Don’t ‘rip’ the water, but ‘feel’: the most unusual sports terms, which you had no idea what they meant

We are all more or less versed in sport. How well do we know sports terminology? For example, what does “ram” or “draw water” mean? Some of these words, even “google” fail the first time. And “pull the iron”: are you sure you know the origin of this frequently used combination? We tell you what unusual words are found in various disciplines and what they mean.

Gym

Fitness industry terms have been around for a long time. But, probably, few people thought about where they came from, says Andrei Papesko, personal trainer of the Expert category at the Zebra fitness club. For example, the expression “pumping iron” in our country began to be used in 1977, when the film of the same name (Pumping Iron) was shown on the big screen with Arnold Schwarzenegger, then six times winner of the title ” Mr. Olympia”. So there was a “rocking chair” – synonymous with “gym”.

“A lot of people didn’t even know what the original meaning of the film’s title was. But it’s all simple, you have to take it at face value. Pumping iron, that is, “Pumping iron” means literally the mechanical movement of the projectile, as a result of which the long-awaited muscle growth occurs. Which, in fact, the authors wanted to convey to people. But, paradoxically, some still continue to “pump” the muscles exactly, and not iron”, explains the expert.
By the way, “on the mass” – to be at the stage of building muscle mass, which is usually followed by “drying” – the removal of excess fat to relieve muscle. Sometimes the term “over the mass”, adds Andrey Papesko, hides behind those who, so to speak, are overweight.

In weightlifting and powerlifting, the words “flying” and “ram” are used. The worst thing that can happen in these sports (except injuries, of course) is elimination from the fight due to failure of all intended attempts. In a specific competitive exercise, this is a zero result. To “bar” means to raise nothing.

It happens that during competitions, as a rule, unscrupulous organizers “hang” athletes. That is, at the weigh-in, they underestimate the weight of the participant whose victory interests them.

Due to moral overstrain, an athlete may lose interest and “burn out.” Or maybe, being on an emotional rush, “bring up the courage” and do a lot more than expected.

Soccer

With the development of the sport, it only acquires more and more new terms. Thus, the word “tiki-taka” refers to a football game model, which is based on total possession due to a large number of short passes and the constant movement of players with the ball to different parts of the field. , explains Vadim Linkov. , editor-in-chief of the Paris sports portal: tiki-taka began in the 90s at the Catalan football club Barcelona, ​​whose technical staff, led by Johan Cruyff, is considered the founder of this style of play. Later , the Spaniard Josep Guardiola, being the mