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  2. List of sports idioms - Wikipedia

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    In boxing, it was historically a weight division of 175 pounds (79 kg) or higher, but the lower limit is now set at 200 pounds (91 kg); the term is also used for a boxer fighting in this division. OED dates the boxing usage to 1877, although it was used in newspapers as early as 1849. [ 27 ] (

  3. Olympic weightlifting - Wikipedia

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    While the sport is officially named "weightlifting", the terms "Olympic weightlifting" and "Olympic-style weightlifting" are often used to distinguish it from the other sports and events that involve the lifting of weights, such as powerlifting, weight training, and strongman events. Similarly, the snatch and the clean and jerk are known as the ...

  4. Spotting (weight training) - Wikipedia

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    A man (lying down) performs a bench press with a spotter. Spotting in weight or resistance training is the act of supporting another person during a particular exercise, with an emphasis on allowing the participant to lift or push more than they could normally do safely. [1]

  5. Glossary of sumo terms - Wikipedia

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    A stew commonly eaten in large quantities by sumo wrestlers as part of a weight gain diet. It contains dashi or stock with sake or mirin to add flavor. The bulk of chankonabe is made up of large quantities of protein sources, usually chicken, fish (fried and made into balls), tofu , or sometimes beef; and vegetables (daikon, bok choy, etc.).

  6. ‘Lifting Heavy Weights Scored Me Ab Definition For The First ...

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    Like most women, I wasn’t lifting heavy enough during all of those years and decades before turning 43. I'd spent most of my hours/decades in the gym doing random workouts.

  7. From ‘Basic’ to ‘Boujee,’ Here Are 29 Gen Z Slang Terms To ...

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    So, let me–a Zillenial–break down the 29 most important Gen Z slang terms for you to whip out at the next family gathering. And trust me, from simp to stan, these terms are anything but basic.

  8. Category:Sports terminology - Wikipedia

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    For glossaries of terms, please place the glossaries in Category:Glossaries of sports and, if one exists, the sport-specific subcategory of Category:Sports terminology. Do not a create a sport-specific subcategory just to hold a lone glossary article (it will just get up-merged again at WP:CFD ).

  9. Weightlifting - Wikipedia

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    Other weightlifting sports include stone lifting, powerlifting, kettlebell lifting, and para powerlifting—the weightlifting sport practiced at the Paralympic Games. Different weightlifting sports may be distinguished by the different ways of lifting a weight, and/or the objects lifted. Weightlifting events are key elements of strength athletics.