Health / Fitness Glossary

Quadriceps: The muscle located on the front of the thigh - upper leg. This muscle group is used to extend the knee.

Quads: Abbreviation for quadriceps femoris muscles, muscles on the upper part of the front of the legs, which consist of four parts (heads).

Quality Training: Training just before bodybuilding competition where intervals between sets are drastically reduced to enhance muscle mass and density, and low calorie diet is followed to reduce body fat.

Range Of Motion: Moving through a complete range of motion (ROM) allows the muscles to stretch before contraction and increases the number of muscle fibers being recruited. This produces maximum contraction . . . View Full Definition

Reciprocal Inhibition: Reflex relaxation in a muscle being stretched.

Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA): Recommended portion of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals that should be included in the daily diet. It helps to maintain health and prevent disease.

Recovery Heart Rate: Heart rate taken at the end of the exercise. The amount of the time it takes for your heart to recover to how it was before the exercise began.

Recumbent: Descriptive of a cycle position; the rider is sitting with legs extended in front. Recumbent cycling works all the muscles of the thighs and buttocks. It is an excellent exercise for people . . . View Full Definition

Recumbent Bike: A type of stationary bike with a bucket seat that provides back support so that you pedal straight out in front of you.

Rep Out: When moviment is repeted over and over again until you are not able to perform the rep due to exhaustion.

Repetition (Rep): One complete motion of an exercise, often used in reference to strength training.

Repitition Maximum (Rm): This is the maximum number of repetitions per set that can be performed at a given resistance with proper lifting technique. Thus, a set at a certain RM implies the set is performed to momen . . . View Full Definition

Reps: Abbreviation for REPETITIONS.

Rest Interval: Pause between sets of an exercise, which allows muscles to recover partially before beginning next set.

Rest Pause Training: Training method where you press out one difficult repetition, then replace bar in stands, then after 10-20 second rest, do another rep, etc.

Resting Heart Rate: Number of times the heart beats per minute while your body is not phisically active or at rest.

Rice: An acronym that stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation — common treatment methods prescribed for runners with training injuries.

Ripped: Slang meaning extreme muscularity.

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