See zero fighter on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2004 October 30, “Help on Pull up!!!”, in SgForums (site), retrieved 2017-10-18:",
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"ref": "2010 January 10, Sithu, “Chin up: How to increase your chin up reps?”, in NS'S DIGEST (blog), retrieved 2017-10-18:",
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"ref": "2010 November 2, “The Complete Chin-Up Guide”, in Men's Health, Singapore (site), archived from the original on 2017-06-15:",
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"ref": "2013, “NDP 2013 - Singapore My Story Competition Submission”, in Singapore Memory Project, Singapore (blog), retrieved 2017-10-18:",
"text": "Being physically not so fit since young, I struggled myself during my Basic Military Training time, without being able to pass my IPPT or SOC. I was a zero-fighter for chin-up during IPPT (i.e. I couldn’t do any).",
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"ref": "2014 June 18, “Over- or Underhand: The Best Way To Clear The Pull-up Station”, in Men's Health, Singapore (site), archived from the original on 2017-10-03:",
"text": "If you’re a ‘zero-fighter’, the underhand grip makes it easier for you to earn your first rep.",
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"ref": "2015 August 4, Joan Chew, The Straits Times, Singapore, retrieved 2017-10-18:",
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