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pull-up an exercise in which the body is raised up by the arms pulling on a horizontal bar fixed above the head How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Of the more than 20,000 local fifth-, seventh- and ninth-graders tested in running, pull-ups, push-ups and three other areas, only about 3,900 -- or about 19 percent -- could meet the state's minimum standards in all six. So, besides focusing on seated rows, pull-ups or lat pulldowns during dry-land workouts, the rowers must include important pushing movements such as bench presses, incline presses, or parallel bar dips. In February 2003, he became the first double above-knee amputee to reach the summit of Africa's tallest peak, Mt Kilimanjaro; and more recently, in a spectacular effort requiring more than 2,800 pull-ups, created history once again in an ascent of America's tallest cliff face, El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. |
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