After Arnie cooled down from his previous outburst, Rainbow Dash reappeared at the front of the gym to meet up with the bodybuilder. The two athletes proceeded into the free weight area, where they resumed their usual workout routine. After returning to their retrospective treadmill machines, Rainbow Dash informed Arnold Schwarzenegger about Pinkie Pie's status.
"That was not cool, Mr. Schwarzenegger. I think you owe Pinkie Pie an apology after we're done working out here." Dash spoke sincerly to Arnie, while she supported herself on the treadmills handle bars.
"Yeaugh, Aie knoe Dashie. Mai rage was definitively uncaughed faur at deh tiame being. Yew see, She waus gettehing auon mai nerves, aend aie couldn't control maiself wen she sped up mai macheen. Aie whell make eit a prioritee tew apologuize tew her after we aeur done aour exercising." Arnold returned to the blue pegasi.
The two finished their cardio routine after 30 minutes of steady running. Arnold made it a priority to work out for at least four hours during his workout session. The goal was to hit his core muscles all in one day. He was going to pump his biceps, chest, legs, and abs during his session with Rainbow Dash. After his cardio routine was over, the Austrian Oak departed from the treadmill. He proceeded to warm up his arms and chest with free weight dumbbells on a flat bench. Rainbow Dash followed to replicate his workout routine.
"So tough guy, what kind of free dumbbell weight do you normally warm up with?" The blue pegasi asked the human bodybuilder with a boastful tone of voice. She trots over to the dumbbell rack intently, and returns to a open bench with an unusual mechanical dumbbell.
"Aie usually waurm up with deh 20 poaund free weight dumbbells. Den aie like to waurm up mai pectorals with free weight bench pressing. Evereh thing after dat, Aie just do randam muscle groupings." Arnold returned to the pegasi with a grin. He slouched slightly forward on his bench with a pair of 20 pound dumbbells. Rainbow Dash expressed a slight smirk and a new challenge to the human bodybuilder.
"Oh yeah? That warm up is nothing in comparison to what I do! Ever try out a Pegasi Rattle Weight before? It gives you an awesome adrenaline boost before lifting heavy weights. Why don't you come over here and try it out for yourself? That's only if you can handle it of course!" Rainbow Dash boasted aloud. Arnold failed to take the situation seriously.
"Yeuahghaghahaha! Aeur yew telling meh dat yew ponehs have shake weights? What in deh world is dat exercise supposed to do? Chaum aoun, daugn't be ridiculous..."
"Hey now! The Pegasi Rattle Weight is constructed for only top tier Wonderbolts who are strong enough to handle it! This weight is a great warm up precursor for your wings before flying! Let the dumbbell speak for itself, tough guy. Once you give it a go, you'll definitely change your mind." Rainbow Dash boasted to Arnold with confidence.
"Alrighteh den Dash. Whadevah yew say..." Arnold returned to the blue mare in disbelief. She heaves the mechanical weight with her wings over to Arnold's hand. The Austrian Oak's self confidence was short lived, however. Arnold nearly topples over his flat bench due to the weight.
"Pfffffff hahahaha!" Dash loses balance and cries aloud with laughter. The Austrian bodybuilder proceeds to use all of his strength to lift the mechanical dumbbell in front of him. He catches his breathe in the process.
"Gaugh! What eis dis thing made aout awf? Saulid lead aour something?"
The blue pegasi regains her composure and wipes the tears of laughter from her face. She returns on her flat bench shortly after.
"So naough dat aie managed to lift dis thing, how do aie use eit?" Arnold asks with a straight face.
"It's really simple tough guy. All that you need to do is grab the handle of the dumbbell, and shake it with the force of your bodyweight's momentum. I have to warn you though. Once it get's going, you gotta keep on top of it. If you lose control over the dumbbell, expect something along the lines of that recent dramatic Pinkie Pie episode. Just start rattling it in your hands and you'll get the hang of it." Rainbow dash explained to Arnold.
"Alrightdeh den. Aet least yew took deh tiame to explain everehthing properly."
Dash kick starts the dumbbell with a simple flick of a switch. The human bodybuilder erects his chest outwards and braces himself in front of the gym mirror wall. As the dumbbell progresses with slow momentum, the Austrian Oak exchanges a goofy grin over to his blue workout buddy. She returns with a slight blush and a innocent smile.
"Hey Dasheh, dis eisn't sao bad awfter awl. Eit feeh's like aie have full control over dis waurm ap. Aie gaut to.....Wait aie minenute, what eis goaing aoun nao?" Arnold begins to slowly panic once again.
"What? Can't handle the extreme vibrations tough guy?" Dash starts to snicker to herself.
"AGH! HEAULP! DASHEH! AIE AHM LOSING COMPLETE CAUNTRAUL!" Arnold violently shakes with the Pegasi Rattle Weight at full momentum. The human bodybuilder starts to spin in a uncontrollable circular formation, while barely grasping the end of the dumbbell with his muscular hands. He finally releases the weight out of a nearby window. It soars off into the atmosphere and crashes in the town market of Ponyville. Terrified screams can be heard in the distance. Dash blushes in embarrassment shortly after.
