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UPPER GRIP [16 records]

Record 1 2023-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
DEF

A bodybuilding exercise performed by completing the following movements : sitting on a bench with the upper arms resting on an inclined padded support, hold a barbell or dumbbells with a supinated grip(palms facing up). Contract only your biceps to raise the weight through an arc until you can go no further, almost reaching your shoulders. Lower the weight back to the starting position.

OBS

This exercise targets the biceps. If dumbbells are used, it can also be performed one hand at a time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
DEF

Exercice de musculation qui s'exécute en effectuant les mouvements suivants : assis sur un banc, avec le haut des bras reposant sur un appui rembourré incliné, prenez une barre ou des haltères avec les mains en supination (les paumes vers le haut). Par la seule contraction des biceps, soulevez les poids aussi loin que possible jusqu'à ce qu'ils atteignent presque vos épaules. Revenez ensuite en position de départ.

OBS

Cet exercice sollicite les biceps. S'il est effectué avec des haltères, il peut s'exécuter un bras à la fois.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
DEF

A bodybuilding exercise performed by completing the following movements : lie on an incline bench(your upper body is at a 45-degree angle, the rest of your body being in the position of a normal bench press), with a barbell suspended on a rack above your eyes. Hold the barbell with a pronated grip(palms facing up) slightly wider than shoulder width. Lift the bar off the rack to establish a starting position and then lower the bar to the chest before raising it back to the starting position(without placing the bar on the rack between each repetition).

OBS

This exercise targets the pectoral muscles and, to a lesser extent, the deltoids and the triceps. It can also be done with dumbbells or on a Smith machine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
DEF

Exercice de musculation qui s'exécute en effectuant les mouvements suivants : couchez-vous sur un banc incliné (où le haut de votre corps est appuyé à 45 degrés, le reste étant placé comme pour un développé couché normal), avec une barre reposant sur des supports vis-à-vis des yeux. Tenez la barre avec une prise un peu plus large que la largeur de vos épaules et avec les mains en pronation (les paumes vers le haut). Pour vous placer en position de départ, dégagez la barre de ses supports en la soulevant à bout de bras. Descendez ensuite la barre jusqu'à la poitrine, puis remontez-la en position de départ (sans la remettre sur les supports entre chaque répétition).

OBS

Cet exercice sollicite les pectoraux et, dans une moindre mesure, les deltoïdes et les triceps. Il peut aussi être exécuté avec des haltères ou à l'aide d'une machine «Smith».

PHR

développé incliné avec haltères; développé avec barre sur banc incliné

Spanish

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Record 3 2021-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
CONT

Water rescue dogs are trained to swim to the victim, who then grabs a handle on the top of the dog's life jacket and is towed to safety. If the swimmer is unconscious, some dogs can flip the person on their back so their head is out of water, grip the upper arm and bring them to shore.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
CONT

[...] un bon chien sauveteur en mer, en plus d'être équilibré, endurant, sociable, musclé et obéissant en toutes circonstances, ne doit jamais renoncer tant que la personne n'est pas secourue et en sécurité (ou tant que son maître ne lui indique pas de faire machine arrière).

Spanish

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Record 4 2013-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
CONT

Inverted row. Objective :upper body horizontal pull. Description : Hold a low-hanging bar using a pronated(overhand) grip, maintain feet on the floor, keep body straight and rigid, form an incline angle of 20-45 degrees with the floor. Pull the body up to the chest, keeping the elbows close to the body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
CONT

Traction inversée. Objectif : Traction horizontale. Description : Se suspendre à une barre basse avec les mains en pronation (par-dessus la barre), maintenir les pieds au sol, maintenir le corps droit et rigide, dans un angle de 20 à 45 degrés avec le sol. Tirer le corps vers le haut jusqu’à ce que votre poitrine touche à la barre, tout en gardant les coudes près du corps.

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
DEF

A four-person plane configuration.

CONT

The student shall have successfully completed the following task on a single dive: A five-point rotation dive where the student docked 4th on the original quad-plane.

OBS

PLANE configuration : the head of the upper jumper must be below the lower surface of the lower canopy and the grip must be on a line attached to the centre cell.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
DEF

Formation à quatre.

