Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

a barra livre apoiada nas costas segura pelas mão

English translation:

The free bar supported by their back, held by their hands

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Feb 23, 2015 11:38
9 yrs ago
Portuguese term

a barra livre apoiada nas costas segura pelas mão

Portuguese to English Medical Sports / Fitness / Recreation exercício
Para o exercício agachamento livre os sujeitos executaram no solo e sobre dois balance disks em cada pé, estando com a barra livre apoiada nas costas segura pelas mãos e realizando o movimento até que o joelho completasse um ângulo de 90º com o solo entre o segmento da coxa e da perna (Figura 2).

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The free bar supported by their back, held by their hands

Free weights/free bar, in this context is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight_training#Free_weights_ve...

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Note added at 1 hr (2015-02-23 13:13:41 GMT)
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"their" is referring to the "subjects" mentioned earlier in the sentence. I suppose a more scientific way of putting it would be "supported on the back, held by the hands"
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