fitness

15 fitness and sports terms

barbell
a bar with weights on each side used in gyms
Example: that barbell is long enough to perform dead lifts
en: haltère
bench press
noun
the bench press is an exercise that mainly works your chest but implicates your triceps as well. It is performed by laying on your back with an arch witch makes your chest come-forward a few inches. The starting position is by griping the barbell with both of your hands at approximately shoulder width and apart from each other than bring down the barbell until it touches the middle of your chest and afterwards you push the barbell back to the starting the position and continue performing this set of movement until you have reached you.re desired number of repetitions.
Example: do you want to get on the bench press next?
en: développé couché
bicep
noun
the front muscle of your arms
calves
noun
the calves are the muscles of your leg under your knee
Example: the amount of exercises you can perform for you calves are very limited.
en: mollets
chest
noun
the chest is the upper front part of your body, between the stomach and the neck, containing the heart and lungs
Example: your chest is growing at a rapid pace
dead lift
noun
The dead lift is a back exercise performed by griping the bar approximately shoulder width and lifting the barbell off the ground until it reaches your hips.
Example: how much weight can you dead lift?
en: lift
dumbell
noun
a smaller version of the barbell used mainly for your arms in exercises such as curls
Example: can I use that dumbell?
glutes
noun
the Glutes are your butt muscles
Example: the squat is the best exercises to work your glutes
en: fessiers
hamstrings
noun
the hamstrings are any of the five tendons at the back of the knee
Example: the amount of exercises you can perform for your hamstrings are very limited
en: ischio-jambiers
lats
the lats are the biggest muscles on your back that can give off a look of wings
over head press
noun
The over head press is an exercise that focuses on your shoulders. To perform this exercise you will need either a barbell or two dumbbells, you will have to place the weight on the same level of height as your head and push the weights up until your the weight are above your head and at the limit that your arms can go up
Example: can you spot me while I over head press please?
en: presse sur la tête
quadriceps
noun
The quadricep is a large muscle group that includes the four prevailing muscles on the front of the thigh.
Example: you need to extend your quadriceps a lot more to have them grow
en: quadriceps
shoulders
noun
the shoulder is one of the two parts of the body at each side of the neck that joins the arms to the rest of the body
Example: the over head press is an amazing workout for your shoulders
en: épaules
squat
noun
the squat is an exercise that works every single muscle of your legs which is why some athletes only perform the squat as a leg exercise
en: accroupissement
tricep
the back muscle of your arms