From here Alaina would keep hold of Astrid, intent on showing her why she had her nick name. However for right now Alaina's plan was to keep Astrid held, hoping the crash into the turnbuckle would do enough damage to ensure her cooperation.

[CaptainL]

Still on the ground, Astrid was pulled up to her feet as Alaina dragged her up - but she wasn't too worried. While she was always full of fighting spirit, she was pleased to see Alaina giving it her all - and taking a slam from her childhood hero was, in all honesty, a thought that made her giddy. She was going to give it all she had regardless, but now things had really gotten interesting!

Alaina was able to get even a woman of Astrid's size over her shoulder, with some effort, and the blonde tried to struggle in place in the name of resisting. But she was expecting to be thrown to the canvas from this position - and what Alaina delivered was something else entirely, as she sent her crashing into the turnbuckle instead! A gasp left Astrid's lungs, her body trembling from the impact then and there as she deflated against Alaina's body.