The shortening phase of a muscle. Think of this as the "push" or "pull" phase - for example, when you curl a weight up during a bicep curl, where the muscle is shortening and engaged.

The lengthening phase of a muscle. Think of this as the "stretch" phase, but while your muscle is still engaged.

Overhead. An acronym you'll see on the workout board during class.

Romanian Deadlift. We often use the acronym "RDL" to refer to this more stiff-legged version of a deadlift where the starting and ending position is at the full upright, standing posture. It's a more hamstring and glute biased version of a deadlift.

Single Arm. An acronym you'll see on the workout board during class.

"Side". An acronym you'll see on the workout board during class.

Single Leg. An acronym you'll see on the workout board during class.

The speed that you do an exercise. Often, this refers to slowing down a portion of the exercise - for example, taking :03 seconds to lower into your squat, or holding the squat at the bottom (pausing) for :02.