🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

entrenamiento con pesas

Pronunciation / Transliteration: en-tre-na-mien-toh kon peh-sas

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Weight Training/weɪt ˈtreɪnɪŋ/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Él hace entrenamiento con pesas para ganar fuerza."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A form of exercise that involves lifting weights to improve strength and muscle mass.

    "He incorporates weight-training into his fitness routine to build muscle."
  2. 2

    A systematic approach to resistance training using weights.

    "Weight-training programs can vary in intensity and duration."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'weight training' combines 'weight', derived from Old English 'wēght', meaning 'mass or heaviness', and 'training', from the Latin 'trahere', meaning 'to draw or pull'. The phrase evolved in the 20th century as physical fitness became popular.

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