{"id":41713,"date":"2010-06-30T10:10:28","date_gmt":"2015-06-06T17:29:25","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T04:00:00","slug":"karachi-pakistan-is-yet-another-place-in-bodybuilding-craze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elitefitness.com\/articles\/karachi-pakistan-is-yet-another-place-in-bodybuilding-craze\/","title":{"rendered":"Karachi, Pakistan is yet another Place in Bodybuilding Craze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bodybuilding is gaining a lot of supporters in the Middle East due to a spike in the sport's popularity.  Sure bodybuilding isn't on par with soccer yet in the Middle East, but it's pretty damn close.<\/p>\n<p>One of the big reasons why so many people in this region are picking up weights is because women are gaining more freedoms throughout the Middle East.  So all of the skinny men with girlie figures can't just rely on their parents to arrange a marriage for them anymore; they actually have to get the girl them self.  And as everybody knows, one of the best ways to pick up chicks is by working out and putting muscle on.  <\/p>\n<p>Pakistani men are the latest to pick up on this fact - especially in the city of Karachi.  In fact, lots of bodybuilding clubs are popping up in the huge city as men look to pack on muscle and pull in babes.  Obviously supplements have gotten bigger in Karachi for those who can afford them.  Also, Karachi bodybuilders are also starting to juice a lot, which shows they're serious about competing.<\/p>\n<p>I'm guessing that it won't be long before we see some Pakistani men hitting the stage in some of the bigger bodybuilding competitions.  <\/p>\n<div style='text-align:left' class='yasr-auto-insert-visitor'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bodybuilding is gaining a lot of supporters in the Middle East due to a spike in the sport&#8217;s popularity. Sure bodybuilding isn&#8217;t on par with soccer yet in the Middle East, but it&#8217;s pretty damn close. 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