bodybuilding

American  

[bod-ee-bil-ding] / ˈbɒd iˌbɪl dɪŋ /

Or body-building,

noun

1. the act or practice of exercising, lifting weights, etc., so as to develop the muscles of the body.

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Etymology

Origin of bodybuilding

1900–05; from the verb phrase build ( up one's ) body; -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Last week, the government named senior government official Rumen Spetsov, who was the National Revenue Agency director and is also a former bodybuilding champion, to take control of the refinery.

From Barron's

He had a long history in bodybuilding and is one of Roya's main supporters.

From BBC

Gold’s will retain ownership of the original Venice Beach Gold’s Gym, which opened in 1965 and is known to some as “the mecca of bodybuilding.”

From Los Angeles Times

George joined a gym when he was 11, having watched some of the bodybuilding greats online who inspired him to give it a go.

From BBC

In 2022, Mat Dean, then 39, trained hard for a bodybuilding show but behind the image of perfection, he was seriously unwell.

From BBC