Working Out
written by Brahma
all characters © 2002 Brahma's player

"So who's the new guy?"

Sasha looked over to the source of Lynda's curiosity. Upon seeing the ursine working out, she grinned, absently licking her muzzle. "Him? His name's Ursul. Just joined the gym a few days ago." she replied, getting ready for the next set of reps on the weight bench.

"He's pretty big, wonder if Myle's seen him yet?" Lynda mused, still looking at the ursine.

"I dunno." Sasha then looked up at her hyena friend, a smirk forming on her muzzle. "Do you mind spotting me, or do I have to go this all by myself? It's only 250 pounds."

"Hm? Oh, sorry, Sasha." Lynda placed her hands over the bar, ready to spot the wolf if needed. "Had my mind on other things."

Sasha smirked. "And I just bet you wish you could have your paws on other things as well, huh?" She then pushed the bar upwards, moved it over her chest, and started pumping out the repetitions, the heavy weightbar going up and down in a smooth motion. She did her maximum set, then placed the bar back on the stand. She sat up, stretching her arms when she noticed what Lynda was doing. "You're drooling, Lynda."

Lynda instinctively put a paw up to her muzzle, wiping off the nonexistent drool. "Wha--? Am not!"

"Made ya check, though. Come on, let's..." Her voice trailed away as she saw who walked in. "Better take one last look at the bear, Lynda. You-know-who just walked in."

The hyena looked over to see a large tigress wearing a workout outfit of black spandex pants covering a pair of extremely muscular legs, and a white Lycra top which looked as if it were ready to burst from her ample breasts. "Aw, hell. Well, better go to the club and reserve our usual table. You know how her workouts get her all peppy. I just wish she'd let one of us get first pick."

Sasha chuckled, draping her towel over her shoulders, letting the ends fall across her tank top. "You know how she is, Lynda. C'mon, let's grab a bite to eat before we get to the club." That said, the two friends walked past the tigress to the locker room.

"Usual table, Myle. See you there?" the hyena grinned at the tigress, who already had her sights on the bear.

"You bet, girlfriend. This won't take long," the tigress purred deeply, never taking her eyes off the ursine for a second, "in fact, I'll be pumped to go clubbing with you two by the time I'm done with my workout."

Sasha muffled her giggle behind a paw. "Try not to overexert yourself like last time, OK, hon?"

Myle locked her fingers, then stretched her arms high over her head. "I'll do my best to remember that," she rumbled, then her muzzle split into a feral grin as she dropped her arms to hang loosely at her sides. "No promises, though," she added as the hyena and wolf disappeared into the locker room. Myle glanced over her shoulder at her two friends, then made her way into the weight room.

She did her stretches to warm up, and a sideways glance to the ursine revealed he was watching her, though he was trying to be subtle about it. She turned away, grinning with mischief. He was going to be fun, this one. She started off on the treadmill, keeping a steady pace for a half-hour. Her body now properly warmed up for her daily workout, she went over to a set of free weights, and was ready to pump some serious iron.

Today Myle was working on the chest and triceps, so she approached the tricep press machine. Setting the weight to its maximum, she gripped the bar with her palms down, keeping her upper arms to her sides. Making sure she started her exercise routine with her forearms touching her huge biceps, she pushed the bar down in a semicircular motion to arm's length. After the third rep, she realized the weight was too light for her, and cursed under her breath. Well, one way to fix that, she thought, and placed one arm behind her back. Gripping the bar palm down, she began the exercise again, working out just the one arm.

That did the trick. By the second set, she was starting to feel the burn. Better yet, she felt that wellspring start to fill her up. When she began to work out the triceps of the opposite arm, she noticed the bear was watching her. In fact, he was gawking at her not five feet away. "How much weight you usin'?" he asked.

"All of it," she said, stretching her arm a bit.

"Damn, that's impressive for a woman. No offense, ma'am."

Myle grinned, stifling a girlish giggle. "Yeah, not many women have the steel to get these kind of guns, huh?" She then flexed an arm as emphasis, revealing a bicep that peaked and bulged. The stripes were literally deformed as the muscle overpowered its way out.

