parallel bars

Horizontal gymnastics apparatus

Parallel bars are a piece of gymnastics apparatus consisting of two horizontal bars of equal length mounted at the same height on vertical supports.

Gymnasts grip the bars to perform swinging, balancing, and aerial maneuvers: He stuck the dismount off the parallel bars.

The apparatus is a staple of men's artistic gymnastics competition.

apparatus

dip

Brief immersion or condiment

straddle · press · cast · dismount · mount · routine · grip · release · giant · peach

competition

score

Numerical standing in competition

execution · medal · finals · championship · qualification · deduction · team final

physicality

upper body

Torso and arms region

stability · balance · control · strength · straight arm · body tension · pike · tuck

training

chalk

Soft sedimentary writing stone

conditioning · drills · skills · progressions · strength · flexibility · repetition · practice · warm-up · muscle memory

gymnastics

pommel horse

Handled gymnastics apparatus

floor exercise · horizontal bar · balance beam · artistic gymnastics · apparatus · event · all-around · specialist · rotation · MAG

Categories
Opposites
bar configuration in gymnastics

parallel barsuneven bars

Staggered horizontal rails apparatus

high bar · horizontal bar · balance beam · floor exercise · pommel horse

geometric arrangement

parallel barsintersecting lines

Paths meeting at a point

converging lines

Family

parallel, bars, parallels, unparalleled, parallelism, paralleling, paralleled, parallax, nonparallel

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G