"Torkey, the owner of the Future Gym, has capitalized on the craze. He trains bodybuilders and administers steroids, which he injects himself.... Before the US invasion... muscle-building protein supplements, which were banned by the government."
Ah, yes, liberation!
The LIBERATION of 'ROID RAGE!!!
So why are steroids such a problem in America then?
"Held down for years, bodybuilding industry gets pumped up" by Ernesto Londono, Washington Post | June 15, 2008
BAGHDAD - Younis Imad, 18, started lifting weights at the Future Gym along Baghdad's Palestine Street here a little over a year ago. "I was overweight," he said, taking a break between sets. "I was very upset about that." He was also in need of a job.
The gym's owner, Ali Torkey, took Imad under his wing, gave him dieting tips, and put him on a whey protein regimen. Four months ago, newly buff after weeks of working out, Imad found work as a security guard at a radio station in Baghdad, where improving security is reflected in the revival of everyday activities such as bodybuilding....
The advent of affordable gyms and the influx of muscle-building supplements, including many steroids illegal in the United States without a prescription, have turned bodybuilding, a longtime obsession for many Iraqis, into a booming industry.
Ah, MISSION SUCCESS, 'eh?
Iraqis' interest in bodybuilding, a male-only activity here, soared during the 1980s, when such figures as Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger gained worldwide celebrity.
Gyms were regulated by the government, and membership was limited to people with official connections. Those who worked out elsewhere used makeshift equipment and were barred from formal competitions.
But since Saddam Hussein was deposed in 2003, gyms have opened all over the capital.
Yup. Can't get the power or water running and millions have been killed, but gyms have been expanding!!!!
What a GREAT STORY of LIBERATION, huh?
When violence in Iraq soared shortly after the US-led invasion, security companies tapped into the bodybuilding community to hire guards. As a result, extremist groups opposed to the US occupation began targeting the thick- biceps-and-bulging-chest crowd....
As security has improved, in part because of the arrival of more US soldiers, many Iraqis still join gyms to build muscle in the hopes of landing a high-paying job in security, which, like bodybuilding, is one of Iraq's few growth industries.We have destroyed a nation, Americans, and no one gives a shit.
Not only that, the Zionist-controlled War Dailies are trying to call it a SUCCESS!!!!
Torkey, the owner of the Future Gym, has capitalized on the craze. He trains bodybuilders and administers steroids, which he injects himself.... On a recent day, most of the men at Torkey's gym were working out barefoot. Since the gym's two treadmills were broken, a cardio workout was not an option. The stereo blasted songs by Lil' Kim, the Pussycat Dolls, Shakira, and Eminem.
Before the US invasion, bodybuilding aficionados relied on months-old, dog-eared bodybuilding magazines for information about muscle-building protein supplements, which were banned by the government, and other techniques to lose weight and build muscle....
With government oversight gone, gyms started opening in virtually every Baghdad neighborhood and in other large cities. Some bodybuilders started smuggling whey protein and other substances into Iraq, but their exorbitant price made them inaccessible to most.
Monthly memberships cost $10 to $15.
The more expensive gyms have newer equipment and offer perks such as personal training and cardio machines. Through the years, upticks in violence hurt business, but the industry found ways to cope...."
I've about had it, as you know, readers.
Are you sick of this crapola-shoveling shit press like I am?
Yeah, what a success Iraq has become.
Pfffffffttttt!
