body building
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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During the 1980s, it was used as a sleep aid and a supplement for body building.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2020
St. Brown said he had no desire to get into body building so his father asked him what he wanted to do.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 8, 2016
Born Abdelrahman Shalan near Cairo, he began body building at 11 and was 14 when he saw a fellow enthusiast do an unusual high, straight leg lift followed by a stomp.
From Reuters ● Jul. 31, 2014
Judge John Woodcock ruled that sleep deprivation, stress, dehydration and ingestion of body building supplements contributed to Stansberry’s break, which lasted several days.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2011
In their primary work we give them all sorts of jolly exercises—walking, running, galloping, and for the tiniest we have "skipping special," "baby work," body building and dancing games.
From The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession by Ned Wayburn
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