Training partner

How it is used

Common in gyms, combat sports, running groups, and team practice. A training partner may motivate, observe form, or keep pace.

Example sentences

1. My training partner counts my reps during bench press and reminds me when my shoulders start to drift out of position.

   Here, the term refers to someone who supports both performance and safer technique during a strength exercise.

2. Since we are preparing for the same race, my training partner meets me before work for tempo runs twice a week.

   In this sentence, the partner helps maintain commitment and a shared pace during race preparation.

Common collocations

• reliable training partner
• training partner drill
• find a training partner
• regular training partner

Related terms

• coachA person who trains athletes or a team, plans their practice, teaches technique and tactics and often makes decisions during competition.
• personal trainerA fitness professional who designs exercise programmes for individual clients and supervises their sessions one to one.

More terms: Coaching & Teams

• athlete
• teammate
• substitute
• drill
• tactics
• game plan
• captain
• pep talk
• assistant coach
• starting lineup
• scrimmage
• chalk talk