No pain, no gain, no idea what half these terms mean.
How quickly your heart rate drops after intense exercise, indicating cardiovascular fitness. A fast recovery means you're fit; a slow one means you should probably do more cardio and less online shopping during workouts.
A first-year player or newcomer to a team, role, or organization; someone still learning which shortcuts exist and which processes actually matter.
A full-contact sport beloved by those who consider football padding to be for the weak, involving 80 minutes of organized chaos where grown adults chase an oval ball while legally tackling each other into the mud. It's soccer's angry older brother who went to the gym.
A radio-controlled miniature car that can be operated remotely, commonly used for racing against friends or in competitive hobby communities.
Reps In Reserve—how many reps you could theoretically do before failure. A more nuanced way than RPE to measure effort.
The degree of movement through a joint. Full ROM builds strength through the entire movement; half-reps build half-progress.
Short for 'referee'—the authority figure in sports who enforces rules and makes judgment calls that angry fans will dispute for years afterward. Also sometimes slang for a refrigerator, but that's considerably less controversial.
A single complete execution of an exercise, from starting position through full range of motion and back—the building block of any set that your brain tries to forget when you're fatigued.
A subjective scale (usually 1-10) measuring how hard you think you're working, because sometimes your feelings matter more than your smartwatch.
Calories your body burns at rest just to maintain basic functions—usually 60-75% of total daily energy expenditure, making it the real calorie-burning machine.
An acronym for 'Row Fast Eat Ass'—a rowing crew's motto celebrating hard work and dominance, typically shouted when someone hits a personal record. It's athletic motivation meets crude team spirit.