Cheat day

The reason why rice is good

Wednesday.

“When are you going to stop sulking?” It’s the day of the live broadcast.

I finished editing in the morning and headed to the gym at 4 PM.

Producer Ahn Sang-kyu welcomed me.

“Mr. Chanyong.”

“PD-nim.” “Have you been well?”

“Oh my.” I always can’t get along, you know.

We laughed together.

A life where you have to come up with new ideas every day and are overwhelmed by editing cannot be comfortable.

“These days, you’re doing really well, aren’t you?” “Let’s make some baekban and side dishes.”

“Did you see it?”

“Of course.” I’m a fan of Chan Yong.

“Would you like me to sign it?”

“Hahaha!”

PD Ahn Sang-kyu laughed heartily.

I expected this kind of reaction when I asked Deputy Mukkunji for a handshake.

Next time we meet, I should try communicating with signs instead of a handshake.

“The signature is fine, but please take good care of things here as well.”

“You can’t speak here, can you?” I don’t have the mental energy for that.

Next to me, Chajichan is saying, “Yeah!”, “Passion!”, “Fighting!”, “Come on!” While my ears are ringing from all the exclamations, I can’t think straight as I move my heavy body.

“That’s enough.” “Actually, if you speak well, it’s not fun.”

It has to be tough to be fun.

I remember the “Mabbak” segment from Gag Concert.

At that time, I was laughing so hard in the living room, I never imagined I would end up in that situation.

“Yes.”

Cha Ji-chan came out of the office.

“I heard last month was pretty good.” How much does it cost?

“Eh.”

When I waved my hand to refuse, Cha Ji-chan came over, grinning and encouraging me.

Tell me. What are you going to do with the money you earn? “I should at least brag.”

“Don’t brag about your drinking capacity, your strength, or your money.”

I’m not so thoughtless as to brag about exactly how much I’ve earned.

Even Cha Ji-chan and Baek Woo-jin started making a lot of money, and all sorts of people began to swarm around them, and I witnessed that scene firsthand.

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Insurance or car purchase solicitations are nothing compared to this.

There are people who suddenly reach out after years of no contact, saying their business is struggling, and others who have a great business idea and ask for investment.

There are also those who ask how to use YouTube and how to upload videos.

I don’t want to deal with idiots who believe they can easily succeed without even looking things up for themselves.

“Hey, it’s okay to do it to someone who earns more than you.” You want to brag, don’t you? “Don’t go do it somewhere else, do it with me.”

“Really?”

But it’s not that I don’t want to brag.

When I took out my smartphone and showed it to him, Cha Ji-chan recoiled and made a fuss.

Wow. 반찬! You did it!

“Isn’t it amazing?” I’ve never seen an amount like this before.

Cool. We need to keep this momentum going.

“Of course.” I don’t know when such a day will come again.

“Sure.” You have to seize the opportunity when it comes. You need to stay sharp. There are really many people who shine for a moment and then are forgotten. Even if you work hard, it still turns out like that, so put in some serious effort.

“Right.” “I have to work hard.”

“Then let’s add one more set starting today.”

“I don’t think that’s the case.”

When I said it seriously, PD Ahn Sang-kyu, who was next to me, burst into laughter.

“It’s about time we step up the intensity.” You need to apply progressive overload for the muscles to grow.

Cha Ji-chan is once again wagging his wicked tongue.

Even now, if I exercise, my muscles get sore the next day and I can’t move.

“That’s how it is.”

“Do I have to do this every time I exercise?”

“Of course.”

I cannot accept it.

“Listen?” I can now do 200 squats a day.

At first, even just doing 100 made my heart race, but somehow I managed to get up to 200.

Thanks to you, the eggs are still being laid and suffering.

How wonderful. The guy who thought he would die after doing just 100 now does 200.

“Let’s say I barely managed to get used to 200 after putting in a lot of effort.” So, next time I have to do 300, huh?

I know that you don’t increase them by 100 all at once.

In fact, I gradually increased by an average of 20 each week to reach this point.

“That’s right.”

“When you get used to 300?”

“Just do 400.”

“It doesn’t make any sense!” Where are you going? “Are you telling me to just sit and stand all day?”

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As expected, side dishes. You’re smart. If I just increase the number of reps, the workout time gets too long. So that’s why I’m lifting weights.

