You get derailed when a gruelling exercise literally saps every ounce of strength and energy from your body. For instance, after doing several intense sets of barbell squats, you’re so derailed you lie down on your back afterwards.

When you do a dead start, you start doing a lift with no momentum. For example, when you do deadlifts, you lift the barbell off the floor so there’s no momentum at all.

Whilst this stress hormone helps manage the body’s use of macronutrients, ward off inflammation, and keep your blood pressure levels in check, too much of it may result in anxiety, indigestion, and weight gain.

This refers to the latter phase of a workout where an individual decreases the intensity so he can lower his heart rate and body temperature. One typically does static stretching to begin the cool down phase.

This is a kind of endurance training where the aim is to do long aerobic exercise sessions whilst maintaining the same heart rate intensity throughout. Continuous training also improves heart health and boosts weight loss.

Also known as rest-pause sets, cluster sets aim to ramp up the number of maximally-effective reps, which, in turn, increases intensity and muscle growth.

A lifter who has an unusually underdeveloped lower body has chicken legs. Worse, his insane upper body musculature emphasises his skinny legs. He needs to include more leg exercises in his routine.

Similar to cheap reps, this technique entails unnecessary swinging, using momentum, and relying on other muscle groups to crank out reps in a fatigued state.

Some lifters do cheap reps – the kind where they use improper form, rely on momentum, and use other muscle groups – to get them through the set when fatigue sets in or the weight feels too heavy.

This refers to the ability of the circulatory and respiratory systems to provide the muscles with oxygen during exercise. Fitness experts also refer to this as cardiovascular or aerobic fitness.

This refers to a gym goer’s huge belly because of alcohol bingeing. He’s in a drunken stupor for hours on end.

This is misleading information which isn’t proven by scientific evidence and spread among male fitness enthusiasts. Lifters who try questionable supplements and pass the knowledge on to others is an example.

This is a terminology for rock-solid shoulders. If you have massive boulders, your shoulders stand out from the rest of the pack.

This is a sudden decrease in energy levels which is typically caused by low glycogen levels. Fitness experts also refer to this experience as “hitting the wall.”

Any activity that aims to strengthen your bones. Cardiovascular exercises such as running and jumping are examples of bone-strengthening activities.

Body composition is a way of determining the amount (in percentages) of fats, proteins, minerals, and body water in your body.

This is an acronym for basal metabolic rate or the number of calories your body needs to function while at rest. Individuals with more muscle mass typically have a higher BMR.

This is an acronym for body mass index or a person’s weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared. Calculating your BMI helps determine if you’re underweight, overweight, or obese.

This is a shortened version of biceps, the anterior part of the upper arm. Your biceps help flex your elbows and rotate your forearms outward.

This refers to a way of measuring body composition using an electric current. The faster the electric current travels, the more fat-free mass an individual has.