"I gotta tell you, that's the best peak I've seen on a bicep, male or female."

Myle then stood, barely coming up to the bear's chest. The ursine was obviously enraptured at the sight of her physique. He couldn't tear his eyes away from her enormous arm until she stretched it across her chest, which coupled with the muscle behind her breasts gave her cleavage that made many women insanely jealous because their boyfriends and husbands would openly stare at her. "My name's Myle Hai. And you are?"

The bear extended a huge paw. "Ursul Malinin. Pleased to meet you." He then looked around, shuffling his feet awkwardly. "I don't suppose you need someone to spot you? I could use one myself, and since you're obviously strong enough..."

Myle grinned. "Sure, Ursul. I was just about to do some bench presses. Think you can handle spotting me at 300 pounds?"

Ursul gaped at that question. "Yeah. Easy enough. I bench 500 myself."

Myle giggled. "Well, you are a big bear." It was truth—he was almost as wide as he was tall. He was a walking wall of muscle, with no evidence of the stored fat a bear usually keeps. "Very big. How tall are you?" she asked as they put the plates on the weightbar

"I'm about close to eight feet tall," he replied as she positioned herself under the barbell. She took a moment to get a good grip, the smirked at the bear. "Enjoy it while it lasts, Ursul."

"Huh? What's that supposed to mean?"

Myle smiled up at him before pushing the bar off the crutch tips, then slowly brought the bar down to her chest, exhaling her breath measuredly as she brought the heavy weight back up. After completing a set, she grinned at him. The burn was feeding the wellspring in her, and she was starting to feel a bit cocky. "Let's put on more weight. Say, another hundred pounds."

"A hundred?" Ursul looked skeptical. "You sure you can handle that much?"

Myle's voice went down to almost a throaty purr. "I got you to spot me, and you said you can handle more than that. I'm safe in your hands, right?"

The bear''s chest puffed out as his ego was stroked. "Yeah, you're safe. I won't let anything happen to you."

Myle had her back to the bear, so he never saw the mischievous grin on her muzzle as she licked her whiskers hungrily. "I have zero doubts about my safety while you're here, Ursul." She again positioned herself under the weight bench, and began the next set of reps. She pushed to keep the bar from crashing down on her, her muscles and chest flaring out with the effort. As the bar slowly dipped, she could feel the pump as she flexed her muscles. Bringing the bar back up, she felt the wellspring of energy begin to fill up her entire body, giving her more strength. The reps became easier for her, and Ursul stood there in a daze as he saw the additional benefit the workout was giving her. Her muscles started growing quickly in size and mass, the fabric of her outfit being stretched out to its limit. Grinning, she put the bar against her crotch, then sat up.

"Time to do some impromptu barbell curls," she growled, her voice deeper now. Her shorts were straining to contain her muscular legs, and when she began to stand up, the bear heard a ripping sound as the fabric around her legs started tearing, revealing bulging quadriceps that were still growing. Her top could barely handle the strain of her enlarged breasts, and when she started to curl the 400 pound weight one handed, the Lycra top gave up, her breasts exploding out of the outfit.

Ursul took a shaky step backwards. "Wh-what's happening?" His eyes were wide with terror, but a modest bulge in his shorts told another story.

"I'll tell you what's happening, handsome," Myle purred as she gripped the bar with both hands as she felt the wellspring continue to fill her body. With a bit of effort, she leisurely bent the barbell into a 'U' shape before discarding it, sending the heavy weight crashing into the set of dumbbells. "We're going to have a nice after-workout session."

"You're crazy, lady! I'm getting out of here!" Ursul started to move past her to the exit, but a meaty feline paw grabbed his wrist. He tried to pull away, and she grinned as the effort simply made her wellspring flow that much faster, encouraging her strength to grow. She was colossal now, bigger in muscle size than the bear, if not in height.

