Fitness Terms and Definitions

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Abduction	Abs	Actin
Adduction	Adhesion	ADP
Aerobic	Agonistic Muscle	All Natural
All or None Principle	Amino Acid	Anaerobic
Antagonist Muscle	Anti-Catabolism	Antioxidants
Arm Blaster	Assimilation	ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)
Atrophy	Baby's Butt	Back-Cycling
Ballistic Stretching	Biological Value	Biomechanics
Buffer	Calisthenics	Calorie Cycling
Carbohydrate	Catabolic	Central Nervous System (CNS)
Cheat Day	Cheat Set	Cholesterol
Coenzyme	Complete Proteins	Compound Training
Concentric Contraction	Cortisol	Cryotherapy
D Handle	Detraining	Dextrose
Disaccharides	Diuretic	DROP SETS
Drug	Eccentric Contraction	ECCENTRIC CONTRACTIONS
Edema	Efficacious	Effleurage
Electrolytes	Endorphin	Essential Fatty Acids
Excitation	Fascia	Fast-Twitch Fiber
Fat Free Mass	Fixators	Flexibility Defined
Flexing	Forced Repetitions	Forced Reps / Assisted Reps
Free-Form Amino Acids	Fructose	GIANT SETS
Glucagon	Glycemic Index	Glycogen
Growth Hormone (GH)	HDL - High Density Lipoprotein	Heavy Load
Hemorrhage	High Intensity Interval Training	Hydrostatic Weighing
Hyperemia	Hyperplasia	Hypertrophy
Incomplete Proteins	Inhibition	Insulin
Isokinetic Contraction	Isolation Exercise	Isotonic Contraction
Ketones	Lactic Acid	LDL - Low density Lipoprotein
Lean Body Mass (LBM)	Lift Off	Ligament
Linoleic Acid	Linolenic Acid	Lipid
Lipolytic	Lock Out	Low Load
Macrocycle	Macronutrients	Malabsorption
Medium Load	Mesocycle	Metabolic Rate
Metabolism	Microcycle	Micronutrients
Microtears	Minerals	Monosaccharides
Muscle Atrophy	Muscle Atrophy	Muscle Burn
Muscle Memory	Muscle Spasm	Muscular Adaptation
Muscular Strength	Myofibril	Myosin
Nautilus	Negative Caloric Balance	Neural Adapatation
Nitrogen Balance	Non-Essential Amino Acids	One Repetition Maximum
Onion Skin	Overloading	Periodization
Petrissage	Placebo	Plantar Flexion
Plateau	Polysaccharides	Power
Prime Movers	PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD	Protein
Pump	Pyramid	R.I.C.E. Treatment
Rep Out	Reps	Rest
Rest Interval	Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR)	Rope Exercise Attachment
Saturated Fat	Sets	Slow-Twich Fiber (ST)
Specificity Training	Split Training	Spotter
Stacking	Static Stretching	Sticking Point
Straight Bar	Striations	Sucrose
Supermaximum Load	Supersets	Tendon
Testosterone	Thermogenic	Training Straps
Unsaturated Fat	Urea	Valsalva Maneuver
Vascularity	V-Grip Exercise Attachment	Vitamins
VO2 Max	Wide Grip Bar Exercise Attachment	Yo-Yo Dieting

Fitness Terms and Definitions

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