The days continue to pass by and Danny finds himself itching closer and closer to his goal. During this time Danny noticed that his arms were enlarging bit by bit, he also found that certain loads felt a bit lighter than before but despite that he still couldn't complete the training.
On average days he could only do up to six push ups before his stamina reached its limit and on good days he could achieve more but never could he reach ten push up limit. This hurdle lead to frustration as Danny couldn't figure out what to do.
"Huff huff huff dang it nine again. Why can't I just do ten push ups, what's so hard. Maybe I should ask uncle... No no I need to do this by myself."
Days passed and Danny still relentless continue on trying to complete the exercise but for nought until eventually he realized that he couldn't do this alone, he needed help. So he finally decided to ask his uncle for assistance, after finishing up for the day Danny waited for his uncle to return.
A few hours passed by and it was now dusk and on que Alaric opened the door, getting in he engaged in his usual activities meanwhile Danny was just walking around the house procrastinating then suddenly Alaric approached him.
"Hey there kiddo."
"Oh hey uncle."
"I've noticed you've been walking around the house, is everything okay?"
"Oh I'm fine, I'm just thinking about stuff."
"What are you thinking about?"
"Nothing much really."
"Alright if you say so. Well I'll be heading to bed now, don't stay up too late."
Alaric turns to leave the room but Danny realizing the opportunity would pass him by quickly calls his uncle.
"Hey uncle! I need to ask you something."
"So there was something after all, what do you need"
"It's about my training. I've been getting closer and closer to doing ten push up heck I've even gotten to nine but my stamina never allows me to reach ten."
"I'm glad you came to me about this. Alright give me a minute."
Alaric quickly leaves the room and after a few minutes he comes back holding something in his hands.
"Here I'm sure this will solve your issue."
"Huh what's this?"
"This is a breathing device, by inhaling on this little nozzle here your stamina will be recovered much quicker. I had it custom made for you a few days ago."
"Thank you uncle but I'm confused, why didn't you give this to me earlier."
"Simple, I was waiting for you to ask for my assistance. Truth be told I've been observing you these past few weeks so I knew you were struggling with your stamina."
"If you knew why didn't you come and..."
"Help? Let me answer that question with one of my own, why didn't you seek my help?"
"I... I"
"Look I know you want to get stronger but you can't do it alone, no one can. I'm here to help you Danny but how can I do so when you won't even seek me."
"I'm sorry uncle, I just want to be strong enough."
"I know just promise me one thing, promise me that you'll ask for help when you need it alright."
"Alright."
"Well then let me leave you to it, and don't worry with this device I'm sure you'll see hard work bare fruit in no time."
Clenching the breathing device in his hand Danny began to reflect upon himself acknowledging his foolishness he decided to better himself for his uncle's sake, after coming to this conclusion he went to bed.
The next day arrived and Danny woke up with resolve, after concluding with his morning routine he quickly went to the backyard and got started. The day continued on and Danny found that today he accomplished seven push ups before his stamina reached its limit.
Once he was unable to continue Danny thought of calling it a day until he he remembered the breathing device his uncle had gifted him. Taking it out he remembered his uncle's words and inhaled from the nozzle on the device. To his surprise Danny saw that his stamina was quickly returning.
Once his stamina had been fully recovered Danny decided to continue on with the training and with fierce determination he push on until the sun began setting. Seeing the effects of the device Danny now with newfound resolve swore to himself that he'd complete the training.
A few days have passed and Danny has continued on with his training. Thanks to the device he's been able to train for longer periods of time positively impacting his progress, his average push ups daily quickly rose with each passing day.
A new day arrive and Danny quickly went to the backyard to get started. He trained through the day constantly reaching nine push ups. Reaching his limit he quickly utilized the device recovering his stamina then he continued.
"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven... Eight... Nine...TEN!!"
"Huff huff what? I did it, no way I actually did it. I FINALLY DID TEN PUSH UPS WOOHOOO!!"
"I gotta tell uncle."
Eagerly Danny finished off his training for the day and began awaiting his uncle's return. Eventually Alaric arrived from work and to his immediate confusion he saw Danny looking at him with sparkling eyes and before he knew it Danny ran to him as fast as he could.
"UNCLE, UNCLE I FINALLY DID IT!!"
"Woah slow down Danny calm yourself, I can barely hear you."
"SORRY, sorry. Uncle I finally did it, I managed to do ten push ups in a row."
"I see so you finally managed to pull it off huh, no wonder you're so excited either way I'm proud of you kid."
"Thanks uncle."
"Well then I guess it's time for us to move on to the next phase of your training but first I want to see you preform those push ups. I need visual confirmation before we continue."
"Yes uncle. I can't wait to show you."
"Woah easy there there Danny you can show me tomorrow morning for now though I'm just tired."
Danny and Alaric then spent their evening enjoying each company until time passed them by eventually they both went to bed. The next day Danny woke up and found Alaric waiting for him in the backyard, seeing his uncle's expression he knew it was time. So he positioned himself before promptly starting.
"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven... Eight... Nine and Ten. Huff huff so uncle how was that?"
"Woah I'm impressed, you really weren't kidding when you said you did it good job Danny. Well then I guess it's time to start you up on your next training phase."
"Finally."
"As I've said before the push ups were for strengthening your upper body strength and core stability, I'm sure you've already noticed your upper body growing. Now it is time to focus on your lower body."
"You mean my legs?"
"Well it's more than that but that's the gist of it. You see you're body currently lacks proper balance due to the fact that you're upper body is built but your lower body isn't."
"So am I going to have to train my legs with exercises like I did my upper body?"
"It's not that simple I'm afraid you see the lower body is generally harder to train than the upper so I can't just have you engage in some exercises on top of that your stamina is still a major issue."
"So what can we do."
"Aargh dammit there's no other choice. I'm revoking the rule of not overexerting your body."
"Really, are you sure?"
"Positive, now with that said I know the perfect training for you but I warn you it will be more grueling than what you've been doing so far."
"I understand and I'm ready."
Acknowledging his nephew's determination Alaric promptly went into the house coming out with two buckets and a long wooden rod a few minutes later. Placing these items on the ground he quickly assembled the rod in between the buckets.
"Here take this and put it on your shoulders like so."
"Okay, what should I do now?"
"Now comes the next part so listen up because I'm only going to explain this once. You are going to take these buckets and run to the other side of the forest where you'll find a well. You are to fill these buckets with the water from the well, afterwards you are to return with the water filled buckets and then you'll engage in an exercise know as squatting."
"Squatting, what's that?"
"I'll show you but first I want you to go fill these up."
"Wait you want me to go now, I'm still a bit tired from the push ups."
"Well then I guess you'll have to go quickly so you can rest. I suggest you get to it after all you're burning daylight right now."
Seeing the seriousness in his uncle's eyes Danny looked at the rod held buckets before reluctantly carrying them on his shoulder as Alaric had demonstrated before. He then started running towards the forest and once he reached the entrance he stopped before looking to the side. Seeing the long road ahead of him he started running once more using the forest outline as his guide.
Several minutes passed and Danny could be seen running towards his destination, occasionally he stop and take a breather to recover his lungs. Unfortunately this process delayed him greatly. Eventually he managed to reach the well and with a small on his face he quickly ran towards it.
Grabbing the rope on the well he tied it around the handle of a bucket before slowly lowering it down once the bucket was filled he lifted it up afterwards repeating the same process with the second bucket. Once he was finished he quickly attached the buckets onto the rod but unfortunately came across a problem.