Verboticism: Hypergymnast
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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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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Excessercise
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ek/ses/ser/size
Sentence: In spring to rid of the winter lard, people tend to excessercise themselves into sore muscles, joints and injuries.
Etymology: excess + exercise
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COMMENTS:
Great word! Perfect fit(ness) - pieceof314, 2008-05-06: 09:31:00
Very good. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-06: 17:41:00
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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
Gymaimium
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: jĭm-mām'ē-əm
Sentence: He figued it was just a HALF-marathon, surely it would be no big deal. After all, before he'd laid off running-what was it, three and a nalf years now?-he'd had quite a few fun runs and even that one ten-K under his belt. Predictably, however, the event resulted in extensive gymaimium, from severe shin splints to bleeding, chafed nipples.
Etymology: Gym, var. of Jim, after workout guru Jum Belushi; maimi, var. of Mamie, after famous Jack LaLane mistress, Mamie Eisenhower; um, speech filler related to 'uh.'
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COMMENTS:
Galway's workouch goes well with your gymaimium. - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-06: 12:32:00
good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-06: 17:44:00
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Venba
Created by: tyler775
Pronunciation: /fin * bah/
Sentence: I received a venba when I got tired and dropped the weight on my neck.
Etymology: *ven from French prefix for come *ba from English word 'back'
Fitfall
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: fit-fawl
Sentence: Jim had not been in the gym for some time. His major fitfall was being friends with a "gym rat" who pushed him to pursue the same routine that he follows. Jim now has more pulled muscles than the number of muscles he knew he had.
Etymology: fitness (The state or condition of being physically sound and healthy, especially as the result of exercise and proper nutrition) + pitfall (any trap or danger for the unwary)
Pathleticism
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: PATH-let-uh-siz-uhm
Sentence: Bob, whose only regular exercise previously was a walk to and from the car, seem certain to be heading for a fitprang, if he didn't immediately cease his obsessive, new found pathleticism.
Etymology: Blend of PATHETIC: (colloquially) pitiful, hopelessly inept or inappropriate; so stupid as to be ridiculous; PATH: element in many medical words meaning illness, injury disease of the body etc., & ATHLETICISM: characterized by, or involving physical activity or exercise & ISM: fad, esp of extravagant nature.
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COMMENTS:
nice one and fitprang made me LOL - petaj, 2008-05-06: 06:37:00
Nice one OB! - didsbury, 2008-05-06: 16:27:00
Fantastic entry! - Tigger, 2008-05-07: 22:02:00
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Nathurtopathy
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: natch hurt o path ee
Sentence: Arnold's naturopathy exercises turned into nathurtopathy exercises when he strained himself on his dumbells...apparently they were aptly named.
Etymology: Naturopathy (a method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process) & Hurt (sore, in pain)
Workouch
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: work owch
Sentence: Bradley's quest to get trim again turned into a workouch. He dropped a weight on his toe, pulled a groin muscle doing lunges and banged his head on the bench press, after he accidentally lost his grip. His workouch will take him to the workcouch for a week of tv to recover.
Etymology: Workout (exercise regime;the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit) & Ouch (interjection used to express sudden pain)
Arobegoknackerism
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
Pronunciation: Arobe-Ego-nakker-ism
Sentence: At the age of "he should have known better", Richard's desperate desire to recapture his (self-deluded and fictional) youth and prowess, led him to the foolish act of joining the local gym. Once there, the sight of all the highly flexible and youthful "Gumby" girls and the muscular posturing of the male "Hunk" brigade led him to the disasterous effort of trying to compete with those a generation his Junior. The next day in the intensive care wing of the local hospital, his medical chart was filled in by the docter with the phrase "Suffered from an acute case of Arobegoknackerism during an overenergetic kneebend"
Etymology: Arobe- Arobic- (Self-inflicted pain) / Ego (Delusional self opinion) / Knacker (to bring something or oneself to the point of destruction or injury)