bodybuilder
Gym physique competitor
A bodybuilder is someone who develops their muscles through weight training and diet, typically for competition or aesthetic display.
The sport emphasizes symmetry, definition, and size, with competitors posing to showcase their physiques: Professional bodybuilders follow strict training regimens.
The term also applies to serious recreational lifters pursuing muscular development.
Assuming an attitude
- tanningCuring hides or bronzing
- judgingForming an opinion
- stageRaised performance platform
- trophyAward for winning
flexing · routine · conditioning · symmetry · federation · categories · lineup · bikini
Tissue enlargement via cells
- gainsIncreases in value
- pumpFluid-moving machine
- bicepsUpper arm flexors
- tricepsThree-headed arm muscle
quads · lats · delts · pecs · glutes · hamstrings · calves · traps
Invariance under transformation
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- aestheticsTheory of beauty
- definitionStatement of meaning
- vascularityBlood vessel density
shredded · ripped · cut · mass · bulk · chiseled · toned · striations
Sport of hoisting barbells
- barbellWeighted exercise apparatus
- dumbbellsHandheld lifting weights
- squatCrouching on bent legs
- deadliftGround-to-hip barbell raise
benchpress · reps · sets · split · volume · intensity · overload · spotter
Folded amino chain
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- macrosAutomated command sequences
- meal-prepPreparing food in advance
- bulkMain mass or size
cut · supplements · creatine · whey · casein · BCAA · chicken · rice
Trained self-control or specialty
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
gym-rat · grind · regimen · recovery · sleep · routine · commitment · goal-setting
posing
Assuming an attitude
trophy · flexing · routine · conditioning · symmetry · federation · categories · lineup · bikini · trunks
hypertrophy
Tissue enlargement via cells
triceps · quads · lats · delts · pecs · glutes · hamstrings · calves · traps · forearms
symmetry
Invariance under transformation
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- aestheticsTheory of beauty
- definitionStatement of meaning
vascularity · shredded · ripped · cut · mass · bulk · chiseled · toned · striations · conditioning
weightlifting
Sport of hoisting barbells
deadlift · benchpress · reps · sets · split · volume · intensity · overload · spotter · rack
protein
Folded amino chain
bulk · cut · supplements · creatine · whey · casein · BCAA · chicken · rice · broccoli
discipline
Trained self-control or specialty
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
motivation · gym-rat · grind · regimen · recovery · sleep · routine · commitment · goal-setting · mindset
Schwarzenegger
Austrian bodybuilder politician
- wellness lifestyleshealth nut, clean eater, vegan, vegetarian, gym rat
- athletesathlete, Olympian, champion, swimmers, runner
- body typesectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph, somatotype, physique
- exercisersgym rat, athlete, runner, jogger, weightlifter
- machomachismo, macho man, alpha male, tough guy, bravado
- fitness prospersonal trainer, fitness instructor, fitness coach, trainer, PT
bodybuilderweakling
Feeble person
beanpole · waif · ectomorph · skin and bones · pencil neck
bodybuilderendurance athlete
Competitor in prolonged physical events
distance runner · jockey · gymnast · powerlifter · ballerina
bodybuildercouch potato
Habitual sedentary TV watcher
bookworm · intellectual · ascetic · shut-in · sloth
- bodybuilding competitionContest judging muscular development