“……You want me to listen to that?”

He pointed to the barbell placed at one side of the gym.

At first, it’s okay to just hold the stick. Then, you can just stick to the original 200 instead of increasing it to 300. What do you want to do? Do you want to do 300? Or do you want to carry the pole?

“Wait a moment.”

If this continues, it seems we’ll get caught up in Cha Ji-chan’s reckless push.

You need to stay sharp.

“Okay.” As you said, instead of doing 200, I lifted the barbell.

“Yeah.”

“What if you get used to it?”

“Then we just need to put in the disc or increase the number.”

“It’s the same!” Does it make sense to keep increasing the weight? If I lifted 100 kg. Even if you exercise, there will come a time when you won’t get any stronger.

“Right.” You understand our position now, don’t you? “I’m telling you, it’s so frustrating!”

“What are you talking about?”

“I want to get stronger, but it’s not going well, so I’m frustrated.” Because the human body has its limits.

At this point, I’m curious just how strong you want to get.

“Anyway.” So what do we do then? You can’t keep increasing the weight indefinitely. I can’t even increase the set.

“You don’t have to go that far.”

Cha Ji-chan smiled faintly.

“Are you a player?” “Are you going to the competition?”

“No.”

“Come to think of it, that’s not a bad idea either.” Going to the competition as the final content and winning a prize.

“I’ll never do it, so don’t even dream about it.”

“Give it a try.”

“Hyung, I know exactly what your diet plan is like, so why would I do that?” I feel like I’m going crazy even now.

The meal I’m eating right now is a healthy diet.

Instead of consuming the necessary nutrients, it is a method that encourages the body to normalize by eating unrefined foods.

However, the diet that bodybuilders and those like Chajichan follow to prepare for competitions is an act that undermines their health.

Drastically reducing carbohydrate and fat intake to eliminate body fat.

In short, it’s a way to become malnourished.

Even though Cha Ji-chan and Ju Ji-seung are both pretty and cool, I have firmly stated that it is an act that is absolutely not good for their health.

“Let’s talk about the competition later.”

Chajichan patted my shoulder gently.

So just think about the reason you started exercising. You didn’t start this to get a body like a bodybuilder, right? “Just being able to eat what I want occasionally while staying healthy is enough, right?”

“Yeah.”

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“Then just stop there.” There’s no need to have more muscle than others or to reduce body fat. Your standards are set by you.

It means that you don’t have to reach your limits.

My goals are set by me.

I turned my head and looked at Cha Ji-chan.

This person is always full of confidence.

With unwavering eyes, they flick their wicked tongue, but sometimes they also say things that make you want to be deceived.

“Got it.” But.

“What’s next?”

“I can only move forward when I understand and accept it.”

“Okay.” Yeah.

You said that last time, remember? “If you exercise, you get used to it, and the calories burned decrease.”

“Okay.” You remember well.

“So, I was told that gradually increasing the amount of exercise is necessary to see the benefits.”

“Why are you complaining when you already know?”

“I know it in theory.” But I just can’t understand it.

“Go ahead.”

“For example, they don’t increase their exercise during the process.” No matter if it’s due to lack of time or my body’s limits, I just can’t do it anymore. So what happens then? You said that even if you exercise with the same intensity, it won’t be effective.

It was said that the daily calorie intake of the Hadza people in Tanzania, who run 10 kilometers every day, is similar to that of Westerners who spend most of their day in the office.

Then, I wonder if exercising is a loss.

“That’s a misconception that arises because you see the reason for exercising now as burning calories.”

Cha Ji-chan drank water.

“Exercise isn’t about burning calories.” The goal is to build muscle.

You need to have a lot of muscle to control blood sugar.

The theory is that blood sugar must be regulated so that less insulin is secreted, preventing weight gain.

“I heard about that last time.” But you can’t stop exercising.

“That’s not going to work.”

“Are you saying I have to do it until I die?”

“Yeah.”

I was so dumbfounded that my mouth fell open, and Cha Ji-chan chuckled.

“Okay.” I understand where the complaints are coming from. “I worked hard to get in shape through exercise, but it’s frustrating if I can’t enjoy the benefits.”

“It’s unfair.”

“Exercise is so hard, and thinking that I have to do it for a lifetime feels overwhelming.”

Nodded vigorously.

“What was your CSAT score?”

“Was it 420?”