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DEFINITION: v. To return to the gym in order to get back in shape, only to over-do-it and injure yourself. n. An injury which is the result of an overly ambitious exercise program.
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Pwgymned
Created by: Ismelstar
Pronunciation: [pind] or [pwind]
Sentence: Determined to defeat his winter love handles, Mark finally returned to the gym only to be pwgymned by the chest press machine for five minutes, like a gnat under a toothpick, while he waited for a trainer to rescue him.
Etymology: A combination of 'gym', a building or room designed and equipped for indoor exercise, and 'pwned', a corruption of the word 'owned' denoting domination by an opponent or situation, especially by some god-like or computer-like force. The combination sounds like 'pinned', meaning to hold something fast in a spot or position.
Fitnesschlump
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: FIT-ness-schlump
Sentence: Randall returned to the gym with great zeal after a several month layoff from his workout routine but he had become such a fitnesschlump that he managed to pull several muscles and wrench his back after an over ambitious workout.
Etymology: blend of 'fitness' and 'schlump' (a slovenly person; slob)
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COMMENTS:
Schlumperb word - Nosila, 2009-06-18: 20:56:00
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Bicepticemia
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: by/sep/ti/see/me/a
Sentence: I thought it was only a muscle tear but it turned into the dreaded bicepticemia which ended my fifteen minutes of gym fame.
Etymology: bicep + septicemia
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COMMENTS:
nice one. ABSolutely, good word. - petaj, 2008-05-06: 06:36:00
imPECcable! - galwaywegian, 2008-05-06: 07:48:00
I think I'll muscle in on this one! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-06: 17:38:00
J - what sinew with you? good word - Nosila, 2008-05-07: 01:54:00
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Traincrash
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: train-crash
Sentence: Connor's traincrash was the worst I'd ever seen at the gym. After two full days of repetitions on the machines, he was so exhausted that he fell asleep against the weights rack, which caused the weights to roll along the floor taking out half the yoga class, the rest of whom ran screaming towards the treadmills causing one of the joggers to lose his footing and suddenly shoot backward wherein he splashed into the pool causing a huge puddle to flood the floor beneath the weight rack giving Connor a terrible electric shock resulting in burns to 75% of his body and a nasty tremor that he'll have for the rest of his life.
Etymology: train (undertake a fitness program) + crash (incident that often causes injury) + train crash (something that is awful to witness)
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COMMENTS:
I've had a couple of those. Guess you could say I'm a 'trainwreck'. Great word. - Mustang, 2008-05-06: 04:49:00
too much loco motion, I suppose - galwaywegian, 2008-05-06: 07:49:00
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Workouch
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: were couch
Sentence: The annual january workouch proved as painful as always, the treadmill became a headmill, the bench press got a stranglehold which didn't release it's grip until he had peed on the pilates ball. The visit was followed by the annual visit to the chiropracter.
Etymology: workout, ouch
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COMMENTS:
Ouch indeed! - TJayzz, 2008-05-06: 20:56:00
Good one...do you think chiropractors own shares in gyms? mmmm - Nosila, 2008-05-06: 20:06:00
Excellent word! Simple yet versatile. - Tigger, 2008-05-07: 21:57:00
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Fitnesslump
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: fit - nus - slump
Sentence: Edgar had every intention of quickly regaining muscle tone and getting back on the conditioning routine but found he'd experienced a major fitnesslump and decided to forget the whole thing and return to his couch.
Etymology: Blend of fitness and slump
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COMMENTS:
That sounds like a nasty sort of lump. Should get it seen to. - petaj, 2008-05-06: 03:37:00
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Aneuricise
Created by: didsbury
Pronunciation: an-yoor-iss-ize
Sentence: I thought I could manage one more rep but I ended up anuericising myself in quite an inconvenient place.
Etymology: Derived and extended from the Latin 'anueri' which was used to described self-abuse in all its unpleasant forms.
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COMMENTS:
Nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-06: 17:41:00
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Ouchpotato
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ow ch pat ay toe
Sentence: with his leg in a cast and his head in a sling, the ouchpotato weht back to being a couchpotato
Etymology: couchpotato, ouch
Stretcharmstwrong
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: strech/arms/st/rong
Sentence: Sam had a difficult time explaining why one of his arms was longer than the other after returning from his fabled lunchtime workouts. His only explanation was he stretcharmstwrong.
Etymology: stretch arms wrong + Stretch Armstrong
Gymnausium
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Jim-nor-zee-um
Sentence: 'Thats it, I've had enough of this fitness lark' said Tom, as he hobbled over to the nearest bench to rest his swollen ankle. 'From now on Im calling this place the gymnausium, cos it makes me sick!!'
Etymology: Gymnasium(A place to get fit and play sport.) + Nausea(To feel sick) =Gymnausim
Comments:
Israfaceneeme - 2018-07-07: 19:07:00
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