Meaning & use
weight training
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Meanings
noununcountable
The activity of exercising with heavy objects or machines to make muscles stronger.
Grammar: Uncountable: no plural; use 'some weight training' or 'a weight training session'.
Patterns
- do weight training
- weight training for something
- include weight training in something
She does weight training three times a week to build strength.
Weight training can help older adults keep their bones healthy.
He added weight training to his running routine to improve his speed.
noununcountable
A type of exercise program that uses weights, often as part of a sport or fitness plan.
Grammar: Still uncountable; often used before another noun, as in 'weight training program'.
Patterns
- a weight training program
- weight training equipment
The coach designed a weight training program for the whole team.
The gym has a separate area for weight training equipment.
His weight training routine focuses on the back and legs.
Common combinations
- do weight training
- I do weight training twice a week at the gym.
- weight training session
- Our weight training session lasted an hour.
- weight training program
- The clinic offers a weight training program for beginners.
- weight training and cardio
- A good plan combines weight training and cardio.
- start weight training
- He started weight training to get stronger for football.
Synonyms and how they differ
- strength training
- Very close in meaning, but can also include bodyweight exercises and resistance bands, not only weights.
- resistance training
- A broader term that includes weights, bands, and machines; often used in health and fitness writing.
- lifting
- Informal and can refer to competitive weightlifting; not the same as general weight training.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: weight training or weightlifting? weight training or bodybuilding?
weight training vs weightlifting
Weightlifting is a competitive sport with two specific lifts; weight training is a general fitness activity.
weight training vs bodybuilding
Bodybuilding focuses on making muscles look large and defined; weight training is broader and can be for health or sport.
Practice
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Choose one answer.
'Weight training' is uncountable, so it takes a singular verb and has no plural form. 'Weight training is...' is correct.
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