ouyangjun Posted July 31, 2014 at 06:35 AM Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 at 06:35 AM So I've started to get back into lifting weights again and I decided to record my lifting journal in Chinese. Last night as I was recording my workout I realized I didn't know the Chinese words for the lifts I was doing. I'd like to get a collection of the lifting terms. I'll start with my standard core lifts that my workouts are built around. Below I've found some translations via the internet, but I'm not sure how reliable these translations are... Squat - 后深蹲 Deadlift - 硬拉 or 提举 Bench press - 仰卧推举 Shoulder press - 肩膊推举 Clean - 提玲至胸 or 力量翻 Pull-ups - 上拉 Push-ups - 俯卧撑 Sit-ups - 仰卧起坐 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted July 31, 2014 at 07:09 AM Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 at 07:09 AM BTW how do you say "buff"? The only expression I could think of was 肌肉发达 but it's not slangy enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouyangjun Posted July 31, 2014 at 07:29 AM Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 at 07:29 AM BTW how do you say "buff"? The only expression I could think of was 肌肉发达 but it's not slangy enough. I'm not sure about that one... If you look around China lifting weights in that way is not as popular as in the US, but I'm not sure if in Chinese there are similar slang terms in regards to one who lifts a lot and has a lot of muscle. Hopefully someone else can add more input. From my perspective something along the lines of 男人味儿 could work... not specifically to buff, but just manly in general. I've heard it used when not cleanly shaven or just manliness in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted July 31, 2014 at 07:51 AM Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 at 07:51 AM Also, for barbell the internet gives me 杠铃 & for dumbbell 哑铃 however couldn't find 提铃 (don't have any physical dictionaries on hand). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted July 31, 2014 at 07:56 AM Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 at 07:56 AM I guess in 提铃至胸,铃 must be short for 哑铃? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonic_Duck Posted July 31, 2014 at 05:53 PM Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 at 05:53 PM I learnt pull-ups as 引体向上. Baidu image search shows images of people doing pull-ups for 引体向上, whereas for 上拉 it shows a mixture of unrelated images and images of various exercises involving pulling weights in an upwards direction (none of which are what I think of as "pull ups", unless this is a difference between British/American usage?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted July 31, 2014 at 06:39 PM Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 at 06:39 PM As far as Am. usage goes pull-up seems to me a recent coinage--pulling oneself up by one's arms while hanging from a bar used to be called doing a chin-up(unpleasant high school memory). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
歐博思 Posted August 1, 2014 at 01:39 AM Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 at 01:39 AM buff - 肌肉子 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooironic Posted August 1, 2014 at 02:50 AM Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 at 02:50 AM For buff, wouldn't 壮 (zhuàng) be good enough? Though I suppose 壮-guys don't have to have well-developed muscles... but it's such a common term, I had to bring it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouyangjun Posted August 1, 2014 at 04:11 AM Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 at 04:11 AM @MPhillips - Actually pull-ups and chin-ups are different (from my American sports upbringing at least). Chin-ups are done with the palms gripping the bar facing away from the body, while pull ups are done with the palms gripping the bar facing towards the body. @Demonic Duck - looks like 引体向上 is correct. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted August 1, 2014 at 04:29 AM Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 at 04:29 AM I guess our gym teacher didn't know much :-) Palms facing away sounds hard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylorlbrown Posted September 4, 2014 at 05:44 AM Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 at 05:44 AM How about more of the action verbs involved with weight training, is 推 something you would say for "pushing"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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