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

What is backed by decades of data — and what Sims recommends — is a strength training routine that includes progressive overload. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 Aug. 2026

Jafarnia adds that people new to strength training should build a foundation first. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

Power training is a type of strength training that requires you to generate force quickly through fast, explosive movements. — Jenessa Connor, HEALTH, 17 Aug. 2026

The injuries forced her to pivot away from soccer into pageantry, marathons and strength training. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

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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