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2. Halteres (ancient Greece) - Wikipedia

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   The athlete would swing the weights backwards and forwards just before take-off, thrust them forwards during take-off, and swing them backwards just before releasing them and landing. Halteres were made of stone or metal and weighed between 2 and 9 kg (4 and 20 lb). They added about 17 cm (7 in) to a 3 m (10 ft) long jump. [7]

3. Universal Gym Equipment - Wikipedia

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   Universal Gym Equipment was an American manufacturer of exercise equipment, in particular weight machines. It was founded by Harold Zinkin in 1957. In 1998, it was acquired by Flexible Flyer. In 2006 it was acquired by Nautilus, Inc. The Universal Gym brand was subsequently discontinued except for a line of selectorized dumbbells. [1]

4. Dumbbell - Wikipedia

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   The forerunner of the dumbbell, halteres, were used in ancient Greece as lifting weights [1] [2] and also as weights for the ancient Greek version of the long jump. [3] A kind of dumbbell was also used in India for more than a millennium, shaped like a club – so it was named Indian club.

5. Arthur Jones (inventor) - Wikipedia

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   Arthur Allen Jones (November 22, 1926 – August 28, 2007) was the founder of Nautilus, Inc. and MedX, Inc. and the inventor of the Nautilus exercise machines, including the Nautilus pullover, which was first sold in 1970. [1]

6. Kettlebell - Wikipedia

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   Variations can include passing through the legs in a figure-8. Bent press A press utilizing a bent-leg windmill position to lift heavier weight than is otherwise possible. Clean The bell is swung between the legs and brought back up to the racked position (resting on the forearm in the crook of the elbow, with the elbow against the chest ...

7. List of weight training exercises - Wikipedia

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   Equipment: dumbbells, cable machine or lateral raise machine. Major variants: front raise (lift weights out to the front; emphasis is on the front deltoids), bent-over ~ (emphasis is on the rear deltoids), 180 degree lateral raise (weights are held slightly in front of the body and lifted over the head in a circular motion).