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Bodybuilding Glossary of Terms

Absolute Intensity - Refers to the percentage of your 1 rep max that you are working. Calculate your One Rep Max

Aerobic - Exercise that uses oxygen primarily to burn fuel at low to moderate levels of intensity

Anaerobic - Exercise that primarily uses the body's stored fuels for energy such as glycogen. Lifting Weights is an example of anaerobic exercise

Cardiovascular - The systems involved in transporting oxygen throughout the body such as the heart and lungs

Concentric - The lifting portion of the exercise where your muscle contracts and shortens

Eccentric - The lowering or negative part of the rep where your muscle lengthens

Extension - Where a part of your body goes from a bent position to a straight position such as standing triceps extensions

Overload - Working Muscles beyond the normal level of which they can perform in terms of strength and endurance by adding more weight

Progressive Resistance - The process of adding more weight to certain exercises as you get stronger

Relative Intensity - Refers to your level of effort such as doing a set at 75% of your 1 rep max and getting as many reps as you can

Repetition - Executing one full range of motion for any exercise

Routine - Refers to the workout for a specific muscle includes the sets and reps for the workout routine. Workout Routines can be found here

Set - Refers to the number of repetitions per one exercise

Striations - The grooves and ridge marks you can see under the skin showing muscle definition

Training Split - Refers to your schedule of which muscle groups to workout on a specific day such as Monday is leg day, Tuesday is back and biceps, etc. Training Splits can be found here

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Calculator max one rep - Chart and example for calculating your one rep max

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