Beginner's Guide to Gym Terms / Slang / Lingo

REP: One complete repetition of the exercise you are performing

SET: A collection of reps performed in a row

COMPOUND EXERCISE: More than one joint being involved in a movement.

ISOLATION EXERCISE: Only one joint being involved in a movement.

SUPINATE: Rotation of the arm where the palm is facing up. In case of the feet it is where the foot leans inward.

PRONATE: The opposite of Supinate. The rotation of the arm where the palm faces down. In case of the feet it is where the foot leans outward.

SUPINE: Lying on your back facing up.

PRONE: Lying on your stomach facing down.

DROP SETS: A technique to reach failure several times in one set. Completing repetitions at a heavier weight until you reach failure and immediately dropping the weight to continue your repetitions until you reach failure again, and again.

PYRAMID SETS: Increasing the weight upwards as you decrease the repetitions downwards.

SUPERSETS: Performing an exercise and immediately followed by another without rest in between.

GIANT SETS: Performing three exercises in a row without rest in between.

WORKOUT SPLIT: Splitting the body groups into different days in the week.

SPOTTER: Someone to assist you when performing a difficult exercise.

RACKING: “The rack” is referring to what you put your dumbbells or barbells onto. “Racking” is a common term for putting up your weight after you’re finished. It’s common courtesy in the gym to re-rack your weights once finished.

FORCED REPS: Completing a repetition with assistance (normally from a spotter) when you normally could not complete it on your own.

UNTIL FAILURE: Performing an exercise until the muscle reaches complete fatigue and “fails” at performing any more repetitions.

CUTTING: When cutting or going on a cut the goal is to reduce your caloric intake (or go into a calorie deficit) in order to lose fat while retaining the optimal amount of muscle mass possible.

BULKING: A term for when you want to gain muscle mass and are going into a calorie surplus.

GOLDEN FIVE: The murderer’s row of compound exercise - Deadlifts, Squats, Bench Press, Pull-Ups & Overhead Press. These 5 exercises (barring the unability to perform due to injury) should be a part of any Buff Dude or Grrrl’s arsenal.

ANABOLISM: The phase of metabolism in which simple substances (like amino acids) are synthesized into the complex materials of living tissue (muscle).

CATABOLISM: The opposite of Anabolism. The metabolic breakdown of complex molecules (muscle) into simpler ones.

HYPERTROPHY: The enlargement of tissue (muscle) size. Often achieved through weight training and proper eating. The opposite of Atrophy.

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