| 单词 | leg press |
| 释义 | > as lemmasleg press d. Weightlifting. An act of raising a weight to shoulder height, pausing, then gradually pushing it upwards above the head; a type of lift consisting of this sequence of movements. Also Bodybuilding and in weight training: any exercise involving a similar sequence of movements; frequently with modifying word indicating the part of the body exercised, as arm press, leg press, etc.; cf. bench press n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > weight-lifting > types of lift dead lift1828 jerk1894 press1906 clean1913 snatch1928 cleaning1949 1906 Westm. Gaz. 7 Sept. 3/2 Ordinarily I can do a one-arm press of 90 lb. 1908 Health & Strength Ann. 93 The Continental ‘Press’ can only be distinguished from our ‘Arm Press’ by a slight side wriggle. 1935 Encycl. Sports, Games & Pastimes 704/2 There are swings, presses, snatches, jerks, all made with one hand, as well as two-hand and shoulder lifts. 1978 L. Kramer Faggots 38 He did his daily..bench presses, tricep presses, chin-ups, seated curls, and shrugs on the extensive set of home weights he'd purchased. 1992 Olympics 92 (BBC Sports) 139/1 Weightlifting settled in 1928 for the result of each class being decided by the aggregate of three types of lift—the press, the snatch and the clean and jerk. 2004 Rugby World Feb. 151/2 Complete three sets of eight reps on hamstring curls, leg extensions and leg presses first of all. < as lemmas |
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