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  2. Arm wrestling - Wikipedia

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    Common lifts for arm wrestling include bicep curls, hammer curls, wrist curls, rows, pull-ups, and other exercises which develop overall pulling strength and greater pressures against the opponent. Pushing exercises are generally secondary, except in certain cases where they strengthen techniques and movements such as the press ( bench press ...

  3. Strength training - Wikipedia

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    Strength training is primarily an anaerobic activity, although circuit training also is a form of aerobic exercise. Strength training can increase muscle, tendon, and ligament strength as well as bone density, metabolism, and the lactate threshold; improve joint and cardiac function; and reduce the risk of injury in athletes and the elderly ...

  4. Bodybuilding - Wikipedia

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    It is the repair of these micro-traumas that results in muscle growth. Normally, this soreness becomes most apparent a day or two after a workout. However, as muscles become adapted to the exercises, soreness tends to decrease. [57] Weight training aims to build muscle by prompting two different types of hypertrophy: sarcoplasmic and ...

  5. List of weight training exercises - Wikipedia

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    The deadlift is a very effective compound exercise for strengthening the lower back, but also exercises many other major muscle groups, including quads, hamstrings and abdominals. It is a challenging exercise, as poor form or execution can cause serious injury. [8]

  6. High-intensity training - Wikipedia

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    Unlike traditional workout routines that emphasize long hours in the gym, HIT principles require short but highly intense workouts. Exercises are performed with a high level of effort, or intensity, where it is thought that it will stimulate the body to produce an increase in muscular strength and size.

  7. Alexander Zass - Wikipedia

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    Alexander Ivanovich Zass (6 March 1888 – 26 September 1962) [2] was a Russian [3] strongman, professional wrestler, and animal trainer. [4] He was better known by his stage names, The Amazing Samson, [5] [6] Iron Samson, [6] or simply Samson, [7] Zass has been credited as the "first Russian champion in weightlifting in the pre-Revolutionary era".

  8. Pehlwani - Wikipedia

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    Their only training attire is the kowpeenam or loincloth. Vyayam or physical training is meant to build strength and develop muscle bulk and flexibility. Exercises that employ the wrestler's own bodyweight include the Surya Namaskara, shirshasana, and the danda, which are also found in hatha yoga, as well as the bethak.

  9. Bodyweight exercise - Wikipedia

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    A bodyweight squat exercise requires little space and no equipment. After squatting down an individual returns to standing while moving their arms back to their sides. The height of the squat can be adjusted higher or lower depending on individual requirements (i.e., someone unaccustomed to exercise may instead perform half or quarter squats).