strength conditioning
Building physical power
Strength conditioning is systematic physical training designed to build muscular power, endurance, and overall fitness.
The term appears most often in athletic contexts, where athletes follow structured programs to improve performance: The team's strength conditioning coach designed a new off-season regimen.
It emphasizes progressive resistance work—weights, bands, bodyweight exercises—alongside cardiovascular development.
- weightliftingSport of hoisting barbells
- pump ironExercise using barbells
- dumbbellsHandheld lifting weights
- bone densityMineral content per volume
- kettlebellsHandled spherical weights
barbells · heavy lifting · resistance bands · max out · metabolic rate · squat racks · leg day · progressive overload · circuit training · periodization · calisthenics · functional training · injury prevention · rest days · medicine balls · weight plates · no pain no gain · VO2 max
- gymnastics trainingspotting, coaching, skill progression, safety training, balance training
- sports sciencesports science, exercise science, kinesiology, biomechanics, sports medicine
- sprint trainingsprints, standing starts, starts, wind sprints, hill sprints
strength conditioningcardio
Pulse-elevating exercise regimen
aerobic exercise · endurance training · aerobic conditioning · long-distance running · marathon training
strength conditioningsedentary lifestyle
Habitual physical inactivity
physical inactivity · bed rest · physical neglect · deconditioning · sedentarism