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    Chris Zaremba, 61-year-old resident from West London, all his life used to be lazy person, but met retirement running on all four cylinders. During the regular medical examination, standing on the scales and looking at the number 18 stone on it, Chris Zaremba hardly heard what the doctor was saying. Excessive weight, high body mass ratio, breathlessness and the creepiest warning of doctor if Chris doesn’t take immediate action, he probably will not drag out for another five years. Weighing 18…

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    leanness. A person on steroids on average gains 4-11 pounds of muscular mass. it would make a man more manlier. If you think that that piece of information isn’t mind blowing check this; a man will gain 20-25 pounds of muscles in their 1st year of weightlifting. Thus, with the right steroid cycle and training and diet regimen, you can do in just 2 to 4 months what would take a year to accomplish naturally. Now in your head you’re thinking wow, i should’ve done this way earlier. Using steroids is…

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    Foraging Culture Essay

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    Human beings in the past hunted and gathered for subsistence. This culture, also known as the “foraging culture” included strategies like hunting, trapping, fishing, and gathering, in order to obtain supplies. These behaviours placed demands on the body that are similar to vigorous exercises and were practiced by all humans, until 12,000 to 11,000 years ago, “when agriculture and animal domestication emerged in southwest Asia and in Mesoamerica”. Innovations such as agriculture and animal…

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    To be straightforward, the Olympic Games are an international sports competition in which more than 13,000 athletes from over 200 countries compete in a variety of events. But when the history behind the Games, the entertainment witnessed by the spectators, and the dedication of the athletes are taken into consideration, the Games become more than just the greatest athletes competing on the world’s largest stage, they transform into a place for unity, sportsmanship, and extreme competition. For…

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    However Teddy was born with asthma which he struggled with in his early years as a child. Teddy came to the decision that he would take a gymnastics and weightlifting class to get his body and shape and hopefully diminish the effects of asthma he had been struggling with. After the class Teddy became a lifetime advocate for exercise and Teddy would always find time in his day to get outside and exercise. Teddy…

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    Masculinity In Fight Club

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    Throughout the beginning of the movie, Fight Club, the audience sees a man, who seems to living a less than average life. He has a crappy boss, who he hates, a job in which he is indecisive about, and no love life. He lives in a nothing less than luxurious high-rise condominium which is basically an ad for IKEA. He has his designer cologne, shoes, and clothing. In his world, everyone lives a seemingly equal life. So what could his dilemma be? Inside this average, lackluster man, lies a person…

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    Over the course of the semester I’ve learned a lot of information over wellness. I’ve learned about chronic diseases, cardiorespiratory health/endurance, how to cope with stress, etc. I also started a behavior change project. This allowed me to change one of my most destructive habits, an unhealthy diet. I had no idea that there were so many aspects to wellness. After learning about all seven dimensions of wellness (Social, Intellectual, Spiritual, Occupational, Physical, Environmental, and…

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    studies. It is hard to determine causality of CVD from AS use simply because they have not studied enough users. Statements like the one above are what has caused disagreements among athletes and medical professionals. World record squat holder and weightlifting coach, Brandon Smitley, chooses not to partake in AAS use even though AAS use is widespread in his sport (Smitley). He also agrees the scientific community has over-exaggerated the side effects of anabolic usage. Due to the limited…

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    with working out past 4 hours the body will not get the recovery time that is necessary to improve muscularly. Technically there is no such thing as working out too much but there is such thing as the body not benefiting from working out. For weightlifting only 20% of your muscular strength and fitness will come from this activity. 80% of weight loss happens outside of the gym with everyday life activities and nutrition. Also one needs to focus on one main thing to see improvement in it.…

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    The Granger: A Short Story

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    Sophie normally drove straight past Granger. The horse's pasture was a quarter mile from the house, and she'd speed by, the car throwing gravel up from the dirt road, not seeing him even as she looked right at him. But today she rounded the corner and caught Granger in the act. She put the Suburban in park, rolled down her window, and watched. There was something familiar in the rhythm of his actions, something she couldn't place. The horse pulled back his suede lips, exposing teeth and pale…

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