Beginning Bodybuilder - An individual with less than six months of bodybuilding experience.

Diastolic pressure - blood pressure measured when the heart is at rest

Diemer, Brian - Olympic bronze medal steeplechaser in 1984.

Diet Therapy - treatment of a disease through diet

Dipping Bars - Parallel Bars set high enough above the floor to allow you to do dips between them, leg raises for your abdominals, and a variety of other exercises. Some gyms have dipping bars that are angled inward at one end; these can be used when changing your grip width on dips.

Fatty Acids - a component of fats that determines the classification of fat

Lacto-Vegetarian - vegetarians who eat dairy product

Ladoumegue, Jules - French miler of the 1930s.

Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (Type 2) - Diabetes occurring after age 40;onset is gradual and production of insulin gradually diminishes; can usually be controlled by diet and exercise

Shoes - Shoes act to stabilize your balance and improve your balance in training. The design of shoes varies depending on their use, whether it is for running, or outdoor recreational activities, or simply day to day wear. The main quality of shoes, no matter which you choose, is support. Solid, thick soled shoes with good arch support are the best you can choose.

Steroid - Biochemical term used to denote a molecule having three, 6 carbon - containing rings, and one, 5 - carbon - containing ring. Steroid molecules form the nucleus of many of the body's hormones.

Vitamin - Organic compound used by the body to regulate metabolism. Vitamins may be water - based or fat - based.