barbell
an apparatus used in weight-lifting, consisting of a bar with replaceable, disk-shaped weights fastened to the ends.
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An unweighted squat will still engage all those muscles if it’s done properly, but a sloppy squat under a loaded barbell could leave some of them out—which is inefficient at best, and potentially dangerous at worst.
A trap bar deadlift is the same motion, except instead of grabbing a barbell you use a contraption that you stand inside.
Another is a traditional back squat, where you hold a barbell up by your shoulders.
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Naomi then steadied herself in a wide leg stance in front of the barbell, propped at chest-height on a metal stand.
And the voice near his ear said: "A hundred yards to go, barbell."
Anything You Can Do | Gordon Randall GarrettA while later, the voice in his ear said: "A hundred yards to go, barbell."
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British Dictionary definitions for barbell
/ (ˈbɑːˌbɛl) /
a metal rod to which heavy discs are attached at each end for weightlifting exercises
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