shot-putters
Heavy ball launchers
Shot-putters are athletes who compete in the shot put, a track and field event in which competitors throw a heavy metal ball as far as possible from a circular throwing area.
The sport demands explosive power and technique: The shot-putters warmed up behind the stadium.
Move with effortless continuity
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- rotationTurning on an axis
- releaseTo let go
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
delivery · acceleration · balance · footwork · follow-through · explosive · thrust · drive
Tool or enact
Ones who fling things
- competitorsThose seeking same goal
- OlympiansGreek gods or top athletes
- championsContest winners, top performers
- medalistsCompetition's top finishers
record-holders · professionals · amateurs · collegians · decathletes · heptathletes · teammates · rivals
Global athletic contest
- trialsFormal legal proceedings
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
- qualifyingMeeting required criteria
- personal-bestOne's highest recorded achievement
distance · meters · feet · measurement · standings · attempts · warm-up
Common presidential surname
Having well-developed sinews
- powerfulHaving great strength
- bulkyLarge and awkward to handle
- strongHaving great physical power
- heavyweightHighest combat weight class
broad-shouldered · stocky · athletic · imposing · massive · sturdy · robust · barrel-chested
Sport of hoisting barbells
- squatsLowering exercises for legs
- deadliftsWeighted floor pulls
- bench-pressSupine barbell chest exercise
- plyometricsExplosive power exercise regimen
resistance · drills · flexibility · periodization · off-season
glide
Move with effortless continuity
stance · delivery · acceleration · balance · footwork · follow-through · explosive · thrust · drive · crouch
implement
Tool or enact
throwers
Ones who fling things
- competitorsThose seeking same goal
- OlympiansGreek gods or top athletes
- championsContest winners, top performers
medalists · record-holders · professionals · amateurs · collegians · decathletes · heptathletes · teammates · rivals · veterans
Olympics
Global athletic contest
- trialsFormal legal proceedings
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
- qualifyingMeeting required criteria
personal-best · distance · meters · feet · measurement · standings · attempts · warm-up
Adams
Common presidential surname
muscular
Having well-developed sinews
heavyweight · broad-shouldered · stocky · athletic · imposing · massive · sturdy · robust · barrel-chested
weightlifting
Sport of hoisting barbells
- squatsLowering exercises for legs
- deadliftsWeighted floor pulls
- bench-pressSupine barbell chest exercise
plyometrics · resistance · drills · flexibility · periodization · off-season
shot-puttersjavelin throwers
Athletes hurling weighted shafts
distance runners · race walkers · sprinters · hurdlers · discus throwers
shot-puttersdistance runners
Athletes competing over extended courses
endurance athletes · cross-country runners · gymnasts · jockeys · cross-country skiers
shot-putterssprinters
Brief-race speed athletes
runners · milers · hurdlers · race walkers
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