"Oh, I think you're gonna like this, Ursul. After all, it's fun to take you men down a peg or two." Her eyes glanced downwards. "But it seems to me like you're enjoying this. You like your women stronger than you, huh?"

Ursul didn't answer, instead he fought to break her grip, grabbing her paw with his free one, but all his attempt did was cause her to gain more power. Her muscles grew even larger, the arms now containing biceps as large as bowling balls and humongous triceps. Shoulders the size of football helmets complimented the huge mounds on her chest, which was supported by her wide lats.

Myle purred at his struggles. "Yeah, bear...keep on struggling." She grabbed his other paw, and started moving it away from its mate. The wellspring was at its peak now, and she shivered as his struggles grew weaker, not because of his lack of effort, but because she was simply overpowering him. It still wasn't enough. She wanted the ultimate pump, and quickly flung her arms around the bear, crushing him against her growing muscles. He strained to break free, using his own size to push against her arms.

As a result, the wellspring immediately started overflowing.

Myle's eyes flashed emerald green, and she shuddered briefly before she interlocked her fingers with effort. She then looked into the bear's eyes, and for a moment, Ursul was caught off guard as he realized he was looking straight into her gaze, but only for a moment, because soon he found himself looking up at her as she started gaining height. The tigress' powerful form started rapidly swelling in size, the muscles quivering as she grew, deforming the stripes along her body. She dropped him to the ground, laughing as she had to crouch now, her shoulders spreading across the ceiling. Soon she dropped to her knees as she continued to outgrow the room, the floor shaking under the impact of several tons of muscular tigress.

Ursul scampered away from the broadening footpaws of the growing tigress, and tried to make it to the door when a paw padded wall blocked his path. Looking back, he saw she was so huge now that her arms were almost half the length of the gym, and she was having to lay down, her frame scattering the weights and workout machines. He involuntarily gulped as he saw her legs fold in as she continued to grow, the muscles of her body swollen with size and power, the prodigious bosom defying gravity as they grew towards him second by second.

"Going somewhere, handsome?" Myle smirked, the thick fingers curling around the bear's now smaller (and growing smaller by the moment) frame. "I don't think you're going to want to miss this show." Moving onto her back, ignoring the damage her tail was causing as it tore through what remained intact in the gym, she smirked as her chest pushed against the ceiling. Taking a deep breath, the pressure of her growing form caused cracks to form above her, until plaster stated raining down on them both. By this time, her paw was large enough to protect the little bear from the bigger chunks, but the dust coated his fur a nice white, like a polar bear's.

Myle's purr was enough to shake the floor, and she grinned, showing teeth larger than the bear himself. "I think it's time for a nice, BIG stretch, don't you agree?" she asked before she started to push her footpaws against the wall, then moved her free handpaw towards the opposite one. Muscle and continued growth fought against the structure, and the result was feet and hands crashing out of the gym, along with the ceiling breaking down as twin mountains of soft flesh burst from the rooftop. With a growl of pleasure, Myle stood up, debris raining down from her fur, and she stretched, standing on her tiptoes as every muscle in her body bulged with power. She then grinned, as in the remoteness of the woods, there was no one to witness her display of muscle growth, save for a single bear who absolutely lost all control, leaving a damp spot on the tigress' paw as he humped it relentlessly.

"So you enjoyed that, huh?" Myle giggled, bringing the bear to her muzzle, licking him with a wet tongue. Ursul was so exhausted, all he could do was nod. "Well, I enjoyed it too, and since you were such a good workout partner, I'm giving you a year's membership here absolutely free." Seeing the surprised look on his face, she added, "Perks of being the owner, you know?"

The bear couldn't take anymore surprises, and promptly passed out in Myle's paw. Giggling again, she laid back, placing the little bear on her nipple. Placing her hands behind her head, she mused on how good of a workout she had, humming a happy little tune. She made a mental note to notify the gym members of the secondary gym reopening, then thought of what outfit to wear for tonight. She looking forward to a night out at the clubs.

Who knows, she thought, maybe I'll overexert myself there too.