progressive-resistance exercise: Meaning and Definition of

pro•gres'sive-re•sist'ance ex"ercise

Pronunciation: (pru-gres'iv-ri-zis'tuns), [key]

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.
any specific exercise of this type.