muscle building
Pumping iron activity
Muscle building is the process of developing larger, stronger muscles through exercise and nutrition.
It typically involves resistance training—lifting weights or using body weight—combined with adequate protein intake.
The term covers both the activity and the goal: He's been focused on muscle building lately.
Also called bodybuilding when pursued competitively or as a lifestyle.
- hypertrophyTissue enlargement via cells
- rest daysScheduled recovery time
- weightliftingSport of hoisting barbells
- resistance trainingExercise against opposing force
- whey proteinMilk-derived muscle supplement
progressive overload · compound exercises · drop sets · protein synthesis · creatine · skeletal muscles · sleep cycles · amino acids · macronutrients · gym · anabolic · gains · bulk up · barbell · flex · shredded · swole · beast mode
- diet goalsweight loss, weight gain, calorie counting, portion control, balanced diet
- exercisepush-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, squats, lunges
- fitnessfitness, exercise, gym, workout, running
- fitness trainingcardio, squats, personal training, lunges, push-ups
- wellnesshealthy, wellness, fitness, exercise, nutrition
- Biosynthesisprotein synthesis, DNA synthesis, fatty acid synthesis, lipogenesis, hemoglobin synthesis
muscle buildingcardio
Pulse-elevating exercise regimen
aerobic exercise · endurance training · running · long-distance running · marathon training
muscle buildingweight loss
Reduction in body mass
cutting · slimming · shredding · caloric deficit · dieting
muscle buildingmuscle wasting
Loss of tissue mass
muscle atrophy · atrophy · catabolism · muscle breakdown · deconditioning