Definitions

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

She threw herself into weight training and conditioning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

A new study examined how muscles respond to weight training when people eat different types of pork afterward.

From Science Daily • Oct. 15, 2025

"I had to change my life completely… I went from weight training and playing hockey to mat Pilates and reformer Pilates, so it was lower impact."

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2025

And yet lately, every day I woke up and headed to the gym for weight training, I found myself wishing I were heading anywhere but there.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad