Weight Lifting Equipment Names

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Exercise equipment is any apparatus or device used during physical activity to enhance the strength or conditioning effects of that exercise by providing either fixed or adjustable amounts of resistance, or to otherwise enhance the experience or outcome of an exercise routine.

Exercise equipment may also include such wearable items as proper footgear, gloves, and hydration packs.

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General strength training equipment

A broad range of different types of exercise equipment are available, including

• Free-weight training:
  • Preloaded dumbbells and conventional dumbbells
  • Kettlebells
  • Preloaded barbells and conventional barbells
  • Weight plates: bumper plates, steel plates, micro-plates
  • Collars
• Weight machines
• Cables
• Rowers
• Head/neck harness
• Variable resistance training:
  • Elastic bands (resistance bands): monster bands, hip circles, floss bands, mini bands
  • Chain accommodation training: chains
• Lifting accessories:
  • Straps, wraps and sleeves:
    • Lifting wrist straps
    • Wrist wraps
    • Elbow sleeves
    • Knee wraps
    • Knee sleeves
  • Hand care: Gym chalk, gloves
  • Sling shots]
  • Shoes (specifically made for Olympic weightlifting, squats, deadlifts, overhead press, etc.)
  • Belts (10 mm, 13 mm; small, medium, large; prong belts, lever belts)

Strongman (strength athlete) equipment

• Yokes
• Training sleds: sleds, push sleds, pull sleds
• Logs
• Axles
• Farmer's walk handles
• Stones: Atlas stones, stones of steel
• Kegs
• General grip strength: Captains of Crush Grippers, wrist rollers, Fat Gripz, pinch blocks, pull-up spheres
• Power pins, loading pins
• Hammers, slammers, maces, clubs
• Sandbags
• Bulgarian bags

Bodyweight training, calisthenics & gymnastics equipment

• Parallel bars (P-bars): high P-bars, low P-bars
• Pulling-related:
  • Pull-up/dip belts
  • Peg boards
  • Pull-up bars/systems:
    • Doorway (use leverage around door frame)
    • Extending door frame (extends out to fit between door frame)
    • Wall-mounted
    • Ceiling-mounted
    • Free standing bar
• Suspension training/trainer:
  • TRX Suspension Trainer
  • Jungle Gym XT
  • Flying
  • AirFit Trainer Pro
  • Gymnastic rings
• Weighted vests
• Limb weights: ankle weights, wrist weights
• Paralletes or push-up handles
• Medicine balls
• Swiss balls
• Ropes: jump ropes, climbing ropes, conditioning ropes
• Training Sleds

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Myofascial release and recovery tools

• Rolling: foam roller, RumbleRoller, GRID STK foam roller
• Balls: Lacrosse ball, spiky, dimple, rad roller or peanuts

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