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I think that lots of famous people turn to personal trainers and do some form of weight training.  In an image-conscious business, you can't get by with fad diets or purging, or at least not for long.  And one of the easiest ways to maintain a healthy and shapely figure is by working out.

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It depends on the style you are going for.  If it's a sort of stream-of-consciousness narrative, the lack of quotes doesn't necessarily harm it (and in the story you posted, I did not find the lack of quotes confusing at all and was able to follow the story without having to stop and wonder who said what).

My only suggestions are minor grammar corrections, such as changing this:

I’m not strong, you have to have muscles to be strong.  I said flexing my puny arms.

To this:

I’m not strong!  You have to have muscles to be strong, I said, flexing my puny arms.

It reads better this way, IMO.  It properly separates her objection from her explanation, while using the correct grammar (the comma after the statement) when attributing the statement.

Mind you, I'm not a grammar expert by any means, but that is what stood out the most.  Good luck with your writing!

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I like it, nice style and coloring.

If the natives of Innsmouth had looked like this, the place might've had a much better reputation. 🙂

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I think the whole movie is going to be moronic, Kristin as Chun Li was what immediately put me off from it.

She doesn't have the physical presence to pull off Chun Li at all.

I was thinking the same thing.  And then I saw the poster of Rose McGowan as Red Sonja, and I had a "facepalm moment."  Is this the new face of female power?  It's like we're going backwards.  Argh.

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No idea who it is, but those are some damn fine arms on her.

[Tonus]

The angle of the photograph (specifically, the close-up of her arm) may seem a bit odd and perhaps it was chosen for that matter, to create the impression that muscles on a woman look ugly ("just look at Madonna, ugh!").  But I would bet that if it were a video, or a more flattering picture, her arms would look great.  And that's a shame, because she could serve as a great inspiration to women entering (or already in) their 50s.

The only thing I do not like is that she seems to be somewhat dehydrated, she has that drawn and tight look on her face that many bodybuilders have when they are in contest shape.  But I don't like that appearance on any person, so it's not just her.

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Congrats on the baby. 🙂

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I don't see a problem with the rationale, assuming it is something the child wants to do and isn't being pushed into it in order to help a parent's wish-fulfillment.  However, I was under the impression that so much weight-training and aerobics could interfere with the physical development of a young child.  Certainly if she is dieting and deliberately lowering her water content in order to prepare for shows or exhibitions, that seems unhealthy for a child so young.

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Those look amazing Scott!  What software do you use to create those images?

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The article's headline is misleading; YouTube isn't banning that material, they are simply restricting them a very small amount.  You'll have to use the 'confirm age' function more often, and those videos won't be added to "most viewed" or "top favorites" sections.  But they'll still allow them to be uploaded.  This may not have much of an effect on FBB/female muscle vids, I suspect it was added to cut down on the large number of 'cam girl' videos that get uploaded.

And I like the part about randomizing the thumbnails and monitoring the tags, which should help cut down on unwanted results when searching for videos, and also stop people from using misleading thumbnail images for their videos.  That was starting to become pretty annoying of late.

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