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The ultimate control I get - to be able to lift (control) an iron and flex it at my will wherever, whenever, how many times I desire.

I love the sweat, the adrenaline and the endorphin it gives.

Knowing that there's bound to be an improvement at the end of the day.

The increase in strength and the desire to get more of it.

The boost of energy and health it gives, to keep me away from any form of illness or disease.

The change in my physique.

Aging, not the increase in number of one's age but in problems of cholesterol, blood pressure, lethargy and stress levels, as well as the degradation in one's cognitive function, are what I loathe most and never wish to see them in myself or in everyone that I love in my life.