Body–building
the act or practice of exercising, lifting weights, etc., so as to develop the muscles of the body.
Historical Examples
The Book of Cheese Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
Evening Round Up William Crosbie Hunter
Foods and Household Management Helen Kinne
noun
the practice of performing regular exercises designed to make the muscles of the body conspicuous
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