plural barbells
1
: a bar with adjustable weighted disks attached to each end that is used for exercise and in weight lifting
2
: something that resembles a barbell
especially
: an ornament that consists of a small, thin metal rod with a ball or bead at each end and that is worn on the body as a piercing
Five years later, he has had eight ear piercings, a barbell on his lower lip and another silver barbell through his tongue. —
Anne Llamada Estonillo
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Lift the barbell by straightening your legs and back simultaneously, keeping your core engaged and your back flat.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 13 Dec. 2024
The high bar position places the barbell on the top of the shoulders over the trapezius muscles (broad muscles on the upper back and neck).3
The low bar position places the barbell lower, across the shoulder blades.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 5 Dec. 2024
In the clip, Brittany could be seen squatting low to the ground as her hands gripped onto a barbell resting on her shoulders with large weights on either end.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Then take your words to heart and get back on the treadmill and under the barbell.
—Fred Sassani, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Jan. 2024
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Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 13 Dec. 2024
The high bar position places the barbell on the top of the shoulders over the trapezius muscles (broad muscles on the upper back and neck).3
The low bar position places the barbell lower, across the shoulder blades.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 5 Dec. 2024
In the clip, Brittany could be seen squatting low to the ground as her hands gripped onto a barbell resting on her shoulders with large weights on either end.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Then take your words to heart and get back on the treadmill and under the barbell.
—Fred Sassani, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Jan. 2024
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barbell
noun
bar·bell
ˈbär-ˌbel 
: a bar with adjustable weighted disks attached to each end that is used for exercise and in weight lifting
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