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body building

n
1. (Weightlifting) the practice of performing regular exercises designed to make the muscles of the body conspicuous
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body building

nculturismo
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LAHORE -- Usman Umer, an alumni of the Punjab University and coach of the PU Body Building Club, has brought laurels for Pakistan and the PU by winning South Asian Physique Championship 2019, held in Kathmandu, Nepal.
The Pakistan Body Building Federation (PBBF) has banned Tariq Pervaiz led fake Pakistan Body Building Federation for 10 years.
Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's national body building ranked first in International Federation of Body Building and Fitness (IFBB) World Men Championships which was held in Benidorm, Spain.
In the wake of the three-member Cambodian bodybuilding team recording one of their biggest successes on the international stage ever at the 9th World Championships in Mongolia last November, the Kingdom has been awarded the hosting rights for the 15th Southeast Asian Body Building and Physique Sports Championship and annual and the regional body's annual congress.
In an interview, Mathangwane-born athlete said he had been in the body building game for the past 12 years.He said bodybuilding was a sport different from weightlifting although most people cannot distinguish between the two.
Fans of body building are in for a treat, as participants from all over the world converge for the largest event of its kind-both in terms of event size and the value of cash rewards which will reinforce Al Ain's position as a leading destination for sports and fitness events in the region.
Summary: Bhanu had excelled in multiple sports before turning a champion in body building
Junior Rawalpindi Body Building Competition was held under
She is being mentored by one of Europe's top body building competitors and coaches, Michelle Brannan.
"Ro'n i'n chwilio am sialens newydd ac ar yr un pryd wedi fy nghosi gan y syniad o body building gan ei fod o'n faes nag o'n i'n gwybod unrhyw beth amdano," meddai Nia.
In Daska, the body building championship was held under the auspices of District Body Building Association Sialkot in connection with the birth anniversary of Father of The Nation Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.