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minutes after lunch where they let us outside is the worst.
    You can't walk five feet without tripping over a couple of kids going at it. I just try to keep my distance. And mark my words, one of these fools is going to roll right onto the Cheese and start the Cheese Touch all over again.
    [Image: A cartoon showing people doing wrestling in basketball court.]
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    My other big problem is that I have to wrestle Fregley every single day. But this morning I realized something. If I can move out of Fregley's weight class, I won't have to wrestle him anymore.
    So today, I stuffed my clothes with a bunch of socks and shirts to get myself into the next weight class.
    But I was still too light to move up.
    [Image: A cartoon showing two boys in the wrestling court.]
    I realized I was gonna have to gain weight for real. At first I thought I should just start loading up on junk food, but then I had a much better idea.
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    I decided to gain my weight in MUSCLE, not fat.
    I've never been all that interested in getting in shape before, but this wrestling unit has made me rethink things.
    I figure if I bulk up now, it could actually come in handy down the road.
    The football unit is coming in the spring, and they split the teams up into shirts and skins. And I ALWAYS get put on skins.
    I think they do that to make all the out-of-shape kids feel ashamed of themselves.
    [Image: A cartoon showing children playing football.] The Caption reads: "Unh!"
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    If I can pack on some muscle now, it'll be a whole different story next April.
    [Image: A cartoon showing a boy looking sad.] The Caption reads: " Greg heffley, you're on skins.
    Rrippp"
    Tonight, after dinner, I got Mom and Dad together and told them my plan. I told them I was going to need some serious exercise equipment, and some weight-gain powder, too.
    I showed them some muscle magazines I got at the store so they could see how ripped I was going to be.
    [Image: A cartoon showing a boy showing muscle magazine to his parents.]
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    Mom didn't really say anything at first, but Dad was pretty enthusiastic. I think he was just glad I had a change of heart from how I used to be when I was a kid---
    [Image: A cartoon showing a boy talking to his father.] The Caption reads: " If you work out regularly, you can get big muscles!
    Muscles are Gross!"
    But Mom said if I wanted a weight set, I was going to have to prove that I could stick with an exercise regimen. She said I could do that by doing sit-ups and jumping jacks for two weeks.
    I had to explain that the only way to get totally bulked up is to get the kind of high-tech machines they have at the gym, but Mom didn't want to hear it.
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    Then Dad said if I wanted a bench press, I should keep my fingers crossed for Christmas.
    [Image: A cartoon showing a boy talking to his parents.]
    But Christmas is a month and a half away. And if I get pinned by Fregley one more time, I'm gonna have a nervous breakdown.
    So it looks like Mom and Dad aren't going to be any help. And that means I'm going to have to take matters into my own hands, as usual.

    Saturday

    I couldn't wait to start my weight-training program today. Even though Mom wouldn't let me get the equipment I needed, I wasn't going to let that hold me back.
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    So I went into the fridge and emptied out the milk and orange juice and filled the jugs with sand. Then I taped them to a broomstick, and I had myself a pretty decent barbell.
    [Image: barbell.] The Caption reads: " Milk"
    After that, I made a bench press out of an ironing board and some boxes. Once I had that all set, I was ready to do some serious lifting.
    I needed a spotting partner, so I called Rowley. And when he showed up at my door wearing some ridiculous getup, I knew I made a mistake inviting him.
    [Image: A cartoon showing a boy opening a door for another one.]
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    I made Rowley use the bench press first, mostly because I wanted to see if the broomstick was going to hold up.
    He did about five reps, and he was ready to