Albumin - protein that occurs in blood plasma

Biomechanics - Science concerned with the internal and external forces acting on a human body and the effects produced by these forces.

Calorie - also known as kcal or kilocalorie; represents the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature

Cardiorespiratory Fitness - Physical fitness of the heart, circulatory system, and lungs indicative of good aerobic fitness.

Chalk Powder - Used on hands for secure grip.

Definition - The absence of fat over clearly delineated muscle masses. Definition is often referred to as "muscularity", and a highly defined bodybuilder has so little body fat that very fine grooves of muscularity called "striations" will be clearly visible over each major muscle group.

Gluconeogenesis - The formation of glycogen from fatty acids and proteins rather than carbohydrates.

Olympian - A term reserved for use when referring only to a bodybuilder who has competed in the Mr. Olympia or Ms. Olympia competitions.

Set - Group of reps (lifting and lowering a weight) of an exercise after which you take a brief rest period. For example, if you complete 10 reps, set the weight down, complete eight more reps, set the weight down again, and repeat for six more reps, you have completed three sets of the exercise.