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デッドリフト Japanese meaning | Kotomora

デッドリフト

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Meanings

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deadlift

A weightlifting exercise where a loaded barbell is lifted from the ground to hip level.

彼かれはデッドリフトで200キロを持もち上あげた。
He lifted 200 kg in the deadlift.

デッドリフトは背せ中なかと脚あしの筋きん肉にくを鍛きたえるのに効こう果か的てきだ。

The deadlift is effective for training back and leg muscles.

Related words

スクワット
Squat: a compound lift where the barbell is held on the shoulders and the lifter bends the knees to lower the body. Deadlift starts from the floor with the barbell in front.
ベンチプレス
Bench press: an upper-body lift performed lying on a bench, pushing the barbell upward. Deadlift is a full-body pull from the floor.

Built from

デッド+リフト

Written forms

デッド・リフト
- デッドリフト
  Variant with interpunct; less common but seen in some contexts.
- デッド・リフト

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'deadlift'. The term entered Japanese through weightlifting and fitness culture.