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strength training
/ˈstrɛŋθ ˈtreɪnɪŋ/STR·ength TRAIN·ing
Band 5-6speakingtask2
exercises designed to increase muscle strength, e.g. resistance or weight work
Examples
“do strength training”
“strength training program”
“regular strength training”
Band 8 sentence
“I include strength training twice a week to reduce injury risk and maintain power on the pitch.”
Collocations
- do strength training
- a strength training session
Word family
strength nountrain verbstrengthen verb
Common mistakes
I do strength exercises every day.→I do strength training every day.
I want to do strength trainings.→I want to do strength training.
Say it for a higher band
5lift weights→6weightlifting→7+strength training
Synonyms
weight training
Easily confused
weightlifting
“He competed in weightlifting at a national championship last year.”
Related words
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In Sport & Exercise
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