"Alright. That was a bad idea after all. Let's see what workouts your into tough guy."
"Yeaugh, enough foolehing awround. Let meh proceed with mai 20 paound dumbbells." Arnold returned.
The Austrian Oak proceeded to curl a single 20 pound free weight dumbbell for about 15 reps. Afterwards, He alternates to do the same amount of reps for his opposite arm. Dash replicates his free weight and curls for about three times. However, she struggles profusely to curl the dumbbell on her forth rep.
"Dasheh, Dasheh. Caum aoun, Staup eit. Yew are going tew heaveh on yaour first set. Yer jaust a gurl for goodness sakes. Dis eis still mai warm aup period." Arnold proceeds to take the weight out of her curled hoof. Dash snaps back in stubborn retaliation.
"Hey, quit it! It's not that heavy tough guy! I can do the same weights as you can. As a matter of fact, I think this is too light for my starting weight!" Dash attempts to impress Arnold. She proceeds to suppress her struggling with a fake curl. The bodybuilder shakes his head in disbelief. He then squats down to the pegasi's level with a stern look.
"Listen tew meh vereh carefully Dasheh. Throw dat arrogance and stubbaouness out deh window, aloung with dat mauronic shake weight. Aie like yaour fiesteh determination and sheer loyaleteh, so hear meh aout on what ahm about tew say. Aie ahm willing to haulp yew, but yew maust be willing tew listen as well. Yew can proceed to waurk aout and attempt do mai weights, but aie garentee anehbodeh will fail in deh process. Howevah, Aie ahm willing to staup mai workout routeen anehtaime to help yew out along deh way. Naough, can aie assist yew with yer workout, and point aout what yaour doing wroung? Aour will yew continue to fail aet curling mai weight?" Arnold asked the blue pegasi.
Instead of responding with more retaliation, Dash thought to herself for a moment. She was gifted in endurance and flying, but wanted to improve herself in the strength department. This human bodybuilder obviously knew what he was doing. For all of the times she was humiliated at the Wonderbolt's gym by her formal colleagues, it was time she excelled with her strength exercises.
"Look.....I'm sorry. Your right Mr. Schwarzenegger. I was just trying to impress you by lifting with your weight. I've never had someone correct me properly with my exercises at the gym before. All that I want to do is build up my strength, but nopony was there to coach me on what I was doing wrong. Can....Can you show me what I'm doing wrong?" Dash diverted her eyes with embarrassment, while recollecting her past humiliation at the Wonderbolts Academy.
"Yes Dasheh, I will halp yew with yer exercises. Don't feel bad and worreh, Aie had no ideah what aie was doing when aie first started. Aie took mai self ego and threw eit aout deh door. There were maneh helpful folks who corrected meh on mai exercises just because aie asked questions. Aie gaut dem answered immediately due to mai determination and eagerness tew learn." Arnold expressed yet another goofy smile to his blue pegasi gym partner.
The blue pegasi returned to Arnold with an upbeat smile. Never in her life did she have a willing gym partner to take the time out for her. Someone who was present to assist and correct her with her strength exercises. Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy would occasionally tag along, but were never serious about commitment to the local Ponyville gym. For many years, Dash repeated the same routine and wondered why her strength never improved. She would attempt to improve herself by increasing her weights, but would cheat by exercising with improper form. On the occasional dumbbell curl, she would cheat by supporting her other arm with her hoof. All of this information about her past was recounted to the human bodybuilder.
"Hey, saumtiames aie would cheat when aie lift as well Dasheh. That's only when aie ahm auon mai absolutely exhausting last rep. Eit's okaeh to cheat when yew want to really paush yerself to deh limits. Howevah, we arour naut going to do dat with yew. Let's start with deh basics and work aourselves fraum there..."
They assisted each other with their various exercises. Everything from benching and pull ups, to more advanced exercises like stiff legged deadlifts and side lateral raises. This intrigued the blue pegasi. She was hitting muscle groups that she has never felt before. Arnold decided to end the day with a few tricep pull downs on a cable machine.
"Hey tough guy, mind if I jump in for a few reps?" Dash took a few sips from her water bottle, and placed it near the weights of the pulley machine.
"Naough, naut aet awl. Aile even show yew hao to use dis machine properly. First auof, step in front of meh and grab deh pulley bar." Arnold scooted a few feet away from the machine, and invited Rainbow Dash to get in front of him.
"So.....like this?" Dash grasped the bar while standing in a bipedal fashion. She intentionally allowed the human bodybuilder to get behind her, and correct her properly based on her bipedal form. Her back pressed onto the broad chest of the human bodybuilder with her wings tucked inwards.
"Auogh.....Yeah. Like dat Dasheh. Naough, extend your ahrms downward and slowly release the bar to the base of yaour chest." Arnold slightly gulped to himself.
"Is this right?" Dash extended her plot slightly outwards to Arnold's private region. She released the bar while slowing moving her plot inwards. He started to tremble slightly to himself after feeling the mare's heat. Her magenta eye's met with his after the exercise was finished.
"Yeaugh......agh.......about dat apologeh. Let's gao tew Pinkeh Pie's place, shall we?"