pumping iron

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Once he’s by himself, he screams out his frustration while pumping iron.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

To be sure, the old standards of pumping iron and lacing up running shoes aren’t completely dead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 19, 2025

A shirtless Zac Efron assures fans he is fine — pumping iron, even — after reportedly suffering some distress while swimming in a pool in Ibiza, Spain.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2024

Jessie James Decker has been pumping iron and the results speak for themselves.

From Fox News • Feb. 2, 2021

"There's this guy at the junior high, Ben Fraser, who has humungous muscles. And he got them by pumping iron."

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry