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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

An anaerobic form of exercise which involves progressively lifting increasing amounts of weight, and includes a variety of exercises and items of equipment to target specific muscle groups.  2, record 1, English, - weight%20training

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Weight training is practiced intensely by powerlifters, weightlifters and bodybuilders in particular, and by all athletes interested in developing any form of strength.  3, record 1, English, - weight%20training

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Weight training has become the best-known form of resistance training, which is in turn the best-known form of strength training. It should not be confused with bodybuilding, weightlifting or powerlifting — even though these also involve the lifting of weights — because they are sports rather than forms of exercise.  4, record 1, English, - weight%20training

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

L'entraînement aux poids développe les muscles en les obligeant à s'adapter au stress et à se renforcer. Il peut aussi stimuler et renforcer les os. Bâtir une masse maigre en faisant de l'entraînement aux poids améliore également le taux métabolique.  1, record 1, French, - entra%C3%AEnement%20aux%20poids

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish