Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
resistance training
re·sist·ance train·ing
Subclass of:
Physical Conditioning, Human; Physical therapy exercises
Definitions related to resistance training:
  • (strength training) Popular term for exercises that harness resistance supplied by body weight, free weights such as dumbbells or weighted cuffs, resistance bands, or specialized machines; also known as resistance training or weight training.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • A type of strength-building exercise program that requires the body muscle to exert a force against some form of resistance, such as weight, stretch bands, water, or immovable objects. Resistance exercise is a combination of static and dynamic contractions involving shortening and lengthening of skeletal muscles.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Physical exercise that uses weight, or other forms of resistance, to induce muscle contraction and build strength, anaerobic endurance, and size of skeletal muscles. Typical exercises include leg and chest press, knee extension, leg curl, row, abdominal crunch, and bicep curl.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Resistance training, a form of exercise that is essential for overall health and fitness as well as for athletic performance. Resistance training often is erroneously referred to as weight training or "lifting," but is more complex. Resistance training adaptations are both acute and chronic. Acute...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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