progressive-resistance exercise

progressive-resistance exercise
/preuh gres"iv ri zis"teuhns/
1. exercise or a program of exercises that builds physical strength, esp. in a weak or injured bodily part, through the lifting of progressively heavier weight according to a formula based on the subject's maximum strength at the starting point.
2. any specific exercise of this type.

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