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Power buff girls: Breaking stereotypes while building strength

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Ms Mhoo Waddy Ko, 18, doing squats with barbell at Anytime Fitness in Changi City Point on July 3, 2024. There is an increasing number of girls who are breaking stereotypes of how the female body should look like and are hitting the gym.

Mhoo Waddy Ko, 18, began doing body-weight workouts at home when she was in secondary school.

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SINGAPORE – They have strength, and they have stamina. Amateur powerlifters Mhoo Waddy Ko and Pixel Lee Jia Rong, and amateur bodybuilder Sophia Lee are breaking the mould of the ideal female physique.

These well-built young women share how they got started in their rigorous routines.

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