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use of progressive resistance exercise to control and develop musculature
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bodybuilding
Benjamin J. Falk (1853-1925) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

bodybuilding is a type of sport[1]. bodybuilding ranks in the top 10% of type of sport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,524 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: sports discipline[3], hobby[4]
  • Subclass of: strength sport[5]
  • Commons category: Bodybuilding[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Bodybuilding[7]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[8]
  • Native label: bobybuilding[9]
  • Name in kana: ボディビルディング[10]
  • Uses: weight training[11]
  • Hashtag: Bodybuilding[12]
  • Practiced by: bodybuilder[13]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14]

Why It Matters

bodybuilding has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] bodybuilding is known by 125 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0003344-kulturistika
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0003344-kulturistika, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259492|batch #259492]]"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Bodybuilding
    Uses → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ Yso id: 19872, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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