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horizontal barEvent in men's gymnastics competition in which a steel bar fixed about 8 ft (2.4 m) above the floor is used for swinging exercises. Competitors generally wear hand protectors and perform routines that last 15–30 seconds. Exercises include the giant swing and various vaults (such as the straddle vault). It has been an Olympic event since the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. 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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| SIMI VALLEY -- Steve Luce was inspired by Cathy Rigby when he was growing up in the San Fernando Valley and wound up competing in gymnastics himself for California State University, Northridge, where he placed 10th in the nation on the high bar in the mid-1970s. 3/sets (3 sets) 3/sets 3/sets 4 Stage Pull 2 Push Press % Power Snatch % Power Cleans % sets Power Cleans % Bench % Snatch Pulls 3 High Bar Squats % x 10 High Bar Squats Incline Bench 3 Shrugs 3 x 10 Lunges 2X10 % x 10 Leg Ext. The project promises to hit an especially high bar in environmental sensitivity, in keeping with a pledge by the Battery Park City Authority to create a sustainable community. |
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