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  2. Row (weight-lifting) - Wikipedia

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    In strength training, rowing (or a row, usually preceded by a qualifying adjective — for instance a cable seated row, barbell upright row, dumbbell bent-over row, T-bar rows, et cetera) is an exercise where the purpose is to strengthen the muscles that draw the rower's arms toward the body (latissimus dorsi) as well as those that retract the scapulae (trapezius and rhomboids) and those that ...

  3. Cable machine - Wikipedia

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    The upright row is one exercise that can be performed on the cable machine. A cable machine is an item of equipment used in weight training or functional training.It consists of a rectangular, vertically oriented steel frame about 3 metres wide and 2 metres high, with a weight stack attached via a cable and pulley system to one or more handles. [1]

  4. Pull-down (exercise) - Wikipedia

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    Cable pull-down exercise to the front with a medium-width overhand (pronated) grip. The pull-down exercise is a strength training exercise designed to develop the latissimus dorsi muscle. It performs the functions of downward rotation and depression of the scapulae combined with adduction and extension of the shoulder joint.

  5. Bent-over row - Wikipedia

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    Yates row: [5] [1] named after Dorian Yates; a row done with underhand grip and a slightly more upright torso than a regular row. Two-arm smith machine bent-over-row. This version is similar to the two arm barbell row but utilizes a smith machine bar instead of a barbell, allowing for safer and more controlled movements. [6] One arm rows:

  6. 20 Minute Workout - Wikipedia

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    There are numerous websites hosted by fans that detail about the dancers, and include so-called screen-captures from the show. The :20 Minute Workout is a spin-off from Aerobicise, a series of home videos that were first released in 1981, which had varying subtitles of "The Beginners Workout," "The Ultimate Workout," and "The Beautiful Workout."

  7. Rowing (sport) - Wikipedia

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    Rowing is a low-impact sport with movement only in defined ranges, so that twist and sprain injuries are rare. However, the repetitive rowing action can put strain on knee joints , the spine and the tendons of the forearm, and inflammation of these are the most common rowing injuries. [ 60 ]

  8. Zhan zhuang - Wikipedia

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    Zhan zhuang (simplified Chinese: 站桩; traditional Chinese: 站樁; pinyin: zhàn zhuāng; lit. 'standing [like a] post') is a training method often practiced by students of neijia (internal kung fu), such as yiquan, xingyiquan, baguazhang and tai chi.

  9. Squatting position - Wikipedia

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    Some women use one or both hands to focus the direction of the urine stream, which is more easily achieved while in the squatting position. [ 23 ] [ failed verification ] A partial squatting position (or "hovering") while urinating is often done to avoid sitting on a potentially contaminated toilet seat , but it may leave urine behind in the ...