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Genie is an American company that manufactures work lifts and platforms used in construction, maintenance, warehouse stocking, and equipment installation. Founded in 1966 by Bud Bushnell, the company operated independently until acquired by Terex in 2002. [1]
Epping is an industrial area of Cape Town that is situated to the south of Thornton, east of Pinelands and north of Langa. Epping Industria was first developed in the late 1940s. Industrial development was initially slow and in the early 1950s the circular Gunners Circle was used as a race track for cars.
In January 2010, Ardent acquired seven of Zest's Western Australian health clubs for $4.2 million in cash and stock. The locations were rebranded to Goodlife Health Clubs. [7] In August 2016, Ardent sold the 76-club Goodlife business to Quadrant Private Equity for $260 million, forming part of its Fitness and Lifestyle Group. [8] [9]
In this position, the extended arms are swung from one side to another in a twisting motion with or without weight. Equipment: body weight, kettlebell , medicine ball , or dumbbell. Major variants: back kept off the floor at 45° angle, back rested on exercise ball , feet resting on the floor, anchored or kept off the floor.
The snatch is a wide-grip lift, in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one motion. The clean and jerk and the clean and press are combination lifts in which the weight is first taken from the ground to the front of the shoulders (the clean ), and then from the shoulders to overhead (the first using a jerk , the second an overhead press ).
In 2007, Snap Fitness opened its first international location, expanding into Canada with a location in Winnipeg, Manitoba. By 2008, Snap Fitness had 910 clubs with 400,000 members in 46 states in the U.S., [3] and continued its global expansion with its first club in India, as well as adding locations in Australia and New Zealand. [4]
Periodization refers to the organization of training into sequential phases and cyclical periods, and the change in training over time. The simplest strength training periodization involves keeping a fixed schedule of sets and reps (e.g. 2 sets of 12 reps of bicep curls every 2 days), and steadily increasing the intensity on a weekly basis.
Rogue originally started in 2007 in Toledo, Ohio, by Bill Henniger when he had difficulty finding the necessary equipment for his new gym, a CrossFit affiliate.He set up an e-commerce one-stop site roguefitness.com, with the intention of selling all the equipment necessary for a CrossFit gym. [2]