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barbell

[ bahr-bel ]

noun

  1. an apparatus used in weight-lifting, consisting of a bar with replaceable, disk-shaped weights fastened to the ends.


barbell

/ ˈ²úÉ‘ËËŒ²úÉ›±ô /

noun

  1. a metal rod to which heavy discs are attached at each end for weightlifting exercises
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Origin of barbell1

First recorded in 1885–90; bar 1 + bell 1
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"I had to rush to a class and you know when you need the loo but you ignore it because you're rushing, I lifted the barbell and it was just too much," she said.

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Cedars-Sinai’s Gulati notes the many different forms of strength training beyond the stereotypical image of iron dumbbells or a hulking barbell.

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Five years after picking up a barbell for the first time, Campbell became the first British woman to win an Olympic weightlifting medal with silver in Tokyo and is heavily fancied to go one better.

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He has acted out a young athlete struggling to lift heavy barbells compared with other competitors “who transitioned.â€

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The men's facility featured rows of workout platforms, outfitted with dumbbells, barbells and weights capable of going into the hundreds of pounds.

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