Strength training

state of health and well-being and, more specifically, the ability to perform aspects of sports, occupations and daily activities

thumb|Inside a gymnasium in Amsterdam A gym, short for gymnasium (: gymnasiums or gymnasia), is an indoor venue for exercise and sports. The word is derived from the ancient Greek term "gymnasion". They are commonly found in athletic and fitness centres, and as activity and learning spaces in educational institutions. "Gym" is also the commonly used name for a "fitness centre" or health club, which is often an area for indoor recreation. A "gym" may include or describe adjacent open air areas as well. In Western countries, "gyms" often describe places with indoor or outdoor courts for basketba

performance of physical exercises designed to improve strength

An exercise where you lower and raise (dip) yourself between parallel bars, targeting the lower chest, triceps, and shoulders.

study devoted to understanding the acute and chronic responses to physical activity

abdominal excercise

thumb|A US Marine performs plyometric jumps in [[Camp Foster, Okinawa]]

piece of exercise equipment

full body exercise based on squat thrusts, providing cardio and strength training

exercise strategy alternating periods of short intense exercise with less-intense recovery periods

physical exercise

class of machine used for physical exercise

approach to strength training

training to develop endurance and strength simultaneously

A myokine is one of several hundred cytokines or other small proteins (~5–20 kDa) and proteoglycan peptides that are produced and released by skeletal muscle cells (muscle fibers) in response to muscular contractions. They have autocrine, paracrine and/or endocrine effects; their systemic effects occur at picomolar concentrations.

climbing training board with wooden slats in the shape of a ladder, used to improve strength and coordination

bodybuilding and weight training technique

type of group physical training program

the motion of an active muscle while it is lengthening under load