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Ancient halteres

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Halteres (dumbbells) were used to assist in jumping: some examples survive in museums:   The earliest dumbbells for strength training are shown in a woodcut from Hieronymus Mercurialis’ De Arte Gymnastica Aput Ancientes, first published in 1569 in Venice, Italy. … Continued