Meanings
- uncountableA form of exercise in which the goal is to increase the strength of muscles through low numbers of repetitions of an exercise performed with high resistance.
Many strength training professionals prefer free-weight exercises.
2007, William J. Kraemer, Steven J. Fleck, Optimizing Strength Training, page 423 more examples
Research and experience from major projects at Colorado State University and the United States Military Academy at West Point, and ongoing work at Nautilus headquarters in Lake Helen, Florida, support the concept that optimal strength training requires as little as one set of eight to twelve repetitions taken to momentary muscular failure.
1982, Daniel P. Riley, Strength Training by the Experts, page 40Unfortunately, many athletes […] shy away from true strength training programs with high intensities and lower repetitions because they fear "bulking up".
2006, Harvey Newton, Explosive Lifting for Sports, enhanced edition, page 4Although weightlifting is a sport in its own right, the techniques of the clean and jerk and the snatch are used extensively within sport-specific strength training and conditioning, as well as in more general strength training, due to their unparalleled ability to develop an individual's power.
2009, Strength Training, DK Publishing, page 17Synonyms: resistance training, weight training
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA form of exercise in which the goal is to increase the strength of muscles through low numbers of repetitions of an exercise performed with high resistance.
Translations
Bulgarian силова тренировка
- силова тренировка (silova trenirovka)form of exercise
Chinese Mandarin 力量訓練 /力量训练
- 力量訓練 /力量训练 (lìliàngxùnliàn)form of exercise
Dutch krachttraining, spierversterking
- krachttrainingform of exercise
- spierversterkingform of exercise
Finnish voimaharjoittelu
- voimaharjoitteluform of exercise
French musculation
- musculationform of exercise
Polish trening siłowy
- trening siłowyform of exercise
Romanian antrenament de forță
- antrenament de forțăform of exercise
Spanish entrenamiento de fuerza, fortalecimiento muscular
- entrenamiento de fuerzaform of exercise
- fortalecimiento muscularform of exercise
Swedish styrketräning
- styrketräningform of exercise
Cite this entry
strength training. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strength%20training
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