barbell

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“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

In part, I needed a trainer to keep me from dropping a barbell on myself; plus I had no clue how to safely do a squat, let alone design an effective workout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

“We have elderly people at the Y. We’re really a mixed group. But he’s in a barbell class. It’s a strenuous workout. … He’s a standout guy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

His father taught him how to work a punching bag and made him a barbell from two lead-filled coffee cans welded to a pipe.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand