Definition of "bodyweight" in English

noun

1. The weight or mass of an organism.

   • C57BL/6 mice (postnatal day 45–100) expressing enhanced GFP under the Thy-1 promoter in a small subset of cortical neurons (line GFP-M 18 ) were anaesthetized with an intraperitoneal injection of ketamine (0.14 mg per gram of bodyweight) and xylazine (0.01 mg per gram of bodyweight).

adjective

1. Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.

   • Without access to a gym, Steve focused on bodyweight work.
   • As a warmup, Jennifer did ten bodyweight squats.