lift weights
idiom
: to exercise by lifting heavy objects (such as barbells) in order to become stronger
He has been lifting weights for exercise.
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Some essential moves include: Deadlifts—strengthens the posterior chain and teaches how to lift weights from the floor without damaging the back.
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Violeta Valdés, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2025
Wheeler coach Nick Testa described how Olson continued to lift weights for his upper body after knee surgery and continued to lift weights for his lower body after elbow surgery.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Social media has greatly intensified this process; peep a scene like phonk, which devolved from ‘90s Memphis rap homage to a sewage stream of electronic beats to lift weights and mew to.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 4 June 2025
As his three dancers lift weights and hit the heavy bag behind him, Lil Nas shows off his six-pack abs while wearing just a pair of pink shorts and matching hat and holding a pink basketball in one hand.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2025
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Violeta Valdés, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2025
Wheeler coach Nick Testa described how Olson continued to lift weights for his upper body after knee surgery and continued to lift weights for his lower body after elbow surgery.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Social media has greatly intensified this process; peep a scene like phonk, which devolved from ‘90s Memphis rap homage to a sewage stream of electronic beats to lift weights and mew to.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 4 June 2025
As his three dancers lift weights and hit the heavy bag behind him, Lil Nas shows off his six-pack abs while wearing just a pair of pink shorts and matching hat and holding a pink basketball in one hand.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Lift weights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lift%20weights. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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