workout

Nominalisation du verbe work out.

workout \ˈwɝk.aʊt\ (États-Unis), \ˈwɜːk.aʊt\ (Royaume-Uni)

1. (Sport) Séance, une période d’exercices physiques.
   • The following guidelines for smart weekly scheduling can simplify this piece of the planning: Swim three or four workouts each week. — (Jim Montgomery, Mo Chambers, Mastering Swimming, 2008, p. 157‎)
2. (Sport) Programme d’exercices spécifiques, en particulier pour atteindre un but donné.
   • If athletes do too much too soon, they will be stiff and sore 24 to 48 hours after a new workout. — (Peter Twist, Complete Conditioning for Hockey, 2007, p. 170)
   • I read in another magazine about a workout that can put a whole inch on your arms in just one day! — (Mark Alvisi (courrier des lecteurs), « Mark of a Champion », dans Muscular Development, n^o 1, décembre 2010, 47)
3. (Par extension) Exercice, entraînement ; activité qui nécessite un effort physique ou mental important, ou qui produit une contrainte.
   • Cynthia’s phone got a workout, as well. In approximately three days since the news had hit the street, a total of five bridal showers had been booked, not to mention a luncheon at Esther Cunningham’s and tea at Olivia Harper’s. — (Jan Karon, A Common Life: The Wedding Story, 2001, p. 41‎)

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