free weight

noun

1. a weight used for weightlifting, as a dumbbell, whose motion is not constrained by external apparatus.

Example Sentences

You can also do this exercise using free weights, one arm at a time.

From Outside Online

Make it harder by holding a free weight or medicine ball at your chest.

From Outside Online

Basically, the dog is used like a free weight: You lift it, you shift it, you put it down and pick it up.

From The Daily Beast