cheaters

Definition

A sarcastic or accusatory label for a team or competitor caught using unfair tactics or exploiting loopholes. Typically used in sports when someone's success seems suspiciously convenient.

Example Usage

That runner's time improved by 40 seconds in one season—definitely cheaters.

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Intermediate

tempo training

Controlling the speed of each phase of an exercise using a prescribed count (like 3-1-2-0 for eccentric-pause-concentric-pause), because apparently just lifting the weight isn't complicated enough. It's micromanaging your reps for maximum time under tension.

⚽ Sports / Fitness

Intermediate

cadency

In cycling and running, your rhythm or pedal/stride frequency measured in revolutions or steps per minute—the metronomic heartbeat of endurance sports. Coaches will tell you optimal cadence is around 90 rpm for cycling or 180 steps per minute for running, then watch you struggle to maintain anything close while gasping for air. It's the difference between smooth, efficient motion and looking like you're pedaling through peanut butter.

⚽ Sports / Fitness

Intermediate

pyramiding

A weight progression scheme where you either increase weight and decrease reps each set (ascending) or the reverse (descending). It's the mathematical approach to training that makes you feel smart until you're too exhausted to count.

⚽ Sports / Fitness

Intermediate

Concentric Phase

The lifting/shortening portion of an exercise where the muscle contracts under tension (e.g., driving up in a squat). It's the 'hard' part where the actual movement happens.

⚽ Sports / Fitness

Beginner

marathon

A 26.2-mile masochistic foot race that convinces otherwise rational humans to destroy their knees and toenails for a finisher's medal and Instagram bragging rights. Originally inspired by an ancient Greek messenger who died after running the distance—a warning that apparently went unheeded. Today also used metaphorically for any soul-crushing extended activity, like Netflix binges or corporate strategy sessions.

⚽ Sports / Fitness

Intermediate

light work

An opponent or challenge so insignificant that defeating them barely registers on your effort meter. The human equivalent of a training montage montage.

⚽ Sports / Fitness

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