When you one up somebody at the fitness centre, you gain an advantage over him. For example, if you’re used to unilateral training, you can perform more concentration curls than the competition. You one up them.

This pertains to a muscle’s ability to perform a specific movement brought about by frequent repetition. For example, even if you haven’t done deadlifts in a long time, your muscles are already accustomed to the movement because you did deadlifts previously.

Mobility refers to one’s strength within the muscle’s range of motion. The more you can actively move within that range of motion, the more mobile you are.

This is an exercise which targets the shoulder muscles. Here, you either lift two dumbbells or a barbell with the triceps parallel to the ground as the starting position whilst sitting on a bench.

When you max out, you lift heavy resistances for one repetition. This strategy works best for individuals who want to increase their strength levels at the gym.

This refers to the maximum weight one can lift. In some cases, it also refers to your one-rep max or the most amount of resistance you can handle for a single lift.

When you load it up, you increase the resistance of a bar, dumbbell, kettlebell, or machine. For instance, by adding plates to a barbell to increase its weight, you’re loading it up.

This refers to the total resistance of a particular machine or gym equipment. It can also refer to the act of increasing a machine’s or equipment’s resistance by adding plates and the like.

Performing movements with barbells, dumbbells, kettlebells, and machines in order to increase muscle mass, strength, or endurance. Lifting is also synonymous to strength or anaerobic training.

As the term implies, this is a day dedicated to leg exercises. On this day, one performs squats, deadlifts, leg curls, leg extensions, calf raises, Bulgarian split squats, dumbbell lunges, and the like.

This implies movement of a specific body part to the side. For example, when one performs lateral raises, he lifts the dumbbells toward his sides until shoulder level to target the deltoid muscles.

When you’re jacked, your muscular physique stands out from the rest of the pack. You have a lot of lean muscle mass which is a product of your hard work and discipline.

These are exercises which focus on just one muscle. Examples of isolation exercises include concentration curls, barbell curls, leg extensions, dumbbell lateral raises, and dumbbell flys.

Also known as bracing, this action refers to tightening the core muscles whilst performing a particular exercise to strengthen the core and protect the spine from potential injury.

This refers to a particular block of time allotted for training followed by a specific time allotted for rest. For instance, a person will lift for two-minute intervals followed by a minute of rest.

Intensity refers to how much effort one exerts during a particular movement. An example of a low-intensity exercise is walking. On the other hand, an example of a high-intensity exercise is deadlifts.

This entails tilting a bench toward the ceiling, typically at a 45-degree angle, to target various muscle groups. Common exercises include the incline bench press and incline dumbbell press.

This is a slow, steady, and heavy lift. For example, if you’re on your last few reps on the squat, you’re trying to maximise your grind.

As the term implies, it’s a set consisting of multiple exercises (typically four or more). One performs the reps at high intensity with little rest between sets.

This term connotes progress in terms of putting on serious muscle mass. The more gains you have, the more muscular you are.