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WILL TRUDEAU WALK HIS TALK?

Monday was a day for all leaders to vouch to stand shoulder-to-shoulder
with the Muslim community. Our prime minister fell short

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reaffirming their attachment tons from measures that
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president is taking steps to be determination to continue to implications leaves the field
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Many voices, united in purpose

Hundreds braved the bitter cold to gather in front of the U.S. Consulate in downtown Toronto on Monday in support of Muslims and refugees.
The protest started at 8 a.m. and stretched well into the evening, transitioning into a vigil for those killed in the Quebec City mosque attack.
For many, speaking out against Donald Trump's ban on Muslims — and remembering those Canadians killed — was a way to create unity at home.

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father is Egyptian. going,” said Cheng. and resist what's going on in our you see what happened in Quebec. summed up her reason for march:
Islamophobia is something she's “We work with people who 99 per _ world today, then we're as guilty as. Tolerance is something you have to _ing and protesting.
together, Muslims and non-Muslims Cheng wants Prime Minister Justin Toronto is an “incredible” multi- also in practice,” Toronto should close
alike, all races," she said. “The people, Trudeau take a stronger stand against cultural community, she added, but the Immigration Holding Centre in
united, will never be defeated.” Trump, particularly the travel ban. we “can't let" what's happening in Toronto. She would also like to see PHoTos:
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deserve to come here. That's _ in Toronto, where hundreds of protesters gathered outside the to denounce President Donald Jenny Kwan, the NDP’sim- “We've had Toronto families
just wrong and it creates fear Trump’s travel ban on Muslims. roastarnews sevice migration critic, has called for _ come forward en masse to sup-
and violence.” the House of Commons to have _ port and settle Syrian refugees
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suring the federal government group that advocates forimmi- scrapping the agreement ina _uals “were being questioned _ the travel ban. jount of time for refugees to
to rescind the Safe Third Coun- grants and refugees, has started list of demands being circu- and red-flagged.” Keyork said her office has be processed and brought to
try Agreement, which prevents a petition calling for the agree- lated to MPs. “Now, it's become a com- received emails about families, Canada," Cressy said.
Canada from giving refugee ment to be scrapped. Nearly Even before Trump's execu- plete violation of their rights,” students and workers consid- _~ "When one country closes its
status to Americans seeking 30,000 have people signed. _tiveorderbanning people from she added, “That travel ban ering a move to Canada since borders, another must open its
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QUEBEC MOSQUE SHOOTING

Remembering

Suspect faces six counts of murder ticvicims

Details are emerging of

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Université Laval of tero:.is now a witness, Suz politician Marine Le Pen, and

ete du Quebec said ina tweet atheist scientist Richard Daw- Karim Elabed described
Quebec police have charged Monday afternoon. kins. He also “liked” several him as a longtime Quebec
Alexandre Bissonnette with Bissonnette studied at the _ different video games, chess City resident who helped
six counts of murder in con- Université Laval, according clubs and organizations at guide newcomers. Ali
nection toa shooting rampage to a statement released by Université Laval, as well as Ouldache said Soufiane

was really someone who

ata mosque that left sixdead the university late Monday. the federal NDP.
really loved Quebec —a

and 19 injured, He was a student in the de- ‘The horror that started just

Bissonnette, 27, is also fa- partment of political science as Sunday evening prayers true Quebecois.
ing an additional five counts and anthropology. according _ ended left six people dead and © Khaled Belkacemi—
ofattempted murder, accord- to Jean-Claude Dufour, Dean another 19 injured — two crit- Universite Laval confirmed
ing to documents filed at the of the Faculty of Agriculture ically with significant injuries Monday that Belkacemi,
Quebec City courthouse. and Food Sciences. “mainly to the abdomen,” a 60, was one of their own
He is expected to appear in He was on both the Sainte-_ spokesperson for Centre Hos- anda professorin the
court shortly, Foy and Université Laval chess _pitalier Universite Laval said. food science department.
After initially saying they club with his twin brother, ‘The rest have been treated Retired Universite Laval

had two people in custody in said Université Laval profes: and released. professor Hani Antoun

connection with the shooting sor Jean Sévigny. who said Police said there were an- described Belkacemi as
rampage, Quebec police — he knew Bissonnette and his other 39 people inside the a valued colleague and

in a surprising reversal from brother through the club. Cultural Centre of Quebec’s respected scientist.

