When you’re performing more reps with the help of a spotter due to fatigue or too much weight, you’re doing forced reps. It’s not uncommon to do this for challenging exercises such as the bench press.

Flexion refers to bending your arm or leg. When you do that, you bring the bones which form that specific joint closer together.

These are lifting exercises with the same amount of weight throughout the full range of motion. One can do these exercises on weight machines. Alternatively, he can use free weights or resistance bands.

This is your total body composition – including your organs, muscles, bones, connective tissue, and water – minus the fat or adipose tissues. Improved fat-free mass helps boost your strength and metabolism levels.

As the term implies, this means you train without eating beforehand. Those who do fasted training typically do it first thing in the morning. However, studies reveal it has no concrete benefit other than reduced caloric consumption.

Fast-twitch muscle fibres are a type of skeletal muscle fibre which help boost movements that require quick and powerful bursts such as strength training and running.

When you’re rotating your arms and legs away from the centre of your body, you’re doing external rotation. An example is rotating your upper arm in a clockwise direction.

This is an acronym for “excess post-exercise oxygen consumption.” Also known as the afterburn, it’s a state when you continue burning calories even after a tough training session.

These are chemicals/hormones which the body produces to keep stress and physical discomfort at bay and increase feelings of well-being.

An acronym which means “every minute, on the minute.” Here, an individual performs a specific number of reps at the beginning of every minute.

This substance, an ion, conducts electricity when it breaks down in water. The body’s electrolyte balance diminishes when sweating. On that note, they have to be replenished. Common examples of electrolytes are sodium, potassium, and calcium.

When an arrogant lifter tries to impress others at the gym by lifting an insane amount of weight, he’s ego lifting. Many ego lifters have poor form. Either that or they’re setting themselves up for a serious injury.

Ths type of stretching involves active movement done in their full range of motion before a workout routine. Dynamic stretching, such as arm circles, help increase heart rate and deliver oxygen to the muscles.

This is an acronym which means “daily undulating periodisation.” Here, you do different numbers of reps during the same workout to achieve your fitness goals.

This is a yoga position where you place your hands and feet firmly on the mat whilst your glutes are propped up toward the ceiling. The downward dog helps strengthen your arms, shoulders, core, and spine.

This stands for “delayed onset muscle soreness,” which is typically caused by muscle fibre damage. One may experience DOMS hours or even days after a hard training session.

This is an acronym for “did not finish.” Possible reasons for not finishing a set or workout include injury and fatigue.

This describes the parts of your body which are distant from the centre or from their attachment location. Distal is the opposite of proximal. For example, your biceps tendon is distal to your elbow.

When you’re having someone spot for you at the gym, you’re digging deep. For instance, lifting heavy bench press reps may require a spotter, so you have to dig deep.

Simply known as the “use it or lose it” principle, detraining means you stop training for a long period of time. This extended hiatus may set you back in terms of the progress you’ve made at the gym.