Glossary

• Heart Rate Reserve (HRR)

  This is the result of subtracting your resting heart rate from your maximum heart rate. It’s a good way of calculating exercise expenditure at various exertion levels.

• Hard Set

  This is a set where a lifter performs heavy reps to the point of muscular fatigue. Fitness experts believe this method helps increase muscle mass and strength.

• Hams

  Also known as the hammies, this term refers to the hamstrings, the muscles located on the posterior of the upper leg. The hams help flex the knee joint and extend the hips.

• Group Fitness

  As the term implies, these are fitness classes done in groups and led by an instructor. Examples include yoga, spin, Zumba, and body pump group fitness.

• Grazing

  When you graze, you eat small amounts of food on a frequent basis. It’s a good way of satisfying hunger pangs and stabilising blood sugar levels.

• Got Served

  When you show up a braggart at the gym, he just got served. For instance, if a bloke brags he can bench press 100 kg and you outlift him, he just got served.

• Gorging

  Also known as bingeing, this means eating copious amounts of food in one sitting before eating again several hours or even a full day later.

• Glycolytic Exercise

  When you do glycolytic exercises, you sustain their high intensity throughout the movement. The term has links to glycogen, a form of carbohydrate stored in the muscles used for energy.

• Gearing Up

  Preparing for a particular exercise by putting on the necessary safety gear. These include straps, weight training belt, gloves, and chalk.

• Garage Sale

  When you scatter all sorts of equipment on the floor, you’ve set up a “garage sale” at your fitness centre. This is a habit which typically turns other gym-goers off.

• Functional Training

  This refers to training for a specific purpose. For instance, your functional training program’s goal is for you to perform daily activities better. Your trainer will then design a program built around exercises and movements to achieve that goal.

• Fuark

  This is a show of positive emotion or joy when something memorable happens. For instance, saying “awesome” after you establish a new PR at the gym is an example of fuark.