Fitness exercise name

There is no unified official naming system for the names of fitness exercises that everyone comes into contact with daily. The core is based on the four dimensions of action mode, inventor, place of origin, and training goals. The mainstream can be divided into four major categories: strength training, aerobic training, functional training, and flexibility rehabilitation training. The names of different schools, different regions, and even different gyms will be different, and there is no absolute right or wrong.

Last time I was squatting at Shangjian, a novice next to me who had just practiced for three months asked me, "What is the difference between the rack squat and the free squat you are practicing?" I was stunned for two seconds before I realized that he was talking about the Smith squat - in fact, they are talking about the same movement, but different people have different learning habits. The naming of strength movements is relatively rigorous. For example, the "Arnold Press" is named directly after the inventor Schwarzenegger. Basic movements such as "Deadlift" and "Bench Press" directly refine the core movement patterns, and fitness enthusiasts across the country and even the world can understand them instantly. But there are a lot of controversies. Take the front squat as an example. Old-school fans in the powerlifting circle believe that only the back squat is the three powerlifting movements specified in the competition. The front squat is more of a functional training. ； But CrossFit enthusiasts don’t recognize this classification at all. In their training system, the front squat is the core strength movement to increase the weight of the clean, and it is a must-do strength item. Both arguments are valid, but the applicable training systems are different.

To change the scene, if you go to the sex room to practice aerobics, the names you hear will be even more out of the ordinary. The most common "burpee", many older generation fitness enthusiasts are still used to calling it "burpees", which is essentially the same movement. ； “"Spinning" many professional centers will directly call it "spinning". In fact, it was the earliest brand name for spinning. Later, more people used it and it became a common name. ； The popular "Pamela Exercise" and "Liu Genghong Shuttlecock Exercise" in recent years are directly named after the bloggers, and even people who have never been to a gym can say a few words about them. There has never been any controversy over the naming of aerobic categories. For example, does HIIT count as pure aerobic? Steady-state aerobics believe that the heart rate fluctuates too much and does not meet the standards of aerobic continuous oxygen supply. It can only be regarded as mixed metabolic training. ； But office workers who pursue efficiency don't care about this at all. Anyway, just practicing for 20 minutes can burn fat. If you put it into the aerobic category, you can save a long time of explaining to others.

The naming of functional training is even more "wild". In addition to common names such as kettlebell swinging and medicine ball hitting the ground, many gyms even make up their own names. I used to go to a community gym near my home, and the instructor directly called the combination of burpee + box jump + kettlebell swing "three-piece set after get off work". Old members understood it immediately, but no one responded when he said the standard scientific name "high-intensity metabolic combination training". There are also many cross-border movements that cannot be clearly classified, such as battle ropes. Some people count them as aerobic and others as functional. Those who practice them just feel comfortable, and no one struggles with classification.

The names for flexibility and rehabilitation are relatively easy to recognize. The "Downward Dog" and "Cat-Cow Pose" in yoga are all directly based on animal forms. "Foam roller quad roll" is such a straightforward term that no explanation is needed, and it is common in the entire fitness circle. Controversies also exist, such as whether Pilates is recovery or strength? Rehabilitation specialists believe that its core control logic is an important means of restoring joint mobility after surgery, and there is nothing wrong with classifying it as rehabilitation. ； But many body shaping bloggers will put it in the strength category, focusing on deep muscle shaping. Both statements are correct, it depends on what you use it for.

In fact, to put it bluntly, the name of fitness itself is for convenience of communication, there is no need to stick to the standard name. I made a training appointment with Dazi last week and said that I wanted to practice "the action of lying on the bench and swinging the legs back and practicing the buttocks." He directly handed me a 20-pound elastic band, which was much faster than my application for the scientific name "prone hip extension." After all, we go to the gym to build muscles, not to test terminology, right?