weight training

noun

: a system of conditioning involving lifting weights especially for strength and endurance

Examples of weight training in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s also a 24-hour gym, a light and airy place with multiple cardio machines, weight training equipment, and floor space for yoga, stretching, or floor exercises (and enough room to do so without impeding on anyone else’s space). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Then the University of Wisconsin-Superior invited him to help teach weight training to people with intellectual disabilities. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Vicario recommends prioritizing resistance or weight training three times per week as a starting point, particularly in midlife. — Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 26 Aug. 2026

My doctor is really stressing weight training using heavier weights for me. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for weight training

• abstaining
• attaining
• campaigning
• complaining
• constraining
• containing
• detaining
• disdaining
• entraining
• explaining
• maintaining
• obtaining