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2. Pull-up (exercise) - Wikipedia

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   A U.S. marine performing a pull-up. A pull-up is an upper-body strength exercise.The pull-up is a closed-chain movement where the body is suspended by the hands, gripping a bar or other implement at a distance typically wider than shoulder-width, and pulled up.

3. Muscle-up - Wikipedia

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   The muscle-up begins with the arms extended above the head, gripping a hold in the overhand pull-up position. The hold is usually on a chin-up bar or gymnastic rings. The body is then explosively pulled up by the arms in a radial pull-up, with greater speed than a regular pull-up. When the bar approaches the upper chest, the wrists are swiftly ...

4. Bodyweight exercise - Wikipedia

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   Such strength training has become more popular among recreational and professional athletes. [2] Bodyweight training uses simple abilities like pushing, pulling, squatting, bending, twisting and balancing. [2] Movements such as the push-up, the pull-up, and the sit-up are among the most common bodyweight exercises. [3]

5. 'At 45, I Started This 12-Week Strength Program To Cope With ...

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   The trainer had me doing a lot of barbell work, like back and front squats, Romanian deadlifts, bench presses, lunges, Bulgarian split squats, side lunges, lat pull-downs, biceps curls and more ...

6. Strength training - Wikipedia

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   Strength training is primarily an anaerobic activity, although circuit training also is a form of aerobic exercise. Strength training can increase muscle, tendon, and ligament strength as well as bone density, metabolism, and the lactate threshold; improve joint and cardiac function; and reduce the risk of injury in athletes and the elderly ...

7. Should you do more reps or lift heavier weights? A trainer ...

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   For a beginner, strength training is not at all straightforward, and there are a lot of mixed messages about the best way to go about it. In the gym, the heavy weights are often set up in a ...