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weightlifting

weightlifting

11 3.2
Using heavy weights to build strength or compete
  • noun
  • /ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/
translation icon : levantamiento de pesas
  • After months of training, he finally competed in weightlifting and set a personal record.
  • the sport of weightlifting

So yeah, my workouts are almost all weightlifting, but I do do cardio.

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Examples

  • Participants were very active during class in learning the correct techniques of each weightlifting exercise.

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  • I do cardio two days a week and weightlifting two days a week.

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  • What happened to the weightlifting class?

  • Those are my first two classes, weightlifting and then basketball.

  • But my dream had always been to get weightlifting into the Olympics.

  • Erickson's older brother also taught him the basics of weightlifting.

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  • Other recommended exercises include aerobics, yoga, and weightlifting, among others.

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  • You can go and do Olympic weightlifting and if you have this capability then you can do Olympic weightlifting and everything will be easy for you and the skills.

  • Also, read Greg Everett's "Olympic Weightlifting: A Complete Guide for Athletes."

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  • If you read my blog, you will see I'm quite an enthusiast for bodybuilding and weightlifting in general.

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Surface Forms

weightlifting singular

Morphology

weightlifting = weight + lift (transparent) = weight + lift + ing

The compound is a straightforward combination of 'weight' + 'lift' with the gerundive '-ing' to name the activity of lifting weights.

Etymology

Weightlifting is simply made from weight ('how heavy something is') and lift ('to raise up'), so it literally means the activity of 'raising heavy objects' for exercise or sport.