rigorous training
Intensive skill development
Rigorous training is intensive, demanding preparation designed to build skill or endurance through sustained effort and discipline.
The phrase implies no shortcuts—military boot camps, Olympic athletic programs, and medical residencies all qualify.
After months of rigorous training, she was ready for the marathon.
The rigor suggests both difficulty and systematic thoroughness.
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- drill sergeantTrains raw recruits harshly
- drillsRepetitive training routines
- boot campInitial military instruction program
- bootcampInitial military training program
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