Paul, set 2

A muscular man with dark hair and a tattooed back strips down in a gym, his clean-shaven face tight with effort as he grips the parallel bars, squatting, leaning, bending until sweat glistens on his chest. His legs spread wide on a bench, then raised high above it, each position straining his muscles before he drops to his knees, fingers digging into the bars as he works himself into a frenzy. The only sound is his ragged breathing, the only focus the way his body bends, twists, and pushes against the iron until nothing but need remains.