Thesaurus results for BODY MECHANICS

body mechanics

noun

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as in weight lifting

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Recent Examples of body mechanics Instead, use safe body mechanics, which can mean squatting to pick up a weight rather than bending over. — Hadia Zainab, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026 Sasaki said through an interpreter after he was lifted from the game that something felt off about his upper-body mechanics. — Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026 Adjust settings to accommodate your body mechanics and ensure a comfortable range of motion. — Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025 His background is in sports science, so body mechanics are important to him. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2025

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The immediate effects are most pronounced in sports like weight lifting, cycling, and sprinting, where there is a more direct relationship between raw physical ability and results.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Ouchi recommends constant physical strengthening, specifically weight lifting.

— Adaira Landry, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Definition of weight lifting

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From his oldest being a natural athlete on the soccer field to his youngest taking on the gymnastics world, the conversation naturally shifts to the character building and life skills sports foster beyond simply winning games.

— Dontaira Terrell, USA Today, 22 July 2026
By the age of three, his parents had started taking him to gymnastics classes.

— Tom Williams, New York Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of gymnastics

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Before Monday’s maneuver, the Russian ship informed HMS Tyne – a British patrol vessel – of its intention to conduct live-fire activity, CNN understands.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Geomagnetic activity is expected to increase late on Tuesday, July 21 and continue into Wednesday, July 22.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of activity

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Written and narrated by Gaines, and directed by George Butler and Robert Fiore, the film is credited with having put professional bodybuilding and Schwarzenegger on the mainstream map.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 July 2026
This is not just a cosmetic trend, a doping issue, or a bodybuilding phenomenon.

— Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of bodybuilding

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