weightlifting

Noun
  1. Bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights (synset 100627428)
    is a type of: anaerobic exercise, bodybuilding, muscle building, musclebuilding - exercise that builds muscles through tension
    subtypes:
    • jerk - raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms
    • bench press - a weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward
    • clean, clean and jerk - a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
    • military press, press - a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
    • snatch - a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion
    same as: weightlift

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