Cole Markum lifts heavy, his dark hair damp with sweat as he grips a barbell with the precision of a man who knows exactly how much weight he can handle. The towel clutched in one hand suggests a pause between sets, but his muscles ripple under smooth skin as he adjusts the wrist strap, ready to push harder. Between squats and deadlifts, the gym equipment around him, dumbbells, barbells, machines, stands as silent witnesses to the strength he’s built, shot after shot.
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