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bodybuilding

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as in gymnastics

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Recent Examples of bodybuilding Rex plays Landry Taylor, the ruthless kingpin who controls the film’s bodybuilding world. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026 Bass points to Arnold Schwarzenegger at the peak of his bodybuilding career as an example of an exceptionally fit individual who would have had a seemingly problematic BMI. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 Why Rucking Appeals To Women For years, strength training was often marketed to men through bodybuilding, powerlifting or military imagery. — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 In May 2019, at the Arnold Classic Africa bodybuilding event in Johannesburg, South Africa, The Terminator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger, was the victim of a surprise flying kick. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bodybuilding

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Gardner pleaded guilty to placing a hidden camera in a bathroom at a gymnastics studio in Purvis, Mississippi, between December 2017 and April 2018 to record his students.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Jones, a senior marketing manager who also travels to different countries as a national gymnastics judge during gymnastics season, recently addressed the subject on TikTok.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of gymnastics

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Brisk walking, light cycling, doubles tennis and household chores such as vacuuming, mopping and mowing the lawn were categorized as moderate activity; vigorous activity included jogging, fast cycling, singles tennis and aerobics.

— Jennifer Fields, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Decades later, its beat still feels engineered for aerobics rooms, dance floors, and any moment that needs an extra push.

— Brittney Williams, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of aerobics

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Instead, use safe body mechanics, which can mean squatting to pick up a weight rather than bending over.

— Hadia Zainab, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Sasaki said through an interpreter after he was lifted from the game that something felt off about his upper-body mechanics.

— Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026

Definition of body mechanics

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Another humanoid robot in the weight lifting event crashed into the judges’ table.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2026
The immediate effects are most pronounced in sports like weight lifting, cycling, and sprinting, where there is a more direct relationship between raw physical ability and results.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Definition of weight lifting

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The deal, which includes spare parts and international orders, is subject to congressional approval and could generate $79 billion in economic activity, with Lockheed Martin self-funding at least $7 billion in program initiatives.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
What readers are saying The comments discuss various aspects of maintaining health and well-being as one ages, emphasizing the importance of exercise, healthy eating, adequate sleep, and mental activity.

— Richard Sima, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of activity

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The trailer's air conditioning malfunctioned and would not blow cool air to the people trapped inside during the sweltering, three-hour ride in June 2022 from the border city of Laredo to San Antonio, authorities said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
The rafters themselves are nothing special, merely a useful space to house lighting and air conditioning.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of conditioning

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Some puzzlers describe solving the crossword as a workout; for me, today’s was a knock-down, drag-out fistfight.

— Sean McGowan, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Maryland hired Locksley in December 2018, about a month after coach DJ Durkin was fired in the aftermath of offensive lineman Jordan McNair's death of heatstroke in an offseason workout.

— Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

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