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/ˈdɛdlɪft/ · noun
(weightlifting) A weight training exercise where one lifts a loaded barbell off the ground from a stabilized bent-over position..
2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xii I never did a squat or a deadlift—the exercises I now know are best for building a bigger, stronger, more athletic-looking body—because I had access to leg-extension, leg-curl, and leg-press machines.
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Dead lift means (weightlifting) A weight training exercise where one lifts a loaded barbell off the ground from a stabilized bent-over position..
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2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xii I never did a squat or a deadlift—the exercises I now know are best for building a bigger, stronger, more athletic-looking body—because I had access to leg-extension, leg-curl, and leg-press machines.
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