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barbell

[bahr-bel] / ˈbɑrˌbɛl /
NOUN
free weight
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You don’t need a gym membership or a heavy barbell, either.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

Its design shows the prison’s floor plan, while one panel depicts a man lifting a barbell labeled “Time” and another reads, “I didn’t do it, Guv!! Honest!”

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

“People are looking for some of that barbell optionality in LatAm financials and commodities,” he says.

From Barron's Feb. 12, 2026

To exploit the wide performance dispersion of AI winners and losers, Cau and team recommend a barbell approach.

From MarketWatch Feb. 11, 2026

Golly rolls his eyes as he adds a forty-five-pound plate to each end of the barbell.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

"Training all major muscle groups at least twice a week matters far more than chasing the idea of a 'perfect' or complex training plan. Whether it's barbells, bands, or bodyweight, consistency and effort drive results."

From Science Daily Mar. 19, 2026

Brandon Blackwell sits in his apartment in the Jamaica section of Queens, training with a collection of 30,000 homemade flash cards the way weight lifters train with barbells.

From New York Times Apr. 7, 2024

The men's facility featured rows of workout platforms, outfitted with dumbbells, barbells and weights capable of going into the hundreds of pounds.

From BBC Apr. 5, 2024

I loved talking to my gym buddies about how amazing it was to have a full array of dumbbells, kettlebells and barbells again.

From Seattle Times Jun. 10, 2022

There are two sets of barbells, a burlap sack of sand, a jump rope with red wooden handles, and a pear-shaped leather punching bag nailed to the closet ceiling.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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