Bridging - Sport

Sport

  • Bridge (exercise)
  • In grappling, the technique of pushing the hips upwards to offbalance a top opponent, for instance by trying to escape the mount.
  • Supporting the cue stick near its tip for a shot in billiards either by hand or sometimes with the help of a mechanical bridge.
  • A climbing technique, used for climbing corners.
  • In basketball, the act of trying to box out an airborne opponent (while shooting or rebounding, for example), getting under the opponents legs, and causing them to become unbalanced & topple to the ground.
  • In bench pressing, the technique of pushing the hips upward to gain a mechanical advantage allowing for favorable angling and synergy among the pectorals, deltoids, and triceps to press the weight upward while decreasing the distance the bar must travel to complete the lift.

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