Kintore can use many tools
Dumbbells, barbells, machines, resistance bands, pull-up bars, and bodyweight movements can all support effective training. Choose tools that match your goal, skill, and environment.
Japanese Strength-Training Term
筋トレ (Kintore): What Does It Mean?
筋トレ—also written as 筋 トレ and romanized as kintore—is a Japanese term commonly used for muscle training, strength training, or a strength workout.
Direct answer: kintore is a broad everyday label, not one fixed routine. It can use weights, machines, bands, or bodyweight and can be organized for strength, muscle growth, general fitness, or performance.
筋トレ
Kintore
Strength Training
Training Guide
The program determines the result
The word kintore does not tell you the load, volume, frequency, or progression. Those decisions determine whether a routine emphasizes strength, hypertrophy, endurance, or general fitness.
A simple kintore framework
- Train a squat or lunge, hinge, push, pull, and trunk pattern.
- Start with loads and variations you can control.
- Keep a record of repetitions and resistance.
- Progress gradually instead of testing your maximum every session.
筋トレ (Kintore) FAQs
What does 筋トレ mean in English?
筋トレ, read as kintore, is a Japanese term commonly used for muscle training, strength training, or a strength workout.
Does kintore require weights?
No. Kintore can use free weights, machines, resistance bands, or bodyweight exercises when they challenge the muscles and progress over time.
Is kintore the same as bodybuilding?
Not necessarily. Kintore is a broad everyday term. The training can target strength, muscle gain, general fitness, sports performance, or healthy function.
Training guidance
Updated August 31, 2026. Choose exercises and loads that match your experience, equipment, and health.
Best next step
Choose the outcome first
Match your kintore routine to the strength, muscle, conditioning, or general-fitness result you want.