WordStudyGym & Workout vocabulary — B2
37 words of level B2 (Upper-intermediate) from the “Gym & Workout” collection. Each one has a short definition in simple English; tap a word to open its dictionary page.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| deltoid | large triangle-shaped muscle of the shoulder |
| pectoral | a muscle in the chest area of your body |
| lats | the large muscles on the sides of your back |
| trapezius | a large muscle in the upper back and neck |
| obliques | muscles on the sides of your stomach area |
| forearm | the lower part of your arm between elbow and hand |
| cartilage | firm flexible tissue in the body, found in the ear and nose |
| rotator cuff | a group of muscles that hold the shoulder joint together |
| muscle fiber | a thin thread-like part inside a body part that moves |
| rack | a frame for holding or hanging things |
| elliptical | gym machine for a smooth walking motion that works arms and legs |
| wrist wrap | a band worn around the wrist for support |
| lifting straps | bands worn on the wrists to help hold heavy weights |
| curl | an exercise of bending your arm to lift a weight |
| extension | an exercise of straightening a bent part of your body |
| plank | an exercise where you hold your body straight like a board |
| hip thrust | an exercise where you push your hips upward |
| shrug | an exercise of lifting your shoulders up and down with weights |
| clean and jerk | a weight lifting move in two stages |
| snatch | a weightlifting move where you lift the bar overhead in one motion |
| range of motion | how far a body part can move in any direction |
| progressive overload | slowly adding more weight or effort in exercise over time |
| drop set | an exercise where you reduce weight each round |
| warm-up | exercises done to get the body ready for activity |
| plateau | a time when you stop making progress in training |
| one-rep max | the most weight you can lift one time |
| sprain | an injury to a joint caused by twisting it suddenly |
| inflammation | swelling, redness, and pain in part of the body |
| swelling | a part of the body that has become bigger than normal |
| overtraining | doing too much exercise, so your body gets weak |
| physiotherapy | treatment using exercise and touch to help the body |
| heat therapy | using warmth to treat pain in the body |
| compression | pressing on an injury with a bandage to reduce swelling |
| elevation | raising an injured part of the body higher than the heart |
| mobility | the ability to move or be moved easily |
| lean mass | the weight of your body without fat |
| vascularity | the amount of blood vessels in a part of the body |
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