Next day at 5 am
John arrived at the Great London Gym while wearing sports clothes, and James was waiting for him outside the gym on his bike.
James nodded in approval when he saw James in time and said, "Good, you are in time. I hate waiting."
John smiled when he heard James's words, and James continued, "First we will start with road work. Start running; your destination is London River."
John's eyes widened in shock when he heard this, and he said, "What? The river is way too far from here."
James's eyebrows twitched when he heard this, and he yelled, "Stop whining and run."
He took out a whip from his bag and started swinging it at John without any mercy.
John's eyes widened in shock when he saw this, and he started running as fast as he could.
James followed John with his bike, and he kept swinging his whip at him while yelling, "Are you a turtle? Run faster."
"PANG, PANG, PANG."
John was whipped on his back multiple times. He gritted his teeth in pain and yelled back at James, "You are a lunatic."
James burst out in laughter when he heard what John just said to him: "HAHAHAHA, yes I am."
John continues running as fast as he can while trying to dodge James Whip, and James continues to laugh while swinging his whip like a madman.
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After 40 Minutes
John was lying on the grass, breathing hard, and he was sweating profusely. James handed John a bottle of water, and John started drinking the water greedily.
After John drank the water, James said to him, "Kid, now start giving as many push-ups as you can. I need to know your limit."
John nodded his head obediently, and he started doing push-ups. At the same time, James took out a notebook and started writing on it.
After John reached his limit in doing push-ups, James recorded down his limit, and then he ordered him to do squats and sit-ups.
When John reached his limit in doing sit-ups and squats, James recorded his limit in his notebook again.
James then ordered John, "Alright, kid, now I want you to do jump squats only. Stop when you reach your limit."
John started doing squat jumps, and after he reached his limit, James recorded John's limit in his notebook once more.
James gave John a couple of minutes to catch his breath, then he ordered John, "Alright, let's go back to the gym now. Run."
John's eyebrows twitched in annoyance when he heard this, and he thought to himself, "This guy is a slave driver."
John then obediently started running back to the gym.
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In the gym
When John and James returned to the Great London Boxing Gym, James pointed at the metal pole that was stuck on the wall, and he said to John, "Now I want you to do pull-ups until you reach your limit, kid."
John nodded his head, and he started doing pull-ups.
After John reached his limit, James recorded his limit in his notebook.
James then said to John, "Take a breather, kid, and drink some water."
John nodded, and he started drinking water.
James smiled and said to John, "You did well, kid. According to my primary evaluation just now, I can tell you your physical fitness is way above those your age. By looking at you, I guess you are 16 or 17 years old."
John shook his head and said, "No, Coach, I am 15 years old."
James smiled widely like a madman when he heard this, and he thought to himself, "This kid, things are getting really interesting now."
After he calmed down, James looked at John and said to him, "Now I'm going to teach you how to execute a side kick."
John looked at James questioningly and asked, "Sidekick?"
James nodded, and he started explaining, "I am sure you watched many action movies or martial arts movies in the past. Sidekick is a basic martial arts move. Watch carefully."
John nodded and he watched James walking towards one of the heavy bags He took a martial arts stance, then he swung his right leg like a whip at the heavy bags".
"BANG."
James then turn to John and said, "this is how you execute a sidekick I want you to kick the heavy bag 100 times with each leg. this is a good exercise to strengthen your legs Mino told me you are aiming to be a professional football player. A professional football player needs to have strong legs. Since today is your first day training under me, this will be your final exercise for today. I want you to execute 100 side kicks with each leg. Get to work."
John's eyebrows twitched when he heard this, but he obediently nodded. He then started walking towards the heavy bag and swung his leg like a whip, just like James.
"BANG."
James was stunned when he saw John's form and the power behind his sidekick, "this kid."
James took a deep breath to calm down and thought, while looking at John intently as John continued executing one sidekick after another, "This kid is incredibly talented in martial arts. It is a shame that he wants to be a footballer. He is way more talented than Tyson. He only saw me demonstrate the sidekick once, and he ended up executing it perfectly."
James then looked at John in regret as John continued kicking the heavy bag. He then said to himself, "I am positive I could make him an incredible professional kickboxer that can contend against the world rankers, but he is determined to be a footballer. All I can do now is try to convince him to be a kickboxer in the future."
"BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG."
John kept executing sidekicks one after another with all of his strength, and after ten minutes his right leg started getting numb.
When James noticed John slowing down, he yelled at him, "Don't slack off, kid. Kick with all of your strength. This exercise will strengthen your legs and improve your balance. Keep going; don't stop."
John gritted his teeth, and he continued kicking the heavy bag.
"BANG, BANG. BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG."
After half an hour, John was sweating profusely, and both of his legs became numb from kicking the heavy bag.
James clapped his hands together and said to John, "Good job today, kid. We are finished for today. I will see you tomorrow; don't be late."
John nodded his head, thanked James, exited the gym, and returned back to the hotel.