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Recent Examples of bodybuilding
After his success in bodybuilding, Schwarzenegger set his sights on a career in acting.
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Ashley Hume, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Mishima’s torso is buffed from years of bodybuilding, his legs almost spindly by comparison.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
The film became a box office hit and paved the way for the bodybuilding industry's entry into mainstream culture.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
For example, prescription HGH may not be used for bodybuilding, athletic enhancement, or anti-aging purposes.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bodybuilding
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However, men beat women in just one metric: physical activity.—
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Monday’s festivities featured a mix of activities celebrating the A’s past, while also looking toward the future.—
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The technician will follow up with a conditioning treatment before being brushed out.—
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Hayes said that mindset will apply to everything from recovery methods to strength and conditioning and even tactical information.—
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The detective often mixes extremely heavy weight-lifting with long or short runs, as well as high-intensity workouts.—
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Practice these two exercises a few times a week as stand-alone mobility drills or incorporated into your workouts as part of your warm-up.—
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“Bodybuilding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bodybuilding. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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