Basic Physical Strengthening was exactly what it sounded like—a class built around the fundamentals of building and maintaining your physical body.
It wasn't flashy. It wasn't exciting. But it was important.
We trained with standard equipment to improve core strength, balance, and endurance. And occasionally, Professor Ray Black would throw out case study scenarios, asking us things like how to avoid overexertion, or the best way to build muscle without injuring ourselves.
The guy might look like a living wall, but he actually had a method to his madness.
It was simple, really—but that simplicity was its strength.
If your body wasn't in shape, everything else—magic, combat, even survival—was a lot harder.
All the exams in this class, by the way, were practical. You could ace a written test, but if you couldn't move properly? You'd fail. It was all about testing overall growth.
Basic Magic Control, though—that was a whole different beast.
