Definition of Bodybuilding

1. Noun. Exercise that builds muscles through tension.


Definition of Bodybuilding

1. Noun. A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition. ¹

2. Noun. (archaic) Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bodybuilding

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bodybuilding

body wave
body weight
body weights and measures
body wrap
body wraps
bodybag
bodybags
bodyboard
bodyboarded
bodyboarder
bodyboarders
bodyboarding
bodyboards
bodybuilder
bodybuilders
bodybuilding (current term)
bodybuildings
bodycheck
bodychecked
bodychecking
bodychecks
bodycolor
bodycolour
bodycon
bodye
bodyes
bodyfat
bodyguard
bodyguarded
bodyguarding

Literary usage of Bodybuilding

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"It is essential that health care workers in contact with bodybuilding athletes intervene and educate them about healthy dietary and training alternatives. ..."

2. Anabolic Steroid Abuse by Geraline C. Lin (1996)
"Mr. X, a 23-year-old single male, began bodybuilding for personal pleasure at age 18. ... At age 21, he decided to enter a local bodybuilding contest and, ..."

3. In a Time of Torture: The Assault on Justice in Egypt's Crackdown on by Human Rights Watch (Organization)., Human Rights Watch (2004)
"We talked about bodybuilding. He said he was interested in it, that I could get into championships outside Egypt. Five years later, Yusuf says, ..."

4. Rhodes by Hunter Publishing Staff, Florian Fürst (2001)
"Fitness and bodybuilding studios are the current trend on Rhodes. Three examples are: Fitness Factory; Aktf Kanari 17, Rhodes Town, tel. ..."

5. What Foods Feed Us by Eustace Miles (1905)
"Deficiency must be avoided, and especially deficiency of natural "salts" (the alkaline, in particular, as in well-prepared vegetables) and bodybuilding ..."

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