weight training
noun
: a system of conditioning involving lifting weights especially for strength and endurance
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In other cases, surgeons may allow patients to resume light cardio at six weeks and everything else–weight training, yoga, sports—at three months.
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Jolene Edgar, Allure, 10 Apr. 2025
The opening weeks under Payton have been exclusively weight training and running.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 Apr. 2025
These people may experience up to 10% to 20% athletic performance improvement while performing fitness activities like weight training, running, swimming, golfing, and playing volleyball or ice hockey.6
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—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 20 Feb. 2025
This amounts to running or other vigorous forms of exercise twice per week in addition to at least two sessions of weight training.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2025
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Jolene Edgar, Allure, 10 Apr. 2025
The opening weeks under Payton have been exclusively weight training and running.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 Apr. 2025
These people may experience up to 10% to 20% athletic performance improvement while performing fitness activities like weight training, running, swimming, golfing, and playing volleyball or ice hockey.6
3.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 20 Feb. 2025
This amounts to running or other vigorous forms of exercise twice per week in addition to at least two sessions of weight training.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Weight training.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weight%20training. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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