monolift

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noun

A weight rack on which the rest of the bar is levered away automatically or by a spotter so the (at heavy weights injury-risky) repositioning of the athlete’s legs for a squat (the walkout) or shoulders for a benchpress can be avoided for execution of the exercise.

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Meanings

nounmonolift (plural monolifts)

plural monolifts

  1. A weight rack on which the rest of the bar is levered away automatically or by a spotter so the (at heavy weights injury-risky) repositioning of the athlete’s legs for a squat (the walkout) or shoulders for a benchpress can be avoided for execution of the exercise.

Origin

Early 1990s genericized trademark, from mono- + lift.

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APA

monolift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monolift

MLA

“monolift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monolift. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monolift,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monolift.

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