delts
Gym shoulder shorthand
Delts is informal for deltoid muscles—the thick triangular muscles capping each shoulder.
The term belongs to gym culture and bodybuilding: My delts are sore from yesterday's workout, He's been working on his delts.
The singular delt refers to one shoulder muscle.
Situated toward the front
- lateralOf the side
- posteriorRear or later
- acromionScapular apex forming shoulder's summit
- clavicleHorizontal bone above ribs
scapula · rotator cuff · humerus · insertion · origin · muscle fiber · abduction · flexion
Given a maximum limit
- striatedMarked with parallel grooves
- definedGiven exact meaning
- roundCurved like circle
- 3DThree-axis spatial representation
separation · vascularity · symmetry · proportion · width · mass · size · bulk
Shoulder isolation movement
- overhead pressStanding shoulder exercise
- front raiseAnterior deltoid exercise
- dumbbell pressStrength move lifting weights overhead
- military pressShoulder strength exercise
upright row · face pull · isolation · compound · reps · sets · volume · workout
Striking or pressing upon
- tendonitisInflamed tissue connecting muscle
- bursitisInflamed joint cushions
- strainExcessive stretching force
- tearTo pull apart
inflammation · rotator cuff tear · frozen shoulder · pain · rehab · recovery · physical therapy · overuse
anterior
Situated toward the front
clavicle · scapula · rotator cuff · humerus · insertion · origin · muscle fiber · abduction · flexion · extension
capped
Given a maximum limit
3D · separation · vascularity · symmetry · proportion · width · mass · size · bulk · conditioning
lateral raise
Shoulder isolation movement
- overhead pressStanding shoulder exercise
- front raiseAnterior deltoid exercise
- dumbbell pressStrength move lifting weights overhead
military press · upright row · face pull · isolation · compound · reps · sets · volume · workout · routine
impingement
Striking or pressing upon
- tendonitisInflamed tissue connecting muscle
- bursitisInflamed joint cushions
- strainExcessive stretching force
tear · inflammation · rotator cuff tear · frozen shoulder · pain · rehab · recovery · physical therapy · overuse · clicking
- musclesmuscle, biceps, triceps, abs, hamstrings
- strengthstrength, might, brawn, power, muscle
- bodybuildingbodybuilding, muscle, bodybuilders, Mr. Olympia, posing
- deltoid musclesTriangular shoulder muscles
- river deltaAlluvial deposit at mouth
- delta wavesLow-frequency brain oscillations
- Delta ForceElite Army special missions unit
- Nile DeltaEgyptian river's alluvial plain
- Mississippi DeltaRiver's fan-shaped lowland