Warm up
A general warm up is some light intensity aerobic exercise that is performed for 5-10 minutes before the start of every training session.
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A rest-pause set is a single set where you perform just one repetition of an exercise with a near maximum weight before taking a short break and repeating the process.
The FITT principle stands for Frequency, Intensity, Type and Time of your workout sessions.
Wrist straps are pieces of material that you wrap around your wrists which are used to help you grip very heavy weights during pulling exercises.
Progressive resistance training is a method of strength training where the principle of overload is progressively and gradually applied to the body in order to increase strength levels and muscle mass.
Long Slow Distance (LSD) is a training method to develop aerobic capacity and endurance.
Cardiac output (CO) is the amount or volume of blood being pumped by the heart in one minute.
Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) is a stretching technique that alternates between contracting and relaxing the opposite and target muscles that you are trying to stretch.
