Glossary

• Continuous Training

  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.

• Cluster Set

  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.

• Chicken Legs

  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.

• Cheat Reps

  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.

• Cheap Reps

  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.

• Cardiorespiratory Fitness

  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.

• Buddha Belly

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

• Bro Science

  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.

• Boulders

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

• Bonking

  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.”

• Bone-Strengthening Activity

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

• Body Composition

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