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You Should Be Paying Attention to Those Smooth Rings on the Barbell

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Look closely at your barbell the next time you’re in a gym. Much of the surface is roughed up with a diamond pattern. This is called the knurling, and it helps your grip. But near the ends of the handle, you’ll see a ring or line of smooth metal on each side. Maybe two on each side, actually. These aren’t just for decoration; they have a purpose. If a bar has two sets of rings, one is for weightlifting and one is for powerlifting As we’ll see in a moment, there are two different strength sports that each call for…
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The Rings Of Power’s Season 2 Balrog Promise Is A LOTR Problem

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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 1 teased that the Balrog’s attack on Moria will come sooner rather than later, but this introduces some problems for The Lord of the Rings canon. The Rings of Power has already made several changes to JRR Tolkien’s story, including a Balrog’s involvement in the origin of Mithril, so another change would come as no surprise. However, some of these alterations have a bigger impact on the already-established canon in The Lord of the Rings. SCREENRANT VIDEOS OF THE DAYSCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Gandalf once recounts how the Dwarves…