weight training

NOUN

working out with weights

Synonyms

WEAK

Olympic lifting bodybuilding free weights iron-pumping powerlifting pumping iron weight work weightlifting working out

Example Sentences

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"Even a quick 25-30 minute workout is pretty good. Sometimes I do more weight training, but not every time," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 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

Now Hughes blends both somatic experiencing and slow motion weight training at her personal training gyms, the Strength Shoppe, with locations in Pasadena, Mid-City and Echo Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

She threw herself into weight training and conditioning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

She also believed in action movies, weight training, the power of makeup, memorization, equal rights, and the idea that YouTube videos can teach you a million things you won’t learn in college.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart