Elias bypassed the racks and went straight to the supplement counter. Mark, a man whose biceps had their own zip codes, leaned over the glass. "You look like you're hunting for a pump," Mark rumbled.

The heavy glass door of "The Iron Vault" gym hissed shut behind Elias, cutting off the humid city air and replacing it with the scent of rubber mats and shared ambition. He wasn't there to lift—not yet. He was there for the "white gold."

"The real deal," Elias said. "L-arginine. Pure powder. No fillers."

Usually, the first set of bench presses felt like a chore. Today, it felt like an invitation. As the weight moved, Elias felt a strange, warm tingle—the "flush." By the third set, his skin felt tight, his muscles gorged with oxygenated blood. He looked in the mirror and saw it: the clarity, the fullness, the absolute focus.

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