A training focused on muscle strengthening.
Calibration parameters can be: exercise selection & sequencing (single-joint exercise vs. multi-joint exercise, isometric exercise vs. concentric exercise vs. eccentric exercise), volume (duration or repetitions x sets), intensity (workload, resistance curve), recovery time (between reps, sets & exercises), execution tempo & time-under-tension, execution technique…
A distinction can be made by:
- muscle targeting per session, between full-body training and split-body training
- set sequencing, between simple set, biset, superset, triset, giant set, and circuit training
Not to be confused with bodybuilding or weightlifting.
Synonyms:
resistance training, weight training