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Old 01-21-2009, 05:41 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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LONDON (Reuters) - A British gym is trying to add human interest to otherwise dreary workouts by replacing traditional dumbbell weights with human ones.

The Gymbox chain gym in central London says fitness enthusiasts can now swap their usual lumps of metal for human beings in a range of shapes and sizes.

British gym replaces dumbbells with human weights | Lifestyle | Reuters
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Old 01-23-2009, 12:38 PM
 
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LOL...aww thats so cute in a way...

I wonder if moving weight made of solids and fluids have any different effect than moving just solids.
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Old 01-26-2009, 12:37 PM
 
Location: Philaburbia
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I used to lift weights using my nephew.

Of course, he was 2 at the time.
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Old 01-29-2009, 05:41 AM
 
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
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I'd like to see someone doing powercleans+jerks with a human barbell...
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