body building

noun

1. the practice of performing regular exercises designed to make the muscles of the body conspicuous

Example Sentences

For the first stretch of “Dream Body Body Building” at the Chocolate Factory Theater, five performers in a row of folding chairs sit facing the audience, almost entirely still.

From New York Times

There are already existing models of the effects of smoking on the body, building on the fact that specific epigenetic changes reflect the effect of smoking on the functioning of the lungs.

From Science Daily

He preferred singing, playing guitar and body building.

From New York Times

Zach Smithson, an employee at Body Building Depot Fitness Emporium, where Ms. Lich used to work, said she has since become the talk of the town.

From New York Times

He could eat anything, no matter how loathsome or indigestible; and, once eaten, the juices of his stomach extracted the last least particle of nutriment; and his blood carried it to the farthest reaches of his body, building it into the toughest and stoutest of tissues.

From Literature