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Wonder Women of Bodybuilding: Getting Pumped Up About Weightlifting

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They're muscular, fit, and in much better physical shape than most people. They're competitive body builders, and many of them in the U.S. are women, something that was evident at a recent Washington-area competition called the OCB Presidential Cup. At that event, three-quarters of the competitors were women. VOA's Arash Arabasadi hit the gym and a few places you might not expect in this report on what it takes to make it in the world of competitive bodybuilding.

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