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in which dogs were used as freight animals to move cargo. Canine weight pull has a long history dating to at least the Klondike Gold Rush, where it was...

meter track, this is known as a "full pull". When more than one tractor completes the course, more weight is added to the drag, and those competitors that...

particular, Newton considered weight to be relative to another object causing the gravitational pull, e.g. the weight of the Earth towards the Sun. Newton...

gymnastics rings. Pull-ups are a common way to measure upper body strength, endurance, and strength-to-weight ratio. The strength to do a pull-up is correlated...

meet increased oxygen requirements. One approach to breathing during weight training consists of avoiding holding one's breath and breathing shallowly. The...

manage (typically to mid [ chest] height) (the pull) at which point the barbell is flipped overhead. With relatively light weights (as in the "power snatch")...

wrestling), to not cooperate with a throw and to act as dead weight, which makes the moves the wrestler is attempting much harder, if not impossible to pull off...

σθένος (sthenos), meaning "strength". It is the art of using one's body weight as resistance to develop muscles. The practice was recorded as being used in...

the team or animal that can pull the most weight for a short distance. There are different weight classes and strict rules to avoid animal cruelty. Draft...

straight pull actions are quite common and are used almost exclusively in the Biathlon World Cup. The first company to make the straight pull action for...

narrower cut width (kerf). On the other hand, a pull stroke does not easily permit putting one's body weight behind a stroke. This can be readily solved by...

racing, skijoring, freighting, and weight pulling. More specifically, it implies the use of one or more dogs to pull a sled, most commonly a specialized...

use an individual's own weight to provide movement resistance, the weight being lifted is never greater than one's own body weight, and this can limit new...

an object is often referred to as its weight, though these are in fact different concepts and quantities. Nevertheless, one object will always weigh more...

A push–pull amplifier is a type of electronic circuit that uses a pair of active devices that alternately supply current to, or absorb current from, a...

sex toy that is used to elongate the scrotum and provide a feeling of weight pulling the testicles away from the body. This can be particularly enjoyable...

A training sled, weight sled, or fitness sled is a piece of exercise equipment that provides resistance as the user pushes, pulls, or otherwise moves the...

rope, with the goal being to bring the rope a certain distance in one direction against the force of the opposing team's pull. The Oxford English Dictionary...

the female genitals) through manual manipulation (pulling) or physical equipment (such as weights). It is a familial cultural practice in parts of Eastern...

sports have events that fall under the name of weight throw (Scottish Gaelic: caitheamh cuideam) one being the track and field event and the other being...