But for purely definition purposes -- used in conjunction with your regular Squatting, Leg Curling, Leg Extensor programs -- a heavy weight is not needed.

Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four rings.

The Curling House is located to the left of the picture.

Kilsyth Curling Club claims to be the first club in the world, having been formally constituted in 1716 ; it is still in existence today.

Scotland is home to the international governing body for curling, the World Curling Federation, Perth, which originated as a committee of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, the mother club of curling.

The town is host to a number of annual curling championships, including the Scottish Ladies Curling Championship and the World Juniors Curling Championship.

Halden Curling Center is host to East-Norway 1 division.

* Inaugural World Curling Championships held in Falkirk and Edinburgh for men only and known as the " Scotch Cup "; it is won by a Canadian team from Regina, Saskatchewan, skipped by Ernie Richardson

Curling is also found in Nipawin for the young and old.

* Curling is a demonstration event at the 1932 Winter Olympic Games between four teams from Canada and four from the United States, Canada winning by 12 games to 4

Curling, who is black, also alleged that the show's producers ( including Barker ) created a hostile work environment in which black employees and contestants were discriminated against.

* Curling is played at the inaugural Winter Olympics.

Curling is also played close to the Clutha in the harsh Central Otago winters.

In the southwest corner just north of Queen St. East on Broadview Avenue is the Royal Canadian Curling Club.

Alvin Curling ( born November 15, 1939 ) is a prominent Black Canadian.

The Canadian Curling Association ( CCA ) is a Canadian organization responsible for encouraging and facilitating growth and development of the sport of curling.

The Tim Hortons Brier, or simply ( and more commonly ) the Brier, is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by the Canadian Curling Association ( CCA ).

Ice stock sport ( also known as Bavarian Curling ) is a winter sport, somewhat similar to curling.

Curling was once an incorporated community but is now amalgamated with Corner Brook.

* Curling: The curling operation is used to roll the material into a curved shape.

Alongside the arena is the famous Ilderton Curling Club, with what is reputed to be the best ice around.

The Academical's also have sports clubs, playing Cricket, Angling, Rugby, Curling and Golf.

Since Curling is believed to have originated in Scotland, it's likely that Bonspiel is a modern adaptation of the Scottish Gaelic words: " Bonn "( coin ) and " Spéil "( skate ) meaning " Coin Skate " or " Cornerstone Skate "( archaic definition ).

Since curling became an Olympic sport in 1998, the World Junior Curling Championship of the year preceding the Olympic Games have been held at the site of the curling tournament for the upcoming Games.

The Detroit Curling Club was started in 1840 when Michigan only had a population of 212, 000 and had only been in the Union for three years.

Curling has been an official sport in the Winter Olympic Games since the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Curling had also been criticized for attending Liberal Party fundraiser while Speaker as previous Speakers had avoided attending such events.

Melhuish, Dutton and the rest of their porters struggled up the scree to reach the Curling Pond where a new hut had been built.

His father had been a good curler and was once point skip of the Ottawa Curling Club, and both Hod and Bruce played hockey from a young age, often for the same teams.

Wainewright has been the subject of three biographical studies: Janus Wethercock by Jonathan Curling ( Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, 1938 ) and Robert Crossland's Wainewright in Tasmania ( OUP, Melbourne, 1954 ), and more recently his life and writings, and that which has been written about him were the basis of the poet Andrew Motion's creative biography, Wainewright the Poisoner ( 2000 ).

Prior to the Olympics, Harris ' only claim to fame on the national curling scene had been 6-5 record at the 1986 Canadian Junior Championships and a 4-7 record at the 1989 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship.

Duddingston Loch has been used for ice-skating and curling, even boasting a Curling House, for several centuries.

A Curling House near Stewarton in Ayrshire, Scotland, now converted into a dwelling

* Royal Caledonian Curling Club, governing body of curling in Scotland

The tournament was the first since the 1988 event that was held separately from the 2005 World Women's Curling Championship ( held in Paisley, Scotland in March 2005 ).

The 2005 World Women's Curling Championship was held from March 19-27, 2005 at the Lagoon Leisure Centre in Paisley, Scotland.

Although Bonspiels originated in Scotland, the most notable tournament in the world nowadays is The Brier, the Canadian Men's Curling Championship.

The most important Cashspiels in Scotland are part of Curling Champions Tour ( CCT ) which was previously called World Curling Tour Europe ( WCT-E ).

Especially Switzerland hosts multiple Curling Champions Tour events but there are tens of bonspiels outside of Scotland and Switzerland every year.

The World Curling Federation ( WCF ) is the world governing body for curling accreditation, with offices in Perth, Scotland.

The ICF was initially formed in 1965 as a committee of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club in Perth after the success of the Scotch Cup series of world championships held between Canada and Scotland.