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Exercise Dictionary

In the world of fitness, there is a seemingly endless amount of terminology which can often be confusing to those new just starting out. Below is a list of words and phrases often used in a workout environment.


Anaerobic Exercise
Atrophy
Bi's
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Bulking Up
Burn
Cap
Cardio Bunny
Cheat Rep
Circuit Training
Compound Exercise
Concentric Contraction
Core
CrossFit
Cutting
Cycle
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)
Eccentric Contraction
Glutes
Hammies
High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)
Human Growth Hormone (HGH)
Hypertrophy
Interval Training
Isolation Exercise
Lats
Lean Body Mass (LBM)
Mass
Max
Muscle Cramp
Muscle Failure
Muscle Spasm
Myositis
Negative
Peak
Pump
Pyramid
Quads
Rep
Rest Interval
Ripped
Set
Six-Pack
Spot
Steroids (Roids)
Superset
Target Heart Rate (THR)
Toned
Traps
Tri's
V-Taper
Vascular System
VO2 Oxygen
Zumba

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