weight lifting

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Recent Examples of weight lifting 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 Mounting research shows weight lifting may help some trauma survivors reconnect with their bodies in healthy ways. Windsor Johnston, NPR, 25 May 2026 Whether your preferred movement is weight lifting, Pilates or walking, there’s a way to make a workout feel like yours. Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 18 May 2026 They’re designed to be a well-rounded athletic shoe that’s ideal for cross-training like workout classes, weight lifting, and long days on your feet. Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026 Exercise is also great, so running, weight lifting. Renée Onque, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026 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. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weight lifting
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • By the age of three, his parents had started taking him to gymnastics classes.
    Tom Williams, New York Times, 9 July 2026
  • Qatar is expected to be a strong candidate after hosting world championships in many top-tier Olympic supports including track and field, gymnastics, swimming, soccer and cycling.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • Doing so could have health benefits greater than participating in other recreational sports or fitness activities.
    Nicole Williams, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
  • Recognizing the complex from a previous arrest but seeing little activity, the team planned to return later.
    Reeti Malhotra July 13, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • Others have worn them directly into water for pool aerobics, creek wading, and more.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026
  • Gilad Janklowicz, a fitness instructor whose signature syndicated TV program Bodies In Motion brought daily exercise routines to viewers newly dazzled by the exercise and aerobics movement of the 1980s and ’90s, died Tuesday, June 9.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Without the air conditioning, security and electricity of the motel rooms, the plaintiffs are in danger, the suit alleges.
    Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
  • The appeal is using waste heat – the kind that leaks out of a data center or a bakery oven – to cool spaces without adding to the electrical load of conventional air conditioning.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 July 2026
Noun
  • Examples include pre-workout supplements and bodybuilding supplements.
    Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 2 July 2026
  • Parmida is also an ambassador for bodybuilding apparel brand Darc Sport, per her Instagram.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026

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“Weight lifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weight%20lifting. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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