Field Research

[CaptainL]

Before she'd even gotten here, Haruka knew this wouldn't be easy. She was here to investigate the workout routines of trained and well-accomplished athletes, and she worked a desk job most of the time. Of course the regimen of a LAW wrestler was going to be far beyond what she was accustomed to. But she hadn't quite bargained for it being this hard. As soon as she got back on her feet, she buckled at the knees and sunk a little lower, her face contorting in a wince. Her legs felt like lead, and when she bore weight on them it only served to remind her how sore and fatigued they were. And they were just getting warmed up! How was she supposed to handle a full workout?

Nevertheless, she quickly shook that thought out of her head. She couldn't let herself falter now - she was here in the pursuit of journalism; the answers the fans wanted to know! That was all the motivation she'd need to keep her going! Sucking in a breath, she followed Avalie toward the mats for the next exercise. And at the name of it, she found herself needing to stifle a giggle.

"Burpee? That's what it's called? Where did that come from-" But while Haruka might have been amused at first, she was taken aback when she saw what Avalie was actually capable of! "Holy..!!" It was already impressive to behold Avalie's physique in the flesh - to see a woman of her size her spring off the ground with such ease, catapulting herself through the air with the force of her kick alone, was practically unbelievable! As soon as she came down, Haruka could feel the color draining away from her face as a nervous feeling sank in her stomach. Now it was her turn, she knew. And she didn't know how she was supposed to compete with what Avalie had just done. Even if she didn't weigh quite as much, could she even generate the muscle power she needed to shoot herself through the air like the blast of a shotgun?

It seemed she didn't need to worry about that anyway, fortunately enough. Avalie only needed her to do push-ups. "Ahh, right..." she said with an anxious chuckle, before she rolled her shoulders and stepped up to the mat. For some reason, Avalie seemed to warn her about how well she could do push-ups - what did she have to worry about such a basic exercise? She shook her head, settling into place. "If I can do pushups? That's easy!" At least, she thought she was settling into place. Her knees were still touching the ground, and her hands weren't placed far enough apart, nor were they aligned with her shoulders. It was clear Haruka didn't take fitness quite as seriously as Avalie did. But she was going to start to do push-ups nonetheless, assuming Avalie didn't intervene.