strength training en · NOUN
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(uncountable) A 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.
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 40:Many strength training professionals prefer free-weight exercises.
2007, William J. Kraemer, Steven J. Fleck, Optimizing Strength Training, page 42:Although 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 17:Unfortunately, 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 4
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strength training on Wikiversity · calisthenics
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resistance training · weight training
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ro antrenament de forță (form of exercise) · bg силова тренировка (form of exercise) · sv styrketräning (form of exercise) · ka ძალოვანი ტრენინგი (form of exercise) · fi voimaharjoittelu (form of exercise) · es fortalecimiento muscular (form of exercise) · cmn 力量訓練 /力量训练 (form of exercise) · nl spierversterking (form of exercise) · pl trening siłowy (form of exercise) · nl krachttraining (form of exercise) · es entrenamiento de fuerza (form of exercise) · fr musculation (form of exercise)