strength training

noun

: activities that make muscles stronger

going to the gym for strength training

Examples of strength training in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Drinking alcohol right after strength training can interfere with muscle growth and recovery. —Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2025

As recently as 2020, less than a quarter of women in midlife were getting in enough strength training. —Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 1 Aug. 2025

That includes a range of things such as physical activity including aerobic exercise and strength training, staying cognitively engaged, avoiding social isolation, and getting enough sleep. —Alice Park, Time, 31 July 2025

Experts recommend doing at least two, 20- to 30-minute strength training sessions per week. —New York Times, 22 July 2025

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Medical Definition

strength training

noun

: a system of physical conditioning in which muscles are exercised by being worked against an opposing force (as by lifting weights) to increase strength

While everyone loses some muscle mass with age, a condition known as sarcopenia, it's possible to slow or even reverse that loss with regular strength training.

—Food & Fitness Advisor