Welcome to the Get Fit Guys quick and dirty tips to slim down and shape up.

My name is Ben Greenfield, and in a recent episode called 10 Tips for Gym Etiquette,

I taught you how to navigate through your workout without offending others.

But fitting in at the gym can go beyond simply being polite.

You have to know the lingo if you really want to fit in. So in this episode, you'll learn 17 common

gym terms from gym equipment to exercise movements to common gym phrases and how to understand

workout instructions or conversations you may hear or take part in at the gym. If you're a more advanced

exerciser and already know these phrases, you may want to check out my episode how to get better

results from weightlifting, where you'll learn other terms such as quarter, stripping, cheating,

and more. Let's begin with some of the common equipment you'll find lying around the gym.

Barbell. This is a long bar that typically weighs at 35 to 45 pounds, although there are lighter

versions at most commercial gyms. You load weight on both ends of a barbell to increase the resistance.

Once you've added the weights to either end of the bar, there's something called a collar that also goes on either end to keep the resistance. Once you've added the weights to either end of the bar, there's something

called a collar that also goes on either end to keep the weight on while you're lifting. Don't let your

ego get in the way when using a barbell. It's easy to get injured with these, especially if you forget

to put the collars on. Cables. A cable exercise apparatus is typically comprised of some type of handle, like a rope or a bar,

attached to a pulley via a cable, which is then attached to some kind of stack of weights. By using the

combination of handle, pulley, and cable, you can manipulate large amounts of that weight and move in

many different ranges of motion that would be difficult

or even impossible with a barbell or dumbbells. And next is dumbbells. Dumbels are typically

comprised of a handle in between two weights. They can be used individually or both at the same time

and are usually either adjustable, meaning you can add resistance by attaching more weight to the dumbbell or fixed,

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