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train
He trains 3 times a day.
He goes to the gym 3 times a day.
Does the first sentence suggest a formal training schedule like what a professional athlete has? If not, are they interchangeable?
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He goes to the gym 3 times a day.
Does the first sentence suggest a formal training schedule like what a professional athlete has? If not, are they interchangeable?
Thanks
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" It implies a particular goal; he's training for the triathlon, for instance. " You might be training by running outdoors, or swimming in the ocean, or biking on the road. Also, "he trains three times a day" is grammatically correct but sounds odd to me.
- " It implies a particular goal; he's training for the triathlon, for instance.
- " You might be training by running outdoors, or swimming in the ocean, or biking on the road.
- Also, "he trains three times a day" is grammatically correct but sounds odd to me.
- "Train" is a sort of general name for everything the person might do to prepare for the event.
- When Stan trains for a triathlon, he runs thirty miles a week and bikes sixty miles.
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To me, "train" does suggest something a little more formal than just "working out." It implies a particular goal; he's training for the triathlon, for instance. My husband runs five or six times a week, but if he's going to run a marathon, he sticks to a specific schedule and is likely to tell people he's "training."
I wouldn't say "training" is synonymous with "going to the gym." You might
I wouldn't say "training" is synonymous with "going to the gym." You might
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