Fitness Slang: Explore This Category

Exhausted after an intense workout; pushed to the limit (or defeated soundly in a sport).

To build muscle; to work out to develop a good physique (literally "to make body").

Cardiovascular exercise (often used as a noun).

To build up or have a lot of muscle (similar to "swole").

Strong back muscles (a desirable physique feature).

Used to describe someone who is generally healthy and active, but not necessarily lean (hybrid term).

Muscle growth; noticeable progress in strength or physique (short for "muscle gains").

A person who spends a large amount of time at the gym; someone obsessed with fitness.

Gym maniac; a person dedicated/addicted to the gym (from "health" + "chang" - lunatic/addict).

Body; physique (used when discussing fitness and build).

Improvised or makeshift fitness training or equipment.

A bodybuilder or muscular person (informal, sometimes derogatory).

Best body; a person with a good, fit physique (already listed in Fashion/Style, but also key for fitness).

Club; gym; fitness center (standard, but central to the fitness scene).

Personal Record (the best performance an athlete has achieved in an event).

Sport; exercise; physical activity.

The bar (in weightlifting).

A partner who helps guide and secure a lifter during a heavy weightlifting exercise.

Extremely muscular; having very large muscles.

A romantic partner who is also a committed gym or fitness partner.

A training session; workout.