CONT

Malgré une température plutôt fraîche, on a réussit à se faire 2 joyeux sauts de Crew dimanche; deux jolies formations à quatre (quadriplan) plus une couple de rotations.

Spanish

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Record 6 2011-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
CONT

How to perform the Smith machine deadlift. First, set up the Smith bar on the floor with the desired weight you want to lift. Walk up to the bar so that your shins are directly against the Smith bar. Squat down towards the bar until your upper thigh is parallel to the floor. Next, grab the bar with a mixed grip with one hand overhand and one hand underhand. Now, drive your hips upward by contracting your quads and glutes. You are attempting to bring the weight upwards as you stand up. As the bar is being lifted off of the floor, begin to straighten your back up so that it is fully erect. This will utilize the muscles in the back. Once your have reached full standing position, slowly lower the weight back toward the floor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme
CONT

Le soulevé de terre barre guidée sert à développer le dos, sans solliciter les obliques.

Spanish

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Record 7 2011-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
CONT

Stand with feet slightly wider than hip width apart and toes pointing out slightly. Squat down and grasp bar with a closed, pronated grip.... First pull phase : lift bar from floor by forcefully extending hips and knees.... Keep elbows fully extended(straight), head in a neutral position and shoulders over the bar. As bar raises, keep it as close to shins as possible. Transition(scoop) phase : as bar passes knees, thrust hips forward and slightly re-flex knees to avoid locking them.... Second pull phase : Forcefully and quickly extend hips and knees and plantar-flex ankles(stand on toes). Keep bar as close to body as possible.... Keep shoulders over bar and elbows extended(arms straight) as long as possible. When lower body joints reach full extension, rapidly shrug the shoulders upward, but do not let elbows flex yet. As shoulders reach their highest elevation, flex elbows to begin pulling body under bar. Continue to pull arms as high and as long as possible.... feet may lose contact with floor. Catch phase : after lower body has fully extended and bar reaches near maximal height, pull body under bar and rotate arms around and under bar. Simultaneously, hips and knees flex into a quarter squat position. Once arms are under bar, lift elbows to position the upper arms parallel to floor. Rack the bar across front of clavicles(collar bones) and anterior deltoids(front shoulder muscles).... Stand up by extending hips and knees to a fully erect position. Downward movement phase : lower bar by gradually reducing muscular tension of arms to allow a controlled descent of the bar to the thighs.... Squat down with the elbows fully extended until the bar touches the floor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme

Spanish

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Record 8 2011-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
CONT

Have you ever heard of the "snatch grip deadlift?" Whereas using a medium grip on the bar supports heavy loads in deadlifting, the snatch(wide) grip does not. However, by using this grip, the lifter can experience more hip flexion and thus possibly a greater stimulus to the hip extensors(and less of a stimulus to the quadriceps). The snatch grip applies a great stress to the grip, upper back, and trapezius muscles and thus should help develop more upper back strength.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement physique et culturisme

Spanish

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Record 9 2010-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paddle Sports
CONT

There is one other stroke for paddling a straight course that should be covered here. It is a very useful stroke for paddling in a strong wind, running rapids, and paddling silently to sneak up on animals. It is called the indian stroke or underwater stroke and is an extension of the Canadian stroke. As the paddle knifes forward, the grip of the paddle is rotated in the palm of your upper hand. The rotation makes it possible to bring the paddle around, ready for the next power stroke without taking the blade out of the water, it's a very nice stroke to know because with the paddle remaining in the water, the canoeist is in control throughout the entire stroke.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de pagaie
DEF

Propulsion dont le recouvrement est effectué pale immergé, sur la tranche.

Spanish

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Record 10 2005-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
CONT

The most basic manoeuvre in Canopy Formation Skydiving is the hooking up of two canopies in flight.This formation is known as a "Stack".

CONT

In a "stack" configuration the shoulders of the upper jumper must be above the top skin of the lower canopy and the grip must be on the centre cell...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
CONT

Dans une configuration en PILE les épaules du parachutiste du haut doivent être au-dessus de l'extrados de la voile du dessous et la prise doit se trouver sur le caisson central.

