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Recent Examples of weight lifting
But either way, that confession illustrates exactly where the Dolphins are headed going into next week’s start of the offseason training program, which begins with weight lifting and conditioning work.
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
So what’s so great about weight lifting with type 2 diabetes?
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Try finding a resistance training class at your gym to get a feel for how weight lifting feels.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 26 Jan. 2026
Activities like swimming, cycling, and weight lifting help condition joints and ligaments while reducing repetitive strain.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 21 Nov. 2025
Activities like low-impact cardio (jogging or walking), strength training (weight lifting or weight-bearing exercises) and practicing Tai Chi or yoga will help with flexibility and balance.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2025
Peterson told The Star his typical day starts with weight lifting and practice.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Throughout the day, as the professor’s thoughts cascade from Dostoyevsky to YouTube fitness influencers, nearly every one of Castro’s acerbic, unfiltered paragraphs contains a bristling insight about literature, weight lifting, or academic politics.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
An alienated professor takes up weight lifting and ranting in Jordan Castro’s perceptive new novel, Muscle Man.
—Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
So what’s so great about weight lifting with type 2 diabetes?
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Try finding a resistance training class at your gym to get a feel for how weight lifting feels.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 26 Jan. 2026
Activities like swimming, cycling, and weight lifting help condition joints and ligaments while reducing repetitive strain.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 21 Nov. 2025
Activities like low-impact cardio (jogging or walking), strength training (weight lifting or weight-bearing exercises) and practicing Tai Chi or yoga will help with flexibility and balance.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2025
Peterson told The Star his typical day starts with weight lifting and practice.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Throughout the day, as the professor’s thoughts cascade from Dostoyevsky to YouTube fitness influencers, nearly every one of Castro’s acerbic, unfiltered paragraphs contains a bristling insight about literature, weight lifting, or academic politics.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
An alienated professor takes up weight lifting and ranting in Jordan Castro’s perceptive new novel, Muscle Man.
—Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weight lifting
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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
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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
Noun
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Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Bart Conner is 68.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Pink Invitational has become the largest gymnastics fundraising event in the United States, now topping 116 teams.—
Stephanie Stahl,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Premier League is working in partnership with White Ribbon UK — a charity engaging men and boys about violence against women — and aims to deliver activity that supports gender equality.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Joel Hofer finished with 26 saves, weathering a flurry of activity in the third period after losing a skate blade.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Over an ebullient little bouncy bit of house, an aerobics instructor encourages movement as Idehen encourages Movement politics.—
Jesse Dorris,
Pitchfork,
25 Mar. 2026
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And water aerobics for senior women descends into a bizarre request.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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The cabin, meanwhile, is home to two bucket seats upholstered in black leather with blue inserts and red Oreca racing harnesses, air conditioning, and an Alpine CD stereo system.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2026
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Improving his conditioning level is an ongoing process as well.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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Known for his muscular build and hulk-like roles in Hollywood as much as his political record, perhaps even more so, Schwarzenegger is an icon in the bodybuilding universe.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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Like father, like son — and a bodybuilding legacy in the making.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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