Are you new to the gym?
Or just started training at a private gym or with a personal trainer?
Below is a list of common gym terminology for you to help you out.
Sets - You will perform a certain amount of reps and that will make 1 set. Then you will perform a certain number of sets per exercise.
Reps - Short for repetitions. Reps refers to how many times you will perform the exercise within a set.
AMRAP - Stands for as many rounds as possible or as many reps as possible. For as many rounds as possible you would set a timer to a particular time and then perform max rounds of the exercises as you can. For as many reps as possible you would perform max reps in a given time or without stopping. For example:
Squat x 10
Pressup x 10
Inverted row x 5
AMRAP in 10 minutes
Or
Squat 3 x 8 - 1 x AMRAP (max reps till you can’t do anymore)
E.M.O.M - Stands for every minute on the minute. At the top of the minute you would perform the reps needed for that exercise. Any time left of the minute is your rest period. Start work again at the top of the next minute. For example:
Minute 1 - 15 pressups
Minute 2 - 5 pullups
Superset - 2 exercises performed back to back with no or little rest period. Usually you will find these written as A1, A2.
Tri - set - 3 exercises performed back to back with no or little rest period. Usually you will find these written as A1, A2, A3
Circuit - A circuit will usually be performed with 4+ exercises and depending on the set up may be time based/reps based such as 45s work 15s rest etc.
Rest period - The rest to take between sets or exercises to ensure you recover enough ready for the next set. Rest will normally be between 1-3 minutes depending on the goals and session.
PB or PR - Personal best or personal record. This will apply to anything that is better than you have ever done before. Just deadlifted 100kg for 1 rep for the 1st time? That’s a PB. Just squatted your bodyweight for 10 reps for the 1st time? That is a rep PB.
Dumbbell - Hand sized bar with weights on each end.
Kettlebell - A cast iron ball with a handle on the top.
Barbell - The long steel bars that you can slide weight plates on the ends. P.S always use the safety clips when using the barbell.
Mobility - The ability to move a limb through it’s fullest range of movement under control.
Activation - Activation drills are exercises to help activate certain muscle groups to prep the body ready for the session ahead. Examples would be glute bridges, band pullaparts, plank etc.
Leg day - A session dedicated to training the lower body
Squat - A collection of exercises performed by bending the knees to the fullest range. Examples include squats, split squats, leg press etc
Hinge - A collection of exercises performed by hinging at the hips and working the posterior chain (Glutes, hamstrings erectors). Examples include Deadlifts, glutebridge, kettlebell swings
Push - A collection of exercises where you push the weight away from you or your body away from the floor. Examples include bench press, military press, pressups etc
Pull - A collection of exercises where you pull the weight towards your body or your body towards a bar. Examples would Chin ups, inverted rows, lat pulldown, cable row etc
Spot - A spot is what you give to a fellow gym user for certain exercises to ensure they are able to perform certain exercises safely.
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