Workout tips for jihad offered by al-Qaeda supporting magazine

[bijou]

Complete with photographs of men in white robes with scarves covering their faces performing a variety of squats and sit-ups, it advises supporters to keep in shape so that they can "strike hard" against their enemies.

There is also a warning against visiting "un-Islamic" western gyms including LA Fitness with their "music, semi-naked women, free mixing and the danger of showing off".
  And there is advice against using weights because of their unavailability on the front line in places such as Afghanistan.

The advice is contained in Jihad Recollections, an English language online magazine believed to be published in the United States which openly supports al-Qaeda and contains an article purporting to be written by Osama bin Laden
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"Contrary to what many people believe, you really only need about 32 grams of protein, so don't waste your money on expensive protein milkshakes," the writer adds.

He describes it as "un-Islamic" to eat when not hungry simply in order to add weight, as his western fitness instructors had advised him, and claims that he has gained most muscle while fasting.

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No doubt this is the new fitness fad in some quarters.

[NHSparky]

The only reason I got rid of LA Fitness was because most of the people there were pigs (read: didn't wipe down equipment after using it) and there were so many thefts in the locker rooms and parking lots the local cops started calling it, "Treasure Island".