Gym lingo 101

Starting the gym & your fitness journey can be hard. It's a new lifestyle full of new things you haven't done before. It can be overwhelming at times trying to keep up with all the information. Let me help you by breaking down some of the most common gym lingo/ phrases so you don't have to ♥

Listed below & also in new 3 slides :)

✰ AMRAP- As Many Reps As Possible

✰ BB- Barbell

✰ BCAA's- Branch Chain Amino Acids

✰ BULKING- Calorie Surplus to add weight & muscle to physique

✰ COMPOUND- Exercise that targets multiple muscle groups (squats, hip thrusts, bench press, deadlifts)

✰ CUTTING- Calorie deficit to reduce body fat & body weight from physique

✰ DELOAD- Lifting lighter/ Reduce volume to give muscles a break

✰ DROPSET- doing multiple AMRAP sets and

lowering the weight after each failure ( little

to no rest period)

✰ HIIT- High Intensity Interval Training

✰ KB- Kettle Bell

✰ KG- Kilogram (1kg = 2.21bs)

✰ MACROS- Macronutrients (protein, carbs & fats)

✰ PLATEAU-State of no progress

✰ PRE- Preworkout (supplements)

✰ PREP- Timeframe where someone is

preparing for bodybuilding show, powerlifting meet, or some competition)

✰ REP- the action of completing an exercise

✰ ROM- Range Of Motion ( how far you can

move a joint / muscles)

✰ SET- collection of reps (ex: 3 sets of 12 reps)

✰ SPOT- Someone watching / supervising a heavy lift

✰ SUPERSET- Multiple exercise performed

back to back with little rest period

I hope this helps whoever needs it :)

xoxo, cee

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