Gym Slang

Getting into the gym to actually lift.

Another nickname for big arms.

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The dreaded workout for legs — and the meme about everyone skipping it.

Someone who mainly does cardio, avoiding weights.

How often you train a muscle or hit the gym.

The gluteal muscles — the buttocks.

Training mainly for the swollen pumped look rather than real strength or progress.

A soft, moderately fit build — muscle under some fat.

Aggression and a short temper blamed on anabolic steroid use.

Veins clearly visible from low body fat and a good pump.

A support belt worn for heavy lifts.

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The temporary swollen, tight feeling when blood floods a muscle during a workout.

Someone who struggles to gain muscle or weight.

Losing fat and gaining muscle at the same time.

To vomit from an over-the-top workout.

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To perform an exercise so hard veins pop / max effort.

Eating in a calorie deficit to lose fat, keeping muscle.

Slang for the arm muscles, especially biceps.

A wide back tapering to a narrow waist, forming a V.

In a muscle-building state.

Impressive legs — or full-size 45lb plates.

Derogatory term for skinny, underdeveloped arms.

Hard, dense-looking muscle with little intramuscular fat.

Maximizing some trait to the extreme — the '-maxxing' suffix behind looksmaxxing and more.

Muscle growth from training adaptation.

Someone who's at the gym constantly and basically lives there.

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Push/Pull/Legs — a popular three-way training split.

Using momentum or body english to finish a lift.

Walking with arms flared as if you have huge lats.

Triceps so developed they form a horseshoe shape.

Tongue-in-cheek description of weightlifting.

Emphasizing the slow lowering phase of a lift.

Muscular or well-built physique.

The barbell knurling, chalk and hand grip that keep a bar secure.

A skinny lifter using tiny weights for high reps.

Someone with massive, head-turning muscle size.