throw-weight n.— «Reducing the overall deterrent punch—known as “throw-weight” in nuclear parlance—by adapting a few of the new generation of Astute nuclear hunter-killer attack boats under construction at Barrow-in-Furness to...
headache bar n.— «The city added a height restriction, designed to eliminate most of the trucks that would also violate the weight limit. They installed what’s euphemistically called a “headache bar,” a section of PVC pipe strung across...
beep test n.— «After being measured for height, weight, and skin folds and given complete medical tests, the prospective AFL candidates were put through agility runs, vertical jumps of both left and right feet and from a standing start...
tiger belly n.— «I have a feeling that if there was a reliable way, women would have been using it a lot sooner than weight trainees (pregnancy and stretch marks and the tiger belly thing).» —“Re: Stretch Marks” by...
skull-crusher n. a weight-lifting exercise in which one lies face upward on a bench and uses the arms to extend barbells above the face and head. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
skull crusher n.— «Incline Barbell Triceps Extension…Do not bounce the weight off of your forehead (someone once undoubtedly did, because many bodybuilders call this movement skull crushers).» —by Edward Connors Gold’s Gym...