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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. 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 .

4. Universal Gym Equipment - Wikipedia

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   Zinkin wanted to make strength training safer and more accessible to novices, and thus broaden the appeal of the sport. To that end, he developed the "weight machine". Instead of lifting a bar with weight plates on it, the user pulls or pushes a handle connected by levers or cables to a stack of weight plates riding on steel guideposts. This ...

5. Experts Say Weight Lifting Is The Fountain Of Youth. Here's ...

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   Discover how senior weight lifting can help women over 60 build strength, ... Time: 15-20 minutes | Equipment: Dumbbells, kettlebells, ... single-leg exercises are a great tool to rely on, as long ...

6. List of weight training exercises - Wikipedia

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   If a weight is used, then it rests upon the shoulders, or is held in the hand(s). This is an isolation exercise for the calves; it particularly emphasises the gastrocnemius muscle, and recruits the soleus muscle. [6] Equipment Body weight, dumbbells, barbell, Smith machine or standing calf raise machine. Major variants

7. Senior Women? You Should be Lifting Weights, and Here's Why - AOL

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   However, lifting weights can slow—or even reverse—the decline. According to a study in Geriatrics : “Progressive resistance exercises can produce substantial increases in strength and muscle ...