weight training

American  

noun

1. weightlifting done as a conditioning exercise.

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weight training British  

noun

1. physical exercise involving lifting weights to improve muscle performance

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Example Sentences

At the Kino Sports Complex, Iranian players will have access to the club's weight training facilities, ice baths, and massage tables.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

"You need to have the variety to be good at one sport - to be good at running you need to be weight training."

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

That, in turn, allows them to push longer and harder in weight training, Hughes says, expanding their “window of tolerance” or the nervous system’s capacity to deal with things that are confronting, challenging and stressful.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

She threw herself into weight training and conditioning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Every morning I started with weight training, then I had my academic classes, followed by fencing practice, which ran from three p.m. to seven p.m. in the evenings.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad