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d loudly.
"I'm getting ready for the Olympic trials," Maria Takagi 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 dropped
under 250 pounds!"
"What's wrong with that?" Sarah said.
"Well at 250, I didn't have enough heft to lift 350 pounds in
the clean and jerk. I couldn't swing the weight up to my chest --
you need to be big to get the weight in motion. That's why I like
to keep myself at 320 p
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