Whether you work with a personal trainer, take fitness classes, or work out solo, these common terms will keep you in the “know” when it comes to strength training.
Knowledge is power.
Strength Training Terms:
Repetitions (aka Reps) – The number of times an exercise is repeated within a “set.”
Sets – Repeating the same exercise a specific number of times.
Recovery – Amount of time you rest between sets or workouts.
Muscular Endurance – The ability to move your body repeatedly without fatigue.
Muscular Strength – The amount of force a muscle can produce.
DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) – Muscle soreness 24 to 72 hours after exercise. After the muscles rebuild from being broken down in exercise, they adapt to prevent muscle damage and soreness, if the exercise is repeated.
Isometric exercise – Muscles are contracted, but no joint movement is involved. Ex: A plank.
Abdominals (aka abs) – stomach muscles
Deltoids (aka delts) – shoulders muscles
Gluteus Maximus (aka glutes) – buttocks
Latissimus Dorsi (aka lats) – muscles going down both sides of the back
Pectorals Major (aka pecs) – chest muscles
Quadriceps (aka quads) – the four muscles in the front of the thighs
Hamstring (aka hammies) – the muscles in the back of your thighs
Trapezius (aka traps) – muscles at the top of the shoulders
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