bodybuilding

Or bod·y-build·ing,

[bod-ee-bil-ding]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bodybuilding¹

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

Example Sentences

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

Breast milk’s prevalence within the bodybuilding community is loosely explored in a recent episode of “Poker Face,” titled “The Big Pump.”

From Salon

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

From BBC

Writers of the project previously told The Times they wanted “Pump” to be a love letter to Venice Beach in the early 1970s and the birth of the modern bodybuilding culture.

From Los Angeles Times

“Rebirth” unleashes the Distortus rex — imagine a parakeet’s head on a bodybuilding cockroach.

From Los Angeles Times