their morning press confer- “I canonly give you the im-_ Grand Mosque as Sunday pray- © Abdelkrim Hassane—
ence —now say there is only pression I had and that was _ers ended. That's when two Another father of three who
one suspect. that he seemed, he gave the individuals said to be wearing. was identified by friend Ali

Hamadi. Hamadi said he
left the mosque before the
shooting and that Hassane,
41, was killed. Hamadi

He appeared incourt around impression of being a very ski masks and carrying fire
6 pam. looking disheveled as_good person,” said Sévigny, arms burst into the building
he stood beside a guard ina who last remembered seeing and opened fire on the wor-
glass prisoner's box. The pros- him in the fall of 201. shippers, according to wit-

ecutor said they had not yet _Bissonnette's Facebook pro- ness accounts. The victims, all_ Alexandre Bissonnette faces multiple counts of murder in said Hassane worked in
been given all the evidence file was deleted at some point male, ranged in age from 35 connection toa shooting at a mosque that eftsixdead and _IT for the government.
and the matter was called back on Monday, but an archived to 60 years. rorstatncussezvce 19 injured. raceoooxcom THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Canadians spring to action

Across the nation, the shooting in Quebec City was met with horror and condemnation as Canadians rallied
‘together i in a strong show o support for the Muslim Community. metrocanaon

HALIFAX:

In the hours following Sunday
night's fatal mosque shooting in
Quebec City, Rana Zaman found
herself comforting a daughter
scared to be Muslim,

“My daughter (a university st
dent) and [had this horrible con-
versation where she felt she was
really frightened, she couldn't
sleep and she said she was afraid
ofbeinga Muslim,” Rana Zaman
said in an interview on Monday.

“I had to hide my own inner
fear. I had actually been crying
a lot that night feeling that the
one safe haven that | felt was in
the world has been taken away
from us”

Zaman, a community activist
and volunteer, said Halifax's Mus-
Jim community has been shaken.

“To be confronted directly so
close to home? I's a terrifying
prospect.”

OTTAWA:

‘While the attack has made real
the fears of Muslims in Ottawa,a
Jocal imam is encouraging people
not to isolate themselves, but to
find support in their neighbours,

fiends and fellow citizens who
continue to support them,

“I think it’s important for
people to feel supported and to
support one another, because
we are all in this together” said
Imam Sikander Hashmi of the
Kanata Muslim Association,

“We've been through stuff
together in the past and we've
always come together with our
friends and neighbours, our
fellow citizens.”

WINNIPEG:

Mayor Brian Bowman con-
demned Sunday's deadly attack
ona Quebec City mosque.

“We stand united and in soli-
darity with our friends from
the province of Quebec, includ-
ing those who subscribe to the
teachings of Islam,” Bowman
said at a press conference on
Monday afteroon. Bowman also
expressed his support for Mus-
lims in Winnipeg.

CALGARY:

was shock and sadness
across Calgary Monday, after the
lives of six men were taken sud-
denly mid-prayer in the Centre

Culturel Islamique de Québec
In Calgary, citizens stood
together at vigils in solidarity
against acts of terrorism and
violence, candles in hand.

