Each
time I see people who look incredibly fresh and young for their age, I start my
guesswork like ‘She must be taking some kind of elixir plants’ or ‘Does he sleep in an Oxygen chamber or what?!’. In
most cases, their ‘younger-than-physical age’ lineaments can be attributed
to their active life style. As a recreational but dedicated runner, I know
why so many people drag themselves out of bed in the wee hours and head out to the
gym or take to the streets. Exercises pump up their days and stay upbeat
throughout their lives.
*Expressions
elixir plants:
herbs/ plants that would give you immortality
lineaments: a
distinctive feature or characteristic, especially of the face
attribute A to B: regard
A as being caused by B.
Let
us take a look at some gym terms this week.
1.
beasting it up: intensity training,
anything involving intense effort and mentality
e.g.
“That guy is proper beasting it up in
the pit!”
2.
boulders: shoulders that are solid
as rock and built as strong as steel
e.g.
“Look at your boulders! They are solid.”
3.
Bro science: word of mouth
‘knowledge’ passed off as factual
e.g.
Bro Science in action: “Bro, you
must take 50g of protein within 10 minutes of finishing your workout or it’ll
be wasted.”
4.
bulking: the process of adding
muscle mass to one’s body through strength training and nutrition.
e.g.
“Breakfast of champions this morning?” “Yeah, I’m bulking up - need the protein.”
5.
cardio bunny: a female Gym-Goer who
spends her entire workout on cardio equipment
e.g.
“Look at that cardio bunny, she’s been on that treadmill for over an hour!”
6.
cheat reps: When muscle fatigue
begins to set in or the weight is too heavy, some athletes employ improper form
to make a lift, using surrounding muscle Groups or even momentum to assist in
the movement.
e.g.
“You’re getting lazy doing those cheat reps. Go hard or go home.”
7.
cutting up: stripping the body of
excess bodyfat while retaining maximum muscularity
e.g.
“Big night out Friday- it’s time to start cutting up.”
8.
DOMS: Delayed onset of muscular
soreness. That aching feeling you get days after a workout
e.g.
“Talk about sore. I’ve got a bad case of Doms.”
9.
forced reps: Additional repetitions
of an exercise performed with the help of a partner when you’re unable to do
anymore reps on your own.
e.g.
“How many more forced reps are you doing?” “I’m getting beasted today - give me
more.”
10.
guns: another word for pumped upper
arm muscles, biceps and triceps.
e.g.
“Sun’s out, guns out!”
11.
progressive overload: gradually
adding more resistance during training exercises as your strength increases.
e.g.
“It’s progressive overload time - I’m gonna stack and go!”
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