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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]
Weight lifting exercising devices 3,998,454 Force receiving exercising member 4,257,592 Exercising apparatus with improvements in handle structure, rope arrangement, and clamping means 4,493,485 Exercising apparatus and method 4,500,089 Weight lifting lower back exercising machine 4,511,137 Compound weight lifting exercising machine 4,600,196
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.
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]
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Strength and weight training. Practicing with heavy weapons [40] Holding and moving dumbbells around the body with a stepping action and twist of the torso. A similar routine is depicted whilst the exerciser holds a large square plate. Hanging weights over the shoulders. Lifting heavy stones including one handed lifts over the head. [46]
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