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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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is lucky is he presses 200 pounds

0 Rex Jameson bikes and swims regularly, and plays tennis and skis when time allows. 02br
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00But the 5-foot-11, 180-pound software engineer is lucky if he presses 200 pounds -- that is, until he steps into an "exoskeleton" of aluminum and electronics that multiplies his strength and endurance as many as 20 times.02br
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001 Does the sentence mean the guy rarely lifts 200 pounds of weight in the gym or never?02br
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002 Also, why is the word 'press' commonly used in the context of gym? Is it associated with a certain type of workout machine?02br
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01 Does the sentence mean the guy rarely lifts 200 pounds of weight in the gym or never? - it means that the guy has (a lot of) difficulty in pressing 200 pounds02br 002 Also, why is the word 'press' commonly used in the context of gym? Is it associated with a certain type of workout machine?

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  • 01 Does the sentence mean the guy rarely lifts 200 pounds of weight in the gym or never?
  • - it means that the guy has (a lot of) difficulty in pressing 200 pounds02br 002 Also, why is the word 'press' commonly used in the context of gym?
  • Is it associated with a certain type of workout machine?
  • - I believe 'press' is used about weight machines found in a gym.
  • 02br 00 There is also the term Bench press0-
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01 Does the sentence mean the guy rarely lifts 200 pounds of weight in the gym or never? - it means that the guy has (a lot of) difficulty in pressing 200 pounds02br
002 Also, why is the word 'press' commonly used in the context of gym? Is it associated with a certain type of workout machine? - I believe 'press' is used about weight machines found in a gym. I think because on most we
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10 1 Does the sentence mean the guy rarely lifts 200 pounds of weight in the gym or never?12blockquote
10Hi, I think you're talking about three different things: 02br
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10 would consider himself quite a success if he actually lifted 200 pounds above his chest while lying on his back on an exercise bench (because he so rarely manages to do it, if ever)02br
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0Thanks Opti, Avangi and CJ. I like this idiom a lot.0-
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00A gym certainly has machines and benches that are said to be used for 'presses'.02br
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00However, in weightlifting competitions like the Olympics, to press a weight on a barbell means to lift it first to shoulder level, and then to push (01b00press)02b00 it up above your head to arms' length.02br
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0Thanks Clive for the additional insight. I'm going to borrow your sentence for my next post 050010id1
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