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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

Before I begin downing power shakes and pumping iron to improve my golf game, I’m going out on the putting green.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2020

Some schools will have players pumping iron this week.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2020

"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




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