“You want to let the victims
know, and people who at
the mosque as well that you're
there for them, and you won't
stand for this." said Canadian
Ciltural Mosaic Foundation

AA vigil in Montreal for victims of the shooting at a Quebec City mosque. rae cansoun pss

Iman Bukhari
But this wasn’t just a Mus-
JimCanadian vigil. Bukhari said
from the Chinese, Jew-
ish, a Syrian group and the LG-
BIQ community had come for-
ward against the murders
EDMONTON:
Ayesha Sohail always thought
she was safe while praying, but
the shooting at a Quebec City

Partisanship forgotten in moment of unity

(Canadian political leaders stood
in the House of Commons Mon-
day united first in words then si
lence to denounce violence and
appeal for unity in the wake of
Sunday's Quebec City mosque

As the Canadian flag on the
Peace Tower flew at half mast,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
condemned the “despicable act of

terror lastnight in Quebec City”
Trudeau said a “group of in
nocents” were “targeted for prac:
tising their faith
‘Make no mistake, this was a
terrorist attack,” said Trudeau.
It was an attack on our most
intrinsic and cherished values
as Canadians; values of open-
ness, diversity and freedom of
religion

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Public Safety Minister Ralph
Goodale said, “This was an act of
extreme violence directed against
a particular group with the clear
intent to intimidate and harm
that group and to strike fear in
their hearts Inthe definition in
broad terms of terrorism, they
‘were trying to inflict terror. And
that fits the definition.

Yet in the face ofthe American

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administration's leap to suggest
the Canadian attack justified its
immigration freeze and aizport
detention orders that affected
travelers from seven predomin-
ately Muslim countries, Goodale
asserted “we don’t have sufli-
cient hard facts yet to be able to
‘draw conclusions about motiva-
tion and the exact nature ofthis
violent act News sewice

Special Olympics Alberta in Edmonton.

mosque Sunday changed her
feeling.

“What am I supposed to think
now?" said Sohail, the president
ofthe Muslims Students’ Associ
tion at the University of Alberta.

‘Ahmed Abdulkadir, executive
director of the Ogaden Somali
Community of Alberta Residents,
said Monday he was now looking
over his shoulder when going to

the mosque,

Meanwhile, Aurangzeb
Qureshi, spokesperson for the
Alberta Muslim Public Affairs
Council, said the organization
‘would be taking steps to prevent
similar attacks in Edmonton,
VANCOUVER:

\Vancouverites reacted with
horror and condemnation to
Sunday night's deadly attack on
‘worshippers in a Quebec mosque.

The fears raised by the ter-
ror attack were sharply felt by
‘Muslims and their allies across
the country.

“It was extreme sorrow, my
heart went out tothe victims and
their families said Vancouver
lawyer Hasan Alam. “I felt over
helmed, because we asa Can-
adian Muslim community, and
North American Muslim com
‘munity, have dealt with so much
in the context of Trump and
this past weekend the trauma
of his Muslim ban ... To have
the trauma of losing six people
in our community so horrific
ally at the hands of someone,
that was even more traumatic.

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of silence in the House of Commons on Monday, 1HecanaDisneness

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street activism that has spread

Mary Beth Jobe, a 52-year-old
homemaker in Idaho, expected
to havea quiet Sunday hanging
cout with her three chickens, two
dogs, cat and parrot.

But then she checked the
Facebook page for her Boise
neighbourhood and someone
had posted about a protest at
the airport. Eight days after the
first demonstration of her life,
she drove out to the second,

“This is dire," she said Mon:
day. “Tve never been ths freaked
out, ever. I'm freaked out, and
Tl do whatever I need to do.”

Erik Johnson, a 24-year-old
biochemistry student in Neb-
raska, planned to be studying on
Sunday night. But his girlfriend
told him there was a protest at

far beyond the usual
the usual suspect
time since the Vietnam era, it
appears that spontaneous public
protest may become a regular
feature of American life,

Two weekends ago it was
massive women's marches. Last
weekend it was rallies against
Donald Trump's order banning
refugees from seven Muslim
countries.

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‘The firing came hours after
Yates directed Justice Depart-
ment attorneys not to defend
the executive order, saying she
‘was not convinced it was lawful
or consistent with th
“obligation to alwa
tice and stand for what is right”
In a statement, Trump said
Yates had “betrayed the Depart-
ment of Justice by refusing to
enforce a legal order designed to
protect the citizens of the United

States.” He named longtime fed-
‘prosecutor Dana Boente as
Yates" replacement.

