Ladies Who Lift Training Glossary

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Personal Record (PR)

A "personal record", or "PR", is when you accomplish a feat in the gym that you've never done before.

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Concentric Phase

The concentric phase of a movement is the section of a movement where we are flexing our muscles to shorten a joint angle.

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Eccentric Phase

The eccentric phase of a movement is the lengthening of muscles to increase a joint angle.

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Isolation Exercise

An isolation exercise isolates one muscle group, these are also generally known as single joint exercises.

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Compound Exercises

Compound exercises use multiple joints & multiple muscle groups to complete a movement.

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Reps in Reserve

Reps in reserve refer to the number of reps you feel like you could do after you complete an exercise.

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Isometrics

Isometrics are exercises, or variations of exercises where you contract your muscles without moving your joints.

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Static Stretching

Static stretching is stretching by holding the stretch position for a specified amount of time.

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Active Recovery

Active recovery is a catch-all term to indicate movement meant to aid in recovery on a rest day.

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Plyometrics

Plyometrics are high force, high impact movements, like jumping and bounding, used to improve power and speed.

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Warm-Up Sets

Warm-up sets are done prior to your working sets to let your body get acclimated to more challenging weights.

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Body composition

Body Composition refers to the percentage of body fat and lean mass that your body has.

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Tabata

Tabata is a specific timing period of 20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest.

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