CONT

La rotation doit être exécutée par l'équipier du dessus qui, lâchant ses prises, doit se porter au bas de l'empilage et compléter de nouveau la formation.

Key term(s)
  • stack

Spanish

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Record 11 2004-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
CONT

Tri-Plane Roatations: This exercise involves building a tri-plane. Student is pilot, Instructor A second, Instructor B third. Student leans forward in his harness and applies brakes to float up, creating a two stack with a third canopy planed (called a "One-Two") formation. He then releases his foot grips and roatates up, back and over the top of the biplane, and uses risers to get his canopy level with the shoulders of Instructor B. He then docks on Instructor B, and applies brakes to plane cleanly. Emphasis is placed on smooth and timely transition from plane to stack, and risering to shoulder level as described.

CONT

In a "plane" configuration the head of the upper jumper must be below the bottom skin of the lower canopy and the grip must be on a line adjacent to the centre cell...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane

Spanish

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Record 12 2004-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
  • Body Movements (Sports)
CONT

STAIRSTEP configuration : the shoulder of the upper jumper must be above the upper surface of the cell on which the grip is taken. The grip must be on the front of the end cell or on the outside "A" line of the end cell which is adjacent(next to) the jumper. The grip is to be taken with the inside leg or foot.

Key term(s)
  • stair-step configuration

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
  • Mouvements du corps (Sports)
CONT

Dans une configuration en ESCALIER, les épaules du parachutiste situé le plus haut doivent se trouver au-dessus de la voile sur laquelle s'est effectuée la prise. La prise devra nécessairement se trouver sur la suspente extérieure «A» du même caisson. La prise sera effectuée avec la jambe ou le pied, le corps à l'extérieur de la voile sur laquelle s'effectue la prise.

CONT

La configuration ESCALIER s'applique pour un contact avec une et/ou deux voiles et un parachutiste placé au-dessus d'elle(s).

Spanish

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Record 13 2000-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Swimming
CONT

[In the backstroke start] the swimmer starts his head upward and backward. He drives his shoulders and upper body upward and away from the starting block by pushing downward and inward with his arms against the hand grip bar.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Natation
CONT

Poignées de départ pour la nage sur le dos. Les poignées pour le départ de nage sur le dos peuvent être verticales ou horizontales et doivent avoir une forme qui offre une prise sûre et solide de la main, et seront situées à 18 pouces environ au-dessus de la surface de l'eau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
  • Natación
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Record 14 1996-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

Semi-Western Forehand Grip. Place your "V" on the upper right slant of the racket and the knuckle of your first finger on the top edge of the lower right slant; have your palm towards the bottom plane.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Prise semi-western de coup droit. Placer le «V» sur le chanfrein droit et la jointure de l'index sur la pointe du chanfrein droit. La paume se trouve au bas du dessous.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

Empuñadura semi-oeste de drive. Coloque la «V» sobre el chaflán superior derecho del mango y el nudillo del índice sobre el borde superior del sesgo inferior derecho, palma hacia el plano inferior.

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Record 15 1985-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Finish Carpentry (Wood Industries)
DEF

A short length of saw blade with a shaped wooden grip fitted along its upper edge, and sometimes made adjustable for depth of cut... used with or without a fence to cut the sides of grooves across or at an angle with the grain, e. g. in staircase strings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Menuiserie (Industr. du bois)
DEF

Scie à renfort de bois, de petite dimension, réservée à l'exécution de rainures.

CONT

La scie de parqueteur, ou brisoir, est une petite scie renforcée (15 à 20 cm) de forme très spéciale. Sa lame rectangulaire, à une seule rive dentée, est rivée à un renfort de bois muni parfois d'une ou de deux poignées ouvertes, parfois d'une poignée fermée (dans les plus vieux modèles). On l'utilise pour creuser des rainures (limons d'escaliers (staircase string), lames de parquets, etc.) ainsi que pour sectionner des lames de parquets, lors de réparations, notamment.

Spanish

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Record 16 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports (Généralités)

Spanish

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