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He’s put on 15 pounds of muscle in the past year and does lower-body training three times a week.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Their findings showed that tracheoles typically occupy only about 1% or less of the flight muscle in most insect species.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
“I put on over 9 pounds of muscle in seven weeks after taking the therapy, despite not changing my workout or my diet.”
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
Two years earlier, he also triumphed despite tearing an abdominal muscle in the third round.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026
Every muscle in my body strains toward him, but I hold myself back.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
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