ɪnstˈɛd ʌv lˈɪftɪŋ ɐ bˈɑːɹ wɪð wˈeɪt plˈeɪts ˈɔn ɪt, ðə jˈuːzɚ pˈʊlz ɔːɹ pˈʊʃᵻz ɐ hˈændəl kənˈɛktᵻd baɪ lˈɛvɚz ɔːɹ kˈeɪbəlz tʊ ɐ stˈæk ʌv wˈeɪt plˈeɪts ɹˈaɪdɪŋ ˌɔn stˈiːl ɡˈaɪdpoʊsts.
Instead of lifting a bar with weight plates on it, the user pulls or pushes a handle connected by levers or cables to a stack of weight plates riding on steel guideposts.