Adrenal Cortex - The outer and larger section of the adrenal gland, which produces mineralocorticoids, androgens, and glucocorticoids - hormones essential to homeostasis.

Christiansen, Lauritz (1892-1976) - Came in 14th at the Olympic Cross Country race in 1912. He helped the Danish team finish 5th.

E - Z Curl Bar - A special type of barbell used in many arm exercises, but particularly for standing E - Z bar curls wherein it removes from your wrists strain that might be present when doing the movement with a straight bar. An E - Z curl bar is occasionally called a cambered curling bar.

Fructose - The main type of sugar found in fruit. It's sweeter than sucrose (table sugar).

Nautilus - Isokinetic type exercise machine, which attempts to match resistance with user's force.

Odd Lifts - Exercises used in competition other than snatch and clean and jerk, such as squats, bench presses, and barbell curls.

Sierra, Pablo - 1994 Twin Cities Marathon winner, who trained three times a day for eight weeks.

Stomach Banding - surgical reduction of stomach, but to lesser degree than bypass

Tendon - The tough tissue that connects muscles to bones.

Welch, Priscilla - British marathoner Welch was a former smoker who didn't begin to train seriously until her mid-30s. At the age of 39 she placed 6th in the Los Angeles Olympic Marathon and three years later won the "New York City Marathon" in 2:30.17.