健身房的第一周

办bàn了le健身jiàn shēn卡kǎ的de第dì一yī周zhōu，我wǒ热情rè qíng得de像xiàng换huàn了le个人gè rén。

Week one with a gym card, I was a new person.

周zhōu一yí练liàn胸xiōng，周zhōu二èr练liàn腿tuǐ，周zhōu三sān连lián筷子kuài zi都dōu拿ná不bù稳wěn。

Chest on Monday, legs on Tuesday; by Wednesday chopsticks shook.

教练jiào liàn说shuō：肌肉jī ròu是shì在zài休息xiū xi的de时候shí hou长cháng的de，你nǐ天天tiān tiān来lái反而fǎn ér慢màn。

Muscle grows in rest, the coach said. Daily visits slow you down.

我wǒ半信半疑bàn xìn bàn yí地de休息xiū xi了le两liǎng天tiān。

Skeptical, I took two days off.

周zhōu四sì再zài练liàn，居然jū rán轻松qīng sōng了le很hěn多duō。原来yuán lái休息xiū xi也yě是shì训练xùn liàn的de一部分yí bù fen。

Thursday's session felt lighter. Rest, it turns out, is training too.