body building

British  

noun

1. the practice of performing regular exercises designed to make the muscles of the body conspicuous

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Example Sentences

During the 1980s, it was used as a sleep aid and a supplement for body building.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2020

Aside from the lean-and-mean Norwegian men’s team, these generally aren’t athletes who will show up in body building magazines.

From Washington Times • Feb. 19, 2018

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 Wayburn, Ned