strength training
noun
: activities that make muscles stronger
going to the gym for strength training
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If adjustable dumbbells aren’t in your budget, consider a kettlebell, which is a super-versatile tool for functional strength training.
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Lauren Mazzo, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2024
Finally, there’s an outdoor gym space perfect for strength training or yoga, plus an above-ground container pool for when temperatures soar.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2024
Yep—lots of weights, weight benches, and other strength training equipment are on sale for Black Friday.
—Sarah Felbin, SELF, 25 Nov. 2024
The textbook definition of strength training is built around overcoming resistance by applying muscular force in a repetitive pattern.
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Lauren Mazzo, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2024
Finally, there’s an outdoor gym space perfect for strength training or yoga, plus an above-ground container pool for when temperatures soar.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2024
Yep—lots of weights, weight benches, and other strength training equipment are on sale for Black Friday.
—Sarah Felbin, SELF, 25 Nov. 2024
The textbook definition of strength training is built around overcoming resistance by applying muscular force in a repetitive pattern.
—Matt Parrott, arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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strength training
noun
: a system of physical conditioning in which muscles are exercised by being worked against an opposing force (as by lifting weights) to increase strength
While everyone loses some muscle mass with age, a condition known as sarcopenia, it's possible to slow or even reverse that loss with regular strength training.—Food & Fitness Advisor
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