Other parts of Trump's ad-
ministration were voicing dis-
sent Monday. A large group of
diplomats circulated a memo
voicing their opposition to the
order. ina startlingly combative
response, White House spokes-
‘man Sean Spicer them resign.

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the program or they can go.”
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Feeling helpless? Don’t stand by, step up. Here’s the Metro guide to
fighting Islamophobia and anti-refugee sentiment in your community.

If you missed Monday's peaceful protest in front of the US. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has drafted a
consulate you can catch the next one. There's another script people can use to ask their MP to act regarding
rally planned in the same spot at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. the recent US. travel ban. Specific demands include
Its proclaimed on Facebook as part of a National increasing the number of refugees accepted by
Day of Action against Islamophobia and White Canada this year and suspending the Canada-US.
Supremacy. Safe Third Country Agreement. You can find it at

Another great way to take action is to invest your Cooceat
time. There are plenty of community and non-profit,
groups that are working to end Islamophobia and
racism, some which have been. toiling away for
years and others that have sprung up in response to

recent waves of hate.
‘THE EAST END ANTI-RACISM COLLECTIVE

Formed in Toronto after racist

_ posters were spotted in the You can also support groups with financial
neighbourhood shortly after Donald donations. Lifeline Syria, for example, is con-
‘Trump was elected. tinuing to accept money for its work to support
refugees. You can direct a donation specific-

hae isn tetary Gracooating ally to Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre, the site

oh of Sunday's shooting. You can also donate to the
forrniore mts aod retuoes ‘American Civil Liberties Union, which works to pro-
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are acceptable for both women who have given birth, and

those who haven't. contnouteo

crafts and other simple activities may help stave off mental decline, a study finds

MW The rise of the IUD

With Obamacare threatened, the U.S. is seeing a jump in women
seeking long-term birth control. Precarious employment has women in
Canada doing the same, experts Say. torstar news service

Intheleadupto the inauguration
ofUS. President Donald Trump,
‘American women warned each
other theiraccess to birth control
under Obamacare was at risk.
On social media, many women
advised getting an IUD. The
intrauterine device is a small,
shaped piece of plastic or cop”
per inserted through the cervix
Into the uterus by a doctor and
provides highly reliable birth
control for years ata time,
Under Obamacare, women
‘ould obtain one without paying
‘out of pocket, along with other
forms of FDA-approved birth
control. If Congress repeals the
‘Affordable Care Act— something
‘Trump has already begun to set
in motion — an IUD could cost
‘American women as much as
$1,000, according to Planned
Parenthood. Without what's
known as the “birth control
mandate.” many women may
suddenly find it dificult to access
birth control pills each month.
Itseems some of those women
turned to the IUD. According
to data from 2,500 doctor's of
fices across the US. compiled by
‘AthenaHealth and published by
Vox, dlnies in both Democrat and
Republican counties sawa 19-per
cent spike in IUD procedures
from October to December last
year. The data suggest no such
Increase was observed in 2015.
Experts say something similar
happens in Canada when women
are faced with losing their health
insurance or benefits

JOHANNA SCHNELLER WHAT I’M WATCHING

Harbouring fierce resistance

‘THE SHOW: Screen Actors Guild

Near the end of a night of speech-
ces decrying Donald Trump's US.
immigration ban — from, among
many others, julia Louis Dreyfus
(best actress, Veep), Emma Stone
(best actress, La La Land) and
Mahershala Ali (best supporting
actor, Moonlight) — Netflix's
Stranger'Things wins best drama
series, and the cast storms the
Shrine Auditorium stage,
David Harbour, who plays

police chief Jim Hopper, be-
gins reading a fullon, balls out
speech, calling the award “a call
to arms from our fellow crafts-
men and women to go deeper,
and through our art, to battle
‘against fear...by revealing intim-
ate truths to remind folks that
‘when they feel broken and affaid,
they are not alone”

