salmon ladder
Upstream migration aid
A salmon ladder is a series of ascending pools built into a dam or waterfall, allowing salmon to leap from one level to the next during their upstream migration to spawn.
The steps mimic natural cascades, giving fish a navigable path around man-made obstacles.
In fitness, a salmon ladder is a climbing apparatus where you hang from a bar and explosively hop it up a series of rungs—the motion resembles a fish leaping upstream: She trained on the salmon ladder for months before attempting American Ninja Warrior.
Self-hoisting bar exercise
- muscle-upPull-to-dip transition movement
- calisthenicsEquipment-free resistance exercises
- bodyweightOne's own mass
- strengthPower to exert force
fitness · crossfit · training · grip strength · explosive · plyometrics · conditioning · reps
Dam bypass for migrating species
- weirLow river barrier
- damWater-holding barrier
- upstreamToward a river's origin
- migrationMovement to new territory
spawning · river · stream · bypass · wildlife · conservation · hydroelectric
Move upward
- climbAscend using effort
- upwardToward a higher position
- riseMove to higher position
- launchSet into motion
progression · mount · advance · elevation · vertical · dynamic · momentum · timing
Athletic obstacle course competitor
- obstacle courseRoute requiring climbing, jumping, crawling
- American Ninja WarriorObstacle course TV competition
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- contestantCompetition participant
course · challenge · grip · hang · bars · rungs · climbing · athletic
pull-up
Self-hoisting bar exercise
- muscle-upPull-to-dip transition movement
- calisthenicsEquipment-free resistance exercises
- bodyweightOne's own mass
strength · fitness · crossfit · training · grip strength · explosive · plyometrics · conditioning · reps · sets
fishway
Dam bypass for migrating species
migration · spawning · river · stream · bypass · wildlife · conservation · hydroelectric
ascend
Move upward
launch · progression · mount · advance · elevation · vertical · dynamic · momentum · timing · coordination
ninja warrior
Athletic obstacle course competitor
- obstacle courseRoute requiring climbing, jumping, crawling
- American Ninja WarriorObstacle course TV competition
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
contestant · course · challenge · grip · hang · bars · rungs · climbing · athletic · agility
bars
Rods, taverns, or measures
handles · spacing · height · steel · mounted · garage gym · home gym · outdoor · freestanding · wall-mounted
- obstacle coursesmonkey bars, cargo nets, rope climb, wall climb, balance beam
- salmonsockeye, chinook, coho, kokanee, steelhead
- salmon fishingchinook, sockeye, coho, spawning, spawning grounds
- fishwaysfishway, fish pass
- wildlife crossingswildlife crossing, wildlife bridge, eco-bridge, wildlife corridor, land bridge