weight-lift — verb lift weights This guy can press 300 pounds • Syn: ↑weightlift, ↑press • Derivationally related forms: ↑press (for: ↑press), ↑weightlifter ( … Useful english dictionary
bench press — noun 1. a weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑weightlift, ↑weightlifting • Hyponyms: ↑incline bench press 2. a small punch press mounted on a workbench • … Useful english dictionary
clean and jerk — noun a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead • Syn: ↑clean • Hypernyms: ↑weightlift, ↑weightlifting • Part Meronyms: ↑jerk * * * noun : a lift in we … Useful english dictionary
military press — noun a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead • Syn: ↑press • Derivationally related forms: ↑press (for: ↑press) • Hypernyms: ↑weightlift, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Khadr El Touni — Khadr Sayed El Touni ( ar. خضر التوني, also spelled Khedr Eltouny; March 15, 1915 ndash; September 25, 1956) was an Egypt s weightlifter. Until recently he was ranked #1 on the list of history s 50 greatest weightlifters issued by the… … Wikipedia
Kinkotsuman — nihongo|Kinkotsuman|キン骨マン,|lit. Bone and tendon Man is a character in Yudetamago s manga and anime series Kinnikuman and it s sequel Kinnikuman Nisei (Ultimate Muscle). His name is changed to Skullduggery in the English dub of… … Wikipedia
pecks — AND pecs; pects [peks AND pekts] n. the pectoral muscles. (From weightlift ing and bodybuilding.) □ Look at the pecks on that guy! □ With pects like that he needs a bra … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
anaerobic exercise — noun exercise that builds muscles through tension • Syn: ↑bodybuilding, ↑muscle building, ↑musclebuilding • Hypernyms: ↑exercise, ↑exercising, ↑physical exercise, ↑physical exertion, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bodybuilding — noun exercise that builds muscles through tension (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑anaerobic exercise, ↑muscle building, ↑musclebuilding • Hypernyms: ↑exercise, ↑exercising, ↑physical exercise, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
lifter — noun 1. an athlete who lifts barbells (Freq. 4) • Syn: ↑weightlifter • Derivationally related forms: ↑lift, ↑weightlift (for: ↑weightlifter) … Useful english dictionary