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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Pumping iron - at least heavy dumbbells - will be banned in Danish prisons following complaints by wardens who feel threatened by inmates turning themselves into 'monster men.' Denmark's Prison and Probation Service decided to immediately remove all dumbbells and weightlifting discs of more than 30 kilograms (66 pounds) from fitness centers in the country's 80 state prisons and probation centers. Pedersen called it 'total madness' that inmates have been using dumbbells of 50 kilograms (110 pounds) in prison gyms. The prison board's decision came after prison staff had reported 'several cases of inmates with aggressive attitudes,' Pedersen said, adding that such prisoners represent about 300 of Denmark's 3,500 inmates. 'The combination of heavy dumbbells and anabolic steroids has led to a very harsh and negative prison culture,' Pedersen said...
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