training table

noun

1. a table in a dining hall, as at a college, where athletes are provided with special meals to aid their conditioning.

Word History and Origins

Origin of training table¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

The bitter emotions she felt sitting on the training table in UCLA’s locker room in Albany, N.Y., while processing yet another Sweet 16 loss.

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Anthony Munoz, the future Hall of Fame offensive tackle, remembers his coach sticking up for him at training table in the late 1970s when teammates playfully needled him about his long hair.

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Malabuyo sets up on a padded training table, waiting for the gymnastics team’s trainer Tracy Sokoler to massage her shoulder and legs.

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Maybe Chip’s fabulous team training table menu can be opened to the public to help stop the bleeding.

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Nor is there a training table or athletic cafeteria, as there are at bigger schools; instead, some players visit a food pantry once a week to help stretch their financial aid.

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