englishhobby
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I did not know that. I would have called them just 'weights'.the weights that you add to the ends to change the total weight are called bells.
It's a barbell.
The "rod" is called a bar and the weights that you add to the ends to change the total weight are called bells.
In my younger, more athletic days, I was a keen gymnast. Part of our training involved lifting weights, both dumbbells and barbells. I think it's tue that gyms call them "free weights" but those are usually the smaller ones which involve holding one in each hand and carrying out a variety of lifts and holds.
A very helpful tip. I don't make the mistake of assuming that everything I read in Wikipedia is automatically true (unless I happen to have written it ;-)) but I find it a very useful tool.You could've saved yourself the trouble of asking here by simply clicking on the English definition (in the left sidebar labeled Languages) of the Wikipedia entry you provided in your first post.