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barbell

A weight-training device consisting of a long steel bar with attached weights of various weights, which requires both hands to lift.

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It is possible to affirm that despite the mechanical differences between barbell hip thrust (BHT) and more traditional exercises, such as squatting, the inclusion of these in a strength training program can produce summative effects on the performance of international level speed athletes (Loturco et al., 2018).

Barbell Hip Thrust, Muscular Activation and Performance: A Systematic Review

Barbell lifting can appear intimidating if all you have seen of it is heavily muscled bros benching at your local gym.

Why are women suddenly taking to strength training?

Yet removing a tongue barbell from an incapacitated patient at the emergency department during surgery is no mean feat!

Female genital alteration: Where do we draw the line?

There are highlighted: duration of movement divided into 5 phases of the movement, bar trajectory (X, Y); velocity and force of barbell lifting (X, Y, R-resultant of these ones).

Biomechanical characteristics of movement phases of snatch style in performace weightlifting

Also worrying for the weightlifting body is the fact that the barbells shortage is now threatening to upset the plans of the lifters who are preparing for the Senior and Junior Commonwealth Championships to be held in Penang, Malaysia, from October 20.

Lifters quit camp due to paucity of barbells

I read in a medical journal recently of a case where the metal barbell became completely embedded in the tongue, requiring surgery.

YOUR PROBLEMS: WE HATE HER STUD

As the whole work-out is based around free weights, all you have to do to lift the intensity is increase the weights on the barbells.

DRIVE YOU TO DRINK

A spokesman said: "It could be described as a combination of aerobics and weight-lifting, using barbells and weights to develop the body, all to the sound of music.

Weight for it - let your body take the strain

The bicep curl, using handweights or barbells is the most common way to keep your muscles strong.

Strong arm tactics; DON'T BE A DUMBBELL ... LEARN THE RIGHT WAY TO BUILD MUSCLE

After fifty-five minutes of the usual "we-must-strengthen-the-family" drivel (time for national distribution of barbells), Bradley, looking like he'd been sucking on a persimmon way too long, suggested that the real problem in America was "inadequate economic growth, unfairly shared" and that there was "no way to separate someone's earning power from their prospects for life." Moderator Tim Russert stopped this insight dead in its tracks by shooting back, "But lack of a job is no substitute for lack of values!" If you can come up with nonsensical comments like this one, you could even host your own show.

You, too, can be a pundit

I also exercise with three-pound barbells. I do my own cooking.

The bottom line

There were barbells in the den, baloney in the refrigerator, and a curved sectional sofa hugging a massive TV set in the front room.