"pumping iron" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1994, Aaron Binder, Pumping Iron After Fifty: The Golden Thread to the Self, page 29",
          "text": "And your partner will be a friend; pumping iron is not a competition.",
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          "ref": "2003, Joseph F. Mullen, Strength Training for Women Only, page 35",
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          "ref": "2008, David Marlow, Muscle Bound, page 102",
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