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bodybuilding

UK/ˈbɒ.diˌbɪl.dɪŋ/US/ˈbɑ.diˌbɪl.dɪŋ/
nounB2+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #11,797 of 15,258leans written

Bodybuilding is training to build muscle for its appearance. Take up bodybuilding, a bodybuilding contest, years of bodybuilding.

It is judged on size, symmetry and definition rather than on anything the body can do, which is what separates it from weightlifting. Competitors dehydrate deliberately before a show to make the muscle stand out.

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Definitions of bodybuilding

  1. 1nounbodybuildingTraining to build muscle for its appearance.B2+

    “He took up bodybuilding and spent every evening lifting weights at the gym.”

bodybuilding is a training.

Where it comes from

From body + building.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Sports & Games Played

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bodybuilding in the wild

  • Universe bodybuilding championship at the age of 20.

    Arnold Schwarzenegger

  • The Arnold Sports Festival, the second-most prestigious bodybuilding event after the Mr.

    Arnold Schwarzenegger

  • Since 1950, the NABBA Universe Championships have been considered the top amateur bodybuilding contests, with notable winners including Ronnie Coleman, Jay Cutler, Steve Reeves, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

    Bodybuilding

  • International competition was hosted, until 2013, it was one of the most prestigious events in professional female bodybuilding (after Ms.

    Arnold Sports Festival

  • The National Physique Committee (NPC) is the largest amateur bodybuilding organization in the United States.

    National Physique Committee

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