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  2. Pull-up (exercise) - Wikipedia

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    Pull-ups are a common way to measure upper body strength, endurance, and strength-to-weight ratio. [1] [21] The strength to do a pull-up is correlated with job-related tasks in some careers such as firefighting, police, and military. [21] Pull-ups are used as a conditioning activity for many sports, especially those that require pulling ...

  3. Strength training - Wikipedia

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    Dynamic warm-ups (performed with greater than 20% of maximal effort) enhance strength and power in upper-body exercises. [10] When properly warmed up the lifter will have more strength and stamina since the blood has begun to flow to the muscle groups. [13] Pulse raisers do not have any effect on either 1RM or submaximal training. [9]

  4. Uneven bars - Wikipedia

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    For levels 1-10, a fall is 0.5 points. Also, if the gymnast hits the low bar with her foot/feet (as Beth Tweddle did at the 2008 Olympics bars qualifications, and Viktoria Komova did at the 2012 Olympics bars apparatus finals), a deduction of 0.1 to 0.5 points will occur depending on the severity of the hit. The same deduction occurs when the ...

  5. Closed kinetic chain exercises - Wikipedia

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    Closed chain exercises are often compound movements, that generally incur compressive forces, while open-chain exercises are often isolation movements that promote more shearing forces. [ 1 ] CKC exercises involve more than one muscle group and joint simultaneously rather than concentrating solely on one, as many OKC exercises do (single-joint ...

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  7. Push-up - Wikipedia

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    The push-up (press-up in British English) is a common calisthenics exercise beginning from the prone position. By raising and lowering the body using the arms, push-ups exercise the pectoral muscles, triceps , and anterior deltoids , with ancillary benefits to the rest of the deltoids, serratus anterior , coracobrachialis and the midsection as ...

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    The dog was so confused. Dad's jacket was on, but they weren't going for a stroll — what gives?!. Related: Newfoundland Believing She Gave Birth to Bunnies Is the Sweetest Thing All Week

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