bodybuilding

noun body·build·ing \ -ˌbil-diŋ \

|Updated on: 16 Jun 2018

Examples: bodybuilding in a Sentence

Definition of bodybuilding

: the developing of the body through exercise and diet; specifically : the developing of the physique for competitive exhibition

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bodybuilder

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Examples of bodybuilding in a Sentence

She's been doing competitive bodybuilding for a few years now.

Recent Examples of bodybuilding from the Web

Fans who have been following Giudice closely on social media have watched the reality star workout in videos, but Giudice hasn't posted publicly about her first bodybuilding competition.

— carly mallenbaum, USA TODAY, "'Real Housewives' star Teresa Giudice shows off new muscles at bodybuilding competition," 10 June 2018
Carolyn Marvin, who served as the graduate adviser for both Prosper and Nirenberg, pointed to his thesis, an autoethnography about the subculture of bodybuilding.

— josh baugh, San Antonio Express-News, "Nirenberg knew immediately that he’d eventually marry Erika Prosper," 17 Mar. 2018
The bodybuilding competition is one of two hosted produced each year in Louisville by Kentucky Muscle promoter Brent L. Jones.

— matt stone, The Courier-Journal, "Bodybuilders, fitness athletes go flex at 2018 KDF Derby Championships," 29 Apr. 2018
Father John Brown is basically a bodybuilding legend, having won two Mr. Universe titles and three Mr. World crowns.

— jr radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Facts you may have missed about each Packers draft choice in 2018," 4 May 2018
The affable Louisville man helped bring back the bodybuilding show culture in 2011 with 90 competitors.

— matt stone, The Courier-Journal, "Bodybuilders, fitness athletes go flex at 2018 KDF Derby Championships," 29 Apr. 2018
Schwarzenegger’s condition was first reported by TMZ, which said the actor and former bodybuilding champion had undergone a ‘‘somewhat experimental’’ catheter valve replacement.

— amy b wang, BostonGlobe.com, "‘I’m back’: Arnold Schwarzenegger in stable condition after heart surgery," 31 Mar. 2018
Men’s three events include bodybuilding, classic physique and physique.

— kiara alfonseca, NBC News, "Female bodybuilder alleges gender discrimination at Arnold Sports Festival," 24 Feb. 2018
The Arnold Sports Festival’s female bodybuilding competition, Ms. International, was dropped after 2013.

— kiara alfonseca, NBC News, "Female bodybuilder alleges gender discrimination at Arnold Sports Festival," 24 Feb. 2018

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