hot hand a player on a hot shooting streak.
intentional foul a foul committed intentionally in order to stop the game clock, usually in the closing seconds of a game.
jump ball at the start of a game or when two opposing players wrestle over the ball, a procedure that determines possession: tossing the ball up and having the opposing players jump for it and tap it to a teammate.
jump shot a shot taken while jumping.
layup the closest and easiest shot, made by a player who has moved under the rim.
offensive foul a foul committed by a member of the team with the ball.
one-and-one in amateur ball, a bonus shot given if the first free throw goes in. In the NBA, the second shot is always taken.
outlet pass a long, downcourt pass.
palming turning the ball over in the palm while dribbling, a violation giving possession to the other team.
penalty situation a situation in which free throws will be awarded to a fouled player because a team has used up its allowable fouls for the quarter.
penetration penetrating through defenders to the basket.
percentage shot a shot, usually at close range, that has a high probability of going in.
personal foul illegal physical contact, including hacking, charging, holding, and fighting.
pick a screen created when an offensive player stands still and intentionally blocks the path of a defender so a teammate can get open for a pass or a shot.
pick and roll moving off a pick and running toward the basket for a pass, a method of eluding a defender.
pivot pivoting on one foot to avoid a traveling violation.
point guard a guard who directs the offense.
post the pivot position: the high post is near the foul line; the low post is near the basket.
power forward a forward particularly adept at rebounding and defense.
pullup driving toward the basket, stopping suddenly, and taking a jump shot.
pump fake faking a shot to the basket (double- pump fake: pumping the arms twice in faking a shot).
rebound getting possession of the ball off the backboard.
reverse dunk dunking the ball from a backwards position.
run and gun a quick-moving, quick-shooting game strategy.
scoop shot an underhand shot taken while running close to the basket.
screen when a player with the ball "hides" behind a teammate and takes an uncontested shot.
shot clock the clock that displays the time left for the offensive team to take a shot, 24 seconds with each new possession.
sixth man the first substitute player off the bench. slam dunk see dunk.
stutter step a swiftly switching foot movement used to fake an opponent.
swish a perfect shot that enters the net without touching the rim.
team foul a foul charged to a team's allowance (four per period in the NBA).
10-second rule the offensive team must bring the ball up over the midcourt line within 10 seconds or lose possession.
3-second violation when an offensive player stays within the free-throw lane for more than three consecutive seconds.
trap to double-team a player with the ball in an attempt to make a steal.
traveling taking more than two steps without dribbling the ball. Also known as a walking.
24-second rule requires a team to shoot within 24 seconds after gaining possession of the ball.
walking see traveling.
zone defense defenders guarding an area or zone instead of man-to-man.
bodybuilding
abs short for the abdominal muscles.
anabolic steroids a controversial synthetic hormonal compound known to help increase muscle mass.
barbell a lifting component composed of a long handle and weighted disks on either end, for two- handed exercises.
bench press a lift of a barbell or weighted pulley mechanism up over the chest while lying on one's back on a bench.
blast to repeatedly work a muscle to failure and beyond. Also, to fry, thrash, or torch.
bulking intentionally gaining fat and muscle mass to increase body size.
burn the painful sensation produced by a muscle as it is subjected to a build-up of lactic acid from an extreme or prolonged work load.
cheat to use momentum or incorrect technique to facilitate lifting of a heavy weight.
circuit training moving quickly from one exercise to another, with little rest, in order to increase intensity and gain an aerobic benefit.
creatine a natural acid that provides energy to the muscles during contraction, used as a supplement by some bodybuilders.
crunch a situp.
cut see definition.
deadlift a straight lift of a barbell off the floor, an extremely effective, all-around muscle-building exercise.
definition sharply defined muscle mass with an apparent absence of body fat. Bodybuilders often refer to someone with sharp muscle definition as being ripped, shredded, sliced, or cut.
dumbbell a lifting component composed of a small handle with weighted disks on either side, used for one-handed exercises.
flat of a physique, inadequately trained. See full.
fly an exercise usually performed with dumbbells while lying on one's back on a bench. The dumbbells are lifted simultaneously in an arc until positioned over the chest.
flush the flooding of blood into muscle tissue, occurring naturally from heavy lifting.
freak popular slang term for someone who appears inhumanly muscular, with massive, billowing muscle tissue.
free weights any weights, such as a barbell or dumbbell, that can be used on their own, and are not part of an exercise machine.
full of a physique, fully billowing with eye-popping muscular definition. The opposite of flat.
glutes short for the gluteus maximus, the muscles of the buttocks.
guns slang for the biceps or the biceps and triceps together.
hardbody any well-toned physique.
isolation concentrating the use of a single muscle to make a lift or press.
isometric exercise a form of exercise pitting one set of muscles against another.
juice slang for anabolic steroids.
lats short for the latissimus dorsi muscles of the back.
military press a seated lift of weights from chest level to an overhead position.
pecs short for pectoral muscles.
pull-up an exercise performed while hanging by the hands on a bar. The exerciser lifts his body until his chin is over the bar, then returns to the original position. Also known as a chin-up.
pumped of muscles, having the billowing and engorged appearance naturally taken on as they are flushed with blood and metabolites from a heavy workout.
push-up an exercise performed in a prone position, with hands and toes supporting the body on the floor, while the arms lift the body until elbows are straight or nearly so.
pyramiding the method of building bigger muscles by increasing the weight lifted but reducing the number of repetitions.