Street workout: Members of Palestinian sports group Bar Palestine performing on the beach in Gaza City.
GAZA CITY: Face taut, muscles bulging, his rigid body suspended horizontally in the air on a pole, Bakr al-Makadmeh’s “street workout” showcases the urban bodybuilding making ripples in Gaza.
With passersby looking on as they enjoy the relative cool of late afternoon on the Gaza beach, the 23-year-old Palestinian carries out a series of exercises with ease as he calls the names in English, alternating between the “human flag,“ “back and front lever” and “muscle up”.
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