Useful Terms To Know When Starting On Your Fitness Journey
Starting out at the gym can be overwhelming, particularly if it’s a lively group fitness facility. All the terms being thrown around can seem baffling, even if you have been training a little while. But fear not, we can help you understand the likes of double unders, macros, snatches and jerks (and we’re not talking about the coaches!). ? ?Here’s a few helpful terms to know if you’re heading into a gym for training. ? ?MacrosIf you’re talking about nutrition, you’ll likely hear about macros. Macros, short for macronutrients are carbohydrates, protein and fat. ? ?Your daily calorie intake will be broken down into these three food groups. But remember, your foods can also have both protein and carbs, or fats and protein and if you’re just starting out, all you need to worry about is your calorie intake and your protein. ? ?As coach James Batey says, the quantity of food you eat will dictate your size objectively, the quality of the food you eat will dictate the way you feel subjectively. ? ?Dead hang ?This is simply hanging from the bar in a dead manner – you’ll remain still and hang by your hands without moving your body. This will help strengthen your grip over time. ? ?Toes-to-bar?A gymnastic movement where you hang off the bar/rig and kick your feel up to the bar. If you begin training at a strength and conditioning gym like Rebuild Health and Fitness, or doing CrossFit programming, you’ll likely encounter some toes to bar, however these are a milestone movement, do not typically expect to be nailing these on your first go. ? ?Kipping ?Kipping is the lever movement that we use when hanging off the bar. It helps propel people back and forth and build up momentum to do pull ups, toes to bar and muscle ups. ? ?It’s a contentious movement - it helps increase the volume of a movement in a workout, though your gymnasts will argue that strict is key. We program both strict and kipping movements in our workouts depending on the day, and the volume required for optimal stimulus. ? ? ?Double unders?This is simply skipping with a rope, however you whip the rope around twice under you per one jump. If you’re not quite at the double under stage, you’ll be likely allowed to do singles, which is bog standard skipping with a rope. ? ?Strict press/push press/push jerk ?Three different movements, but sometimes confused. ? ?A strict press is where you isolate your upper body, no push from your knees, simply pressing out from your shoulders. ? ?Push presses include a dip in the knees but locking out your arms and legs at the top of your lift. ? ?A push jerk includes a dip with your knees, a punch up of the barbell, and another catch under the bar, then straightening your legs. ? ?A split jerk is similar to a push jerk but you spilt your feet on landing rather than keeping them parallel. ? ? ?Progressive overload ?Progressive overload is a scientific methodology that is proven effective and ensures our members get the most out of every session and see results at the end of the cycle while still maintaining proper technique. ? ?If you’re not tracking your workouts, you’re not training - you’re exercising. By increasing load through means such as increasing weight, repetitions, tempo etc, you will build up strength and enhance adaptation. ? ?If you want more guidance on entering into a gym, consider personal training sessions with our world class coaches. Send us an email to team@rebuildhealthandfitness.com.
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