bodybuilding
bodybuilding — noun
1. the activity or sport of training your body so your muscles become larger, firme
the activity or sport of training your body so your muscles become larger, firmer, and more clearly shaped.
Leo began bodybuilding after seeing how much stronger his older brother had become.
begin bodybuilding — start the activity to build muscle
At the gym, Christopher follows a bodybuilding plan and sticks to a strict diet.
bodybuilding plan — training combined with diet control
After a year of bodybuilding, Allison could lift the heavy sofa alone.
Camille entered a local bodybuilding contest and practiced poses every evening.
- weight training
broader term for exercise with weights; it does not always focus on muscle size or appearance
- strength training
broader and often focused on power or fitness rather than building a show-ready physique
文法句型
do bodybuilding
take up bodybuilding
bodybuilding + contest
用法筆記
Usually treated as an uncountable activity. It can describe regular gym training aimed at muscle size and shape, or the competitive sport of showing that physique on stage.