bodyweight

Etymology

body + weight

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). 2008 November 12, Sonja B. Hofer, et el., “Experience leaves a lasting structural trace in cortical circuits”, Nature Volume 457 No. 7227, doi:10.1038/nature07487

adj

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.