dumbbell
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The sessions included deadlifts, dumbbell bench presses, lateral bounds, resistance band drills, sprints and hurdles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2025
While vests add resistance to cardio, they don’t replace focused strength-training like dumbbell or body-weight exercises, Fielding says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2025
"The dumbbell thus acts a bit like the needle on a compass, allowing us to read off the z coordinate according to its orientation," says Prof. Dr. Dieter Meschede.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2024
He was injured returning a dumbbell to its rack in Toronto’s weight room.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
That's why I'd grown up holding a stick or a ball or a dumbbell.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
Researchers note that free weights, dumbbells, weight machines, and bodyweight exercises such as modified push-ups, wall presses, and knee bends can all help improve strength.
From Science Daily ● May 12, 2026
It could involve kettle bells, dumbbells, walking lunges, pull ups, squatting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
“We use dumbbells like you’d use at the gym,” Porciuncula says, “not those inflatable ones or foam ones, plus weighted medicine balls, kickboards, paddles and other aqua resistance equipment.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026
A bright painted mural on one wall announced Freedom Home; another, next to a heavy punching bag and some dumbbells, commemorated actress Betty White, who campaigned for animal welfare.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2024
He had the dumbbells in his hands and he started a halfhearted set.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
