Weightlifting Research Paper

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Weightlifting, recently, or working out, has been a big part of my life. For a little over 21 years of my life I was a small framed person. No, I didn’t like it but I dealt with it. I joined the military in September of 2012, weighing a measly 145lb at 6’0”. Over the first couple months in the military, through Basic and AIT, I gained close to 20lb. Some fat, some muscle. I felt better about myself. I didn’t look “small” anymore. During Basic and AIT, weightlifting also wasn’t very popular for me. To me, I was okay with just passing everything. Not having to put in the extra effort because working out in the morning duty PT hours “worked” for me. That all changed in the “big” regular Army. In the regular Army there was more than competition

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