Lifting from storage
Unracking is removing a barbell from a rack to begin an exercise, especially the squat or bench press: She took a breath before unracking the weight.
The motion requires bracing and positioning before the lift proper begins.
In other contexts, unracking means removing items from any rack or storage system.
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Lifting from storage
Unracking is removing a barbell from a rack to begin an exercise, especially the squat or bench press: She took a breath before unracking the weight.
The motion requires bracing and positioning before the lift proper begins.
In other contexts, unracking means removing items from any rack or storage system.
1. weightlifting — squat, Crouching on bent legs; bench (Shared seating surface); deadlift (Ground-to-hip barbell raise); barbell (Weighted exercise apparatus); powerlifting · spotter · plates · liftoff · walkout · hooks · safety · pins · uprights · set
2. billiards — triangle, Three-sided plane figure; break (Interrupt continuity); balls (Round solid objects); pool (Collective fund or basin); snooker · eight-ball · nine-ball · cueball · stripes · solids · diamond · setup · spread · scatter
rack position/storageunracking ≠ racking Inflicting severe strain; reracking · shelving · racking up · storing · mounting
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