dead lift
nounDefinition of dead lift
: a lift in weight lifting in which the weight is lifted from the floor to hip level
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Such feats of strength were hardly unusual for Mr. Columbu, whose website notes that his personal records included bench pressing 525 pounds, squatting 655 pounds, and dead lifting 750. — Daniel E. Slotnik, BostonGlobe.com, "Franco Columbu, bodybuilder and Schwarzenegger friend, 78," 2 Sep. 2019 Two lower-body days include dead lifts, walking lunges and reverse lunges. — Jen Murphy, WSJ, "The Cyclist Who Won When She Stopped Racing," 19 May 2018 Squats and dead lifts were her primary focus, with an emphasis on heavier weights. — Dave Melton, Post-Tribune, "A rise from Shine: junior sprinter Adeyah Shine sparks host Munster at Ed Woodrick Invitational," 28 Apr. 2018 The Bone Clinic in Brisbane, where Mrs. Tuke trains, is at the forefront of a growing movement that promotes high-intensity lifts—such as dead lifts and squats—for women with thinning bones. — Laura Johannes, WSJ, "The Common Advice for Those With Thinning Bones Could Be All Wrong," 22 Apr. 2018 Gabe Kapler loves to dead lift 555 pounds, hoard statistical analyses and fire up his players. — Tom Verducci, SI.com, "Gabe Kapler Is an Analytics Fanatic Addicted to Fitness. Are Phillies Fans Ready to Embrace Him?," 10 Apr. 2018 Bench is around 315 [pounds], squat is around 600, and dead lifts are pushing 650-ish. — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, "Five questions with Maryland men’s lacrosse player Curtis Corley," 4 Apr. 2018 The dead lift: The heaviest object in the universe isn’t a black hole. — James Breakwell, Indianapolis Star, "Xploding Unicorn: Parenting Olympics would judge you with cold, hard numbers," 4 Apr. 2018 Multi-joint movements such as squats, dead lifts and lunges recruit several muscle groups at once, as opposed to isolated movements such as bicep curls. — Philly.com, "3 exercises to fight signs of aging," 3 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dead lift.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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