No pain, no gain, no idea what half these terms mean.
An intensity technique where you perform a set to failure, rest briefly (10-15 seconds), then squeeze out more reps, repeating until your muscles send an urgent cease-and-desist letter to your brain.
A training technique where you perform a set to failure, rest briefly (10-30 seconds), then continue for additional reps. It's the workout equivalent of a horror movie where the monster keeps coming back just when you thought it was over.
The degree of movement through a joint. Full ROM builds strength through the entire movement; half-reps build half-progress.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
A subjective scale (usually 1-10) measuring how hard you think you're working, because sometimes your feelings matter more than your smartwatch.
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.
Revolutions Per Minute—the cadence or speed at which you pedal a bike or strike a running tempo. Cyclists obsess over this; runners less so.
A modified Japanese sport bike or motorcycle covered in aggressive aerodynamic decorations and ridden by people who think loud exhausts equal driving talent.