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Bodybuilding

Bodybuilding is the process of developing muscle fibres through the combination of weight training, increased caloric intake, and rest.


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Someone who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder.

In competitive bodybuilding, bodybuilders aspire to develop and maintain an aesthetically pleasing (by bodybuilding standards) body and balanced physique..

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