Swiss bar

English

A multigrip bar.

Etymology

Apparently in reference to the neutral Swiss foreign policy, as the most observable difference in performing a bench press with this bar is the neutral grip; perhaps reinforced in view of the complexity of a Swiss Army knife or even the stereotypic holes in Swiss cheese.

Pronunciation

(rhotic) IPA^(key): [swɪs bɑɹ]
(non-rhotic) IPA^(key): [swɪs bɑː]
Audio (East Sussex, England) (file)

Noun

Swiss bar (plural Swiss bars)

A kind of bar to lift weight plates upon including additional erectly aligned handles.
Synonyms: football bar, multi-grip bar, neutral grip bar