How to Use barbell in a Sentence

barbell

noun
  • The top of the barbell is fine.
    — Katica Roy, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Bend at the hips and knees, and grasp the barbell with both hands.
    — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Grip the barbell with both hands so that your hands are placed wider than your knees.
    — Amy Eisinger, M.a., SELF, 4 Jan. 2021
  • Sure, a barbell, weight plates, and a pull-up bar are great places to start.
    — Mike Richard and Ebenezer Samuel, Men's Health, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Hinge at the hips to lower the barbell to the ground.
    — Jenessa Connor, Health, 10 June 2026
  • Make sure the barbell is centered and not too far left or right.
    — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Then, squat down to grab the barbell with both hands between your legs.
    — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 20 Feb. 2018
  • And this upper-body barbell workout is a good place to start.
    — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 12 Jan. 2020
  • These go on each end of a barbell to keep removable weight plates in place.
    — Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Lie on a bench holding a barbell or two dumbbells above your chest.
    — Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Then take your words to heart and get back on the treadmill and under the barbell.
    — Fred Sassani, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Lie flat on a bench holding a barbell with your hands shoulder-width apart.
    — Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 28 Dec. 2025
  • No bench or spotter required—just take a heavy barbell and push it over your head.
    — Anthony J. Yeung, Esquire, 21 Mar. 2017
  • Stand behind the barbell with your feet hip-width apart and your knees slightly bent.
    — Amy Eisinger, M.a., SELF, 4 Jan. 2021
  • And the hotel gym isn't just a sad room with some barbells and a yoga mat these days.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Mar. 2018
  • In the snatch, the lifter raises the barbell from the floor to above his head in one motion.
    — Rick Armstrong, Aurora Beacon-News, 30 June 2018
  • Along the way, players can pick up tokens, such as a barbell, a glass or a jet plane.
    — Katie Mettler, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2019
  • The barbell hip thrust can be a little more cumbersome to set up.
    — Tiffany Ayuda, SELF, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Stand with the barbell at your shins, your feet about shoulder-width apart, knees slightly bent.
    — Greg Presto, Men's Health, 26 May 2022
  • Clements then struck her repeatedly in the head with a barbell pole.
    — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The video then captured her doing a series of barbell squats.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Strength, after all, is not measured by the number on a barbell.
    — Paula Chesley, STAT, 3 June 2026
  • Tyler Joe Hold the top end of the barbell at your chest with an overhand grip.
    — Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Lower your torso and grip the barbell with your hands about shoulder-width apart.
    — Jenessa Connor, Health, 10 June 2026
  • The hexagonal frame means users raised the bar around them, instead of in front like a barbell.
    — Anthony Marcusa, chicagotribune.com, 22 Mar. 2021
  • This includes things like a big plank, a bag full of tools, and a barbell with two 10-pound weights.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 19 Jan. 2023
  • At each end, like a barbell, is a two-story stack of rooms; the kitchen is below grade, down a flight of stairs.
    — New York Times, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Try dropping a few pounds from each side of the barbell, and relax your knees, holding your chest up and out.
    — Jay Willis, GQ, 29 Oct. 2017
  • When Boone makes up her mind to do something, pity the barbell or anything else that stands in her way.
    — David Whitley, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 June 2017
  • This barbell club is one of the largest in the state of North Carolina.
    — Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026

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