If you have recently joined a health club for the first time, you may not be quite up on the gym lingo. So here are a few terms that you are bound to hear, but might not be familar with:
1. Rep or Repetition - one complete movement of a single exercise
2. Repetition Speed - the speed with which each repetition is performed
3. Set - a group of consecutive repetitions
4. Rest Interval - the time taken to recuperate between sets
5. Max or Maximal Strength - the maximum force that a muscle can produce in a single, voluntary effort, regardless of velocity
6. Maximum Heart Rate = (220 - age)
7. Single Set - performing one set of each exercise
8. Multiple Set - performing a multiple number of sets for each exercise
9. Pyramid - increasing or decreasing weight with each set
10. Circuit Training - performing a series of exercises, one after the other, with mimimal rest
11. Superset - performing a couple of exercises in rapid succession
12. Split Routine - a rountine that trains different body parts on separate days
13. Training Intensity - an individual's level of effort, compared to their maximal effort, which is usually expressed as a percentage
14. Juice - slang term for anabolic steroid
15. Hypertrophy - enlargement of skeletal muscle fibers in response to overcoming force from high volumes of tension
16. Plyometric - exercises that enhances muscular power through quick, repetitive eccentric and concentric contraction of muscle
17. Push-Pull - performing an exercise that moves a resistive force away from the body, followed by an exercise that pulls a resistive force towards the body
18. Body Mass Index (BMI) - total body weight in kilograms divided by the height in meters squared, which is a measure of overweight and obesity in adults
19. Pre-Exhaust - performing a single joint exercise prior to performing a double joint exercise for the same body part
20. Post-Exhaust - performing a single joint exercise after performing a double joint exercise first for the same body part
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