training table

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of training table

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2023

The Nebraska training table will see food costs rise about 20% this year, from $3.2 million to $3.8 million.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2022

For about two minutes, Roullier was facedown in front of the training table as training staff members crowded around to help.

From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2022

Sitting on the training table in one of the spacious locker rooms, he couldn’t hide a smile.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2021

In the last few weeks, he’d reinstituted a tradition he’d employed before big races since his 1932 Olympic triumph—the varsity training table.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown