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weight training

System of conditioning involving lifting weights, especially for strength and endurance. It may include the use of barbells and dumbbells, a Nautilus or similar machines, or a combination of these. Athletes use it to improve their performance, nonathletes use it for general conditioning or bodybuilding, and those recovering from an injury may use it as part of an overall rehabilitation program.


weight training
physical exercise involving lifting weights to improve muscle performance


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When you are weight training, do the first 15 reps with the maximum weight you can push, then drop the weight 50percent and push 10 more reps.
A study of overweight Latino teenagers in the USA has found that weight training (also known as resistance training) helps to delay, and even prevent, the onset of type 2 diabetes among this at-risk group.
Weight Training by Design: Create Your Own Individualized Workout Plan Using the Revolutionary BAM Superset System Greenwald D, Miller E.
 
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