bodybuilding
Competitive physique development
Bodybuilding is the practice of developing muscle size and definition through weight training, diet, and exercise.
Competitive bodybuilders display their physiques in poses before judges who evaluate symmetry, proportion, and muscular development.
The activity exists on a spectrum from casual gym-goers seeking to build muscle to professionals using rigorous regimens and sometimes performance-enhancing drugs.
Assuming an attitude
- stageRaised performance platform
- trophyAward for winning
- judgesLegal proceeding overseers
- tanYellowish-brown hue
oil · flexing · routine · symmetry · proportions · aesthetics · bikini · trunks
Exercise facility
- repsExercise iteration count
- setsGrouped items together
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- barbellWeighted exercise apparatus
dumbbell · bench press · squat · deadlift · curls · leg press · overhead press · cable
Upper arm flexors
- tricepsThree-headed arm muscle
- quadricepsFour-part thigh muscle
- pectoralsChest wall muscles
- deltoidsShoulder cap muscles
glutes · hamstrings · calves · latissimus · trapezius · abdominals · obliques · serratus
Quantity of matter
- definitionStatement of meaning
- shreddedTorn into strips
- rippedTorn or very muscular
- vascularityBlood vessel density
bulk · size · gains · chiseled · toned · lean · conditioning · muscularity
Compulsive exerciser, slangily
- flexTense a muscle
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- selfiePhoto of oneself
- transformationThorough change in form
natural · enhanced · steroids · PEDs · golden era · aesthetics · gains · swole
Folded amino chain
- dietCustomary food consumption
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- supplementsExtra nutritional intake
- macronutrientsPrimary nutritional building blocks
carbohydrates · fats · hydration · amino acids · whey · casein · creatine · pre-workout
posing
Assuming an attitude
tan · oil · flexing · routine · symmetry · proportions · aesthetics · bikini · trunks · lineup
gym
Exercise facility
barbell · dumbbell · bench press · squat · deadlift · curls · leg press · overhead press · cable · machines
biceps
Upper arm flexors
- tricepsThree-headed arm muscle
- quadricepsFour-part thigh muscle
- pectoralsChest wall muscles
deltoids · glutes · hamstrings · calves · latissimus · trapezius · abdominals · obliques · serratus · rhomboids
mass
Quantity of matter
- definitionStatement of meaning
- shreddedTorn into strips
- rippedTorn or very muscular
vascularity · bulk · size · gains · chiseled · toned · lean · conditioning · muscularity · density
gym rat
Compulsive exerciser, slangily
transformation · natural · enhanced · steroids · PEDs · golden era · aesthetics · gains · swole · jacked
protein
Folded amino chain
- dietCustomary food consumption
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- supplementsExtra nutritional intake
macronutrients · carbohydrates · fats · hydration · amino acids · whey · casein · creatine · pre-workout · bulking
- performance sportsfigure skating, rhythmic gymnastics, artistic gymnastics, synchronized swimming, artistic swimming
- fitness historygymnasiums, calisthenics, aerobics, Jane Fonda, Richard Simmons
- SchwarzeneggerTerminator, Terminator 2, Predator, True Lies, Kindergarten Cop
- competitive activitieschess, poker, tennis, golf, swimming
- fitnessfitness, exercise, gym, workout, running
- fitness trendsCrossFit, yoga, spin class, HIIT, bootcamp
bodybuildingendurance training
Exercise to sustain prolonged effort
marathon running · long-distance running · aerobic exercise · cardio · distance running
bodybuildingmuscle wasting
Loss of tissue mass
atrophy · weight loss · muscle atrophy · wasting away · emaciation
bodybuildingsedentary lifestyle
Habitual physical inactivity
physical inactivity · physical neglect · inactivity · idleness · lethargy
- bodybuilding competitionContest judging muscular development
body, building, build, built, builder, rebuild, bodily, rebuilt, builds