body press

Full weight tackle

A body press is a wrestling move where one wrestler pins an opponent by pressing their full body weight down on them, typically across the chest and shoulders.

The term extends to any situation where someone uses their body mass to hold something or someone in place: She used a body press to keep the door from flying open.

wrestling

pin

Pointed metal fastener

hold · mount · mat · clinch · suplex · throw · reversal · guard · scramble · escape

compression

squeeze

Firm bilateral compression

crush · clamping · bearing down · pinning down · immobilization · restraint · constriction · leverage

exercise

push-up

Prone bodyweight arm exercise

  • plankFlat timber piece
  • dipBrief immersion or condiment
  • benchShared seating surface

isometric hold · bodyweight training · pectoral · triceps · repetition · form · set

Categories
Opposites
wrestling technique type

body presschokehold

Neck-constricting restraint

sleeper hold · submission hold · joint lock · leg lock · guillotine choke

physical engagement style

body pressescape

Flight from captivity

reversal · breakaway · sprawl · evasion · dodge

Family

press, body, express, expression, impress, impressive, impression, pressed, bodily

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated PG