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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. Two Hands Anyhow - Wikipedia

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   The most common version of the Two Hands Anyhow had lifters bent press a barbell with the strong arm and then lift a smaller weight with the other arm, usually a kettlebell. The world record for the two hands anyhow in this style is 448 lb (203 kg) by Arthur Saxon who used a 336 lb (152 kg) barbell and a 112 lb (51 kg) kettlebell.

5. How to Use Ankle & Hand Weights While Walking to ... - AOL

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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. Shake Weight - Wikipedia

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   The Shake Weight is a modified dumbbell that oscillates, purportedly increasing the effects of exercise. As a result of the perceived sexually suggestive nature of the product, infomercial clips of the exercise device have gone viral.