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he living room! Not only that, but Makoto Shinohara was in the process of
pressing what easily looked like more than 200 pounds!
"What are you doing?" Sarah asked, incredulously.
Peggy pushed the barbell off Makoto's chest with a loud grunt, and
then brought it back down to rest on the press, and exhaled loudly.
"I'm getting ready for the Olympic trials," Makoto Shinohara said.
"Olympic trials? In what?"
"Power lifting," Peggy said. "Heavy weight class. Last year I
won the power lifting championship of California, with a bench
press of 250 pounds. This year I think I can do 300 if I work hard.
That should be good enough to qualify me for the trials."
Sarah was flabbergasted. How could this tub of lard be an
Olympic athlete? It just wasn't possible! "Shouldn't you also be
doing some kind of aerobic exercise?" Sarah said. "Wouldn't it
help with your training?"
"Not necessarily," Peggy said. "I do ride a stationary bike.
But aerobic training conflicts with my muscle building program.
The last time I started training aerobically, my weight drop
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