Sandbagging
Deliberately playing below your level — hiding your real skill or holding back in a match.
Definitions
Intentionally underperforming. Could be a pro messing about in casuals, a smurf hiding their rank, or someone tanking a match for seeding reasons. Either way they're not playing their A-game on purpose.
Intentionally performing below your true capability, e.g. using lighter weights than you could handle. (In gym-culture lists, also jokingly used for lugging a giant gym bag onto the floor.)
Sandbagging In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
General competition slang adopted across fighting games and gaming broadly.
People Also Ask
What does sandbagging mean in lifting?
It means deliberately holding back — training below your real capability, such as using lighter weights than you could actually handle.
Why do people sandbag their workouts?
Reasons range from taking it easy, avoiding failure or fatigue, to psyching out training partners about how strong they really are.
Where does the term sandbagging come from?
It's general slang for intentionally underperforming, borrowed into gym talk to describe lifting under your ability.
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