It really does; Max just hopes he can keep the mood up for the rest of the session at least.
"Yeah, I'm a realistic wizard - don't cheapen my degree alright, I worked hard for it."
He watches him, nodding when it seems like the weight works for him. With a smirk, he grabs the second, matching weight, hands that over as well. "The only way I want you to impress me is by giving this your best shot, yeah? I don't care if you can only do one set of each, just give me your best effort."
With a hand at Richard's back, Max guides him over to a clear space, away from the dumbbell racks and out of the way.
"Alright; you wanna keep it simple - really, all you need is to hit each muscle group and you're sorted, you don't need to do five exercises for each one, doesn't need to be complicated. If your form's good, even if you only get a couple of sets in, that's better than doing a shitload more but half-assing it."
As he lists the different muscle groups, he touches them on his own arm. "We're talkin' biceps, triceps, the shoulders, chest, and back. So," Max pretends he's holding a pair of weights himself, and demonstrates how the first movement will go. "bicep curl - you wanna keep your elbows tucked close to your sides throughout. But when you're bringing them down, keep it a little slower, controlled. Let's go for twenty."
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Date: 2025-11-24 11:10 pm (UTC)"Yeah, I'm a realistic wizard - don't cheapen my degree alright, I worked hard for it."
He watches him, nodding when it seems like the weight works for him. With a smirk, he grabs the second, matching weight, hands that over as well. "The only way I want you to impress me is by giving this your best shot, yeah? I don't care if you can only do one set of each, just give me your best effort."
With a hand at Richard's back, Max guides him over to a clear space, away from the dumbbell racks and out of the way.
"Alright; you wanna keep it simple - really, all you need is to hit each muscle group and you're sorted, you don't need to do five exercises for each one, doesn't need to be complicated. If your form's good, even if you only get a couple of sets in, that's better than doing a shitload more but half-assing it."
As he lists the different muscle groups, he touches them on his own arm. "We're talkin' biceps, triceps, the shoulders, chest, and back. So," Max pretends he's holding a pair of weights himself, and demonstrates how the first movement will go. "bicep curl - you wanna keep your elbows tucked close to your sides throughout. But when you're bringing them down, keep it a little slower, controlled. Let's go for twenty."