‘As the crovid rises, and his
child co-stars jump up and down
beside him, and his adult costar
‘Winona Ryder makes bug-eyed
reaction faces for the ages, he
builds to a crescendo: “We will

repel bullies. We will shelter
freaks and outcasts... We will get
past the lies. We will hunt mon-
sters. And when weare at a loss
amidst the hypocrisy and casual
violence of certain individuals.
‘we will punch some people in the
face when they seek to destroy
the weak and the marginalized
and the disenfranchised.”
While @realDonaldTrump
is wrapping up the strangest,
most aggressive first week in
US. presidential history, Holly-
‘wood is using its awards season
platform to double down on its

The pill and the IUD are cov-
‘ered by some benefits plans —
Sun Life, Great-West Life and
Momeau Shepell may cover IUDs,
depending on the arrangement
with employers — and when
‘women switch jobs or age out
of their parents’ coverage they
often turn to IUDs, experts say.

‘Definitely, definitely, we see
that,” said Dr Erika Feuerstein,
clinic physician and education
director at the Bay Centre for
Birth Control at Women's Col
lege Hospital, “When insurance
isabout to expire, women ask for
an IUD because it was covered
under their plan.”

Because Canada lacks a nation-
al pharmacare system, about one
‘quarter to one third of women do
not have access to free birth con-
trol because they neither have
‘workplace benefits nor qualify
for a drug plan through social
assistance, said Sandeep Prasad,
‘executive director of Action Can-
‘ada for Sexual Health and Rights,
formerly the national Planned
Parenthood agency, not directly
linked to the US. organization.

That means they often choose
less effective birth control meth
‘ods, such as condoms, which are
about 82-percent effective with
typical use, rather than a highly
‘effective method such as the IUD,
because ofits high upfront cost.

‘The copper IUD costs up to $63
and the hormonal lUD costs up
to $380 at Planned Parenthood
‘Toronto, The most common form
of bith control used by Canadian

liberalism. First Meryl Streep's
speech at the Golden Globes,
then the pussy-hatted winners
at Saturday's Producers Guild
‘Awards, and now Harbours bam-
bbumer Can't wait to see the rally
at the Oscars,

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women remains the pill put UD
use has been on the rise. The
pillis about 90percent effective
With typical use and the IUD is
99-percent effective. According
to data collected by Canadian
health information company
QuintilesIMS, prescriptions for
the hormonal 1UD brands Mirena
and Jaydess have increased 46
per cent from 116,478 in 2011
to 170,061 in 2015.

Usage varies: the copper IUD
is cheaper and desirable among
women who are motivated to
avoid synthetic hormones, but
can make periods and cramp-
ing more intense. The hormonal
IUD, which releases a progestin,
is more expensiveand can cause
side-effects similar to the pill but
can make periods much lighter.

McMaster University gynecolo-
‘ist Dr Dustin Costescu estimates
up to 5 per cent of Canadian re-
productiveage women are now
using an IUD, a figure that had
hovered around 1 per cent for
years. He also notices patients,
especially students and young
women entering a precarious
workforce near the end of their
insurance or benefits coverage,
seek longterm birth control

“Other women might see,
when issues of coverage come
up, that it may be beneficial to
‘maximize their benefits” he sai.
“Ttwouldn't surprise me if other
women start thinking about, as
their coverage expires, an option
that (prevents pregnancy) in the
long term.”

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stirring speech at the SAG Awards. cuzispxzza1.o/NvisiONse

HORMONALOR
NON-HORMONAL
‘ThecopperlUD
‘99per-centeffective; $54-
$63. Planned Parenthood

Pros:
‘Reversible and forgettable
Maybe suitable for women,
whocannottake estrogen
Lessenstheriskof
‘endometrial cancer

‘Cons:
‘May increase blood flow,
pain and cramping during
Periods

'*Some pain or discomfort
duringinsertion

‘ThehormonallUD
99 per-centeffective; $306-
$380 at Planned Parenthood

Pros:
‘Reversible and forgettable
= Mayleadtolighteror
absent periods

‘simproves symptoms of
‘endometriosis

‘Maybe suitable for women,
who cannot take estrogen

Cons:
‘= May leadtospotting

‘May cause hormonalside
effects suchas bloating,
breasttendemess,acne,
headachesandmoodissues
‘Some pain or discomfort,
‘during insertion
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When the gym routine gets boring

With their own gyms crowded thanks to the onslaught of “January Joiners,’ Metro’s Melita Kuburas and
Colin McNeil decide to try some alternative fitness options. Breaking up the ol’ routine has its upside.

ie What: Daybreaker — 6 a.m. Dance Party
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Would return: Definitely

Ahandfal of people are crowd- up with a stranger to try the
‘ed outside the entrance of a double chair pose for a little
club on King Street West. The friendly competition with the
dress code is a mix of patent rest of the approximately 150
platform shoes, neon tights, people in the room,
sneakers and glitter. ‘After rolling up my mat 1
It's 5:45 am. and no, this cheers with a shot of cold brew
isn't the spillover from a rave coffee with my partner, grab a
the night before: We're here bottle of water and start dan-
fora yoga class and dance party cing.
befoze everyone shuflles offto ‘The music was a mix of EDM
work for the day. and pop, and surprises included
Inside The Spoke Club, aguy a brass band busting through
in Hammer pants with inter- the dance floor, and the yoga in-
national flags on them checks _ structor putting ona light show.
the guest list on his phone. Daybreaker started in Brooke
‘Boom! You're in!” he shouts. lyn, and is now held in 15 cities
As people pile in, it quickly around the world (in Canada,
becomes hard to find room for this includes Montreal, Toronto
‘yoga mat. “There's space for and Vancouver is coming soon),
fone more human here,” the _ Cost varies between $25 to $35.
instructor says, motioning in and the next event in Toronto is

front ofa DJ near the stage. Feb. 14, with the theme called
After an hour of easy yoga— Love Lockdown.
sun salutations before the sun You'll be buzzing with good

has even come up —we skip vibes all day.
Savasana and instead partner MEUTAXUBURASWETRO

ix What: Olympic-style weightlifting
} Where:Kanamattigh Performance, Tonto
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In the dojo-like space at Silence punctuated by crashing fitness and mobility level, then
Kanama High Performance, barbells made up the sound works to improve those while
novices and national cham- trackuntilthe warmups ended. building the foundational
pions alike dedicate themselves ‘Then came the music —EDM movements for Olympic lifts.

to performing the two move- and trance. This means breaking them
ments that make up Olympic The session | attended was. down to their component
weightlifting: the snatch and made up of four lifters includ-- movements, and practising
the clean and jerk. ing myself), all young men. those. Think of it like learn-
For anyone not up on their Not once during the hour _ ing individual chords before
terminology: both involve and a half class did the three _ putting together a song.
using explosive strength to. other students congregate Davidson had me use a stan-

bring a weighted barbell from to chit chat or pull out their dard 45 Ib Olympic bar with
the floor to a static position phones and text. Each one was _ either no additional weight,
held over your head, al in one solely focused on their little or just a few 10 Ib plates. The

fluid motion, square of the gym and their idea at first is to fine tune your
Even the beginner class at own weightlifting form. weightlifting form—not heave
Kanama had a serious, stoic While some at Kanama are _ enormous amounts of iron to
vibe to it training for medals, those boost your ego.
Surrounded by an open, min- in the introductory class are Cost is $200 to $350 per
imalist gym thick with chalk there to leam under coach Rich month, so the class is only for
dust and adorned with multi- Davidson —a competitive ath- those who are ready to commit
coloured bumper plates, the lete at the national level. to heavy lifting ‘The 45-pound bar is much less than Colin McNeil would normally ift, he says, butusing proper
class was a quiet one at first. Davidson first assesses your COLIN MCNEILMErEo Olympic form makes it much more difficult to do. na cia nerno

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