body building

British  

noun

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

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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

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

During the 20 years of Western-backed government, a lively popular culture grew up in Kabul and other cities with a mashup of body building, energy drinks, extravagant sculpted hairstyles and jangly pop songs.

From Reuters

He took up body building in his 50s and won a regional 40-and-over open division competition — at the age of “59 and a half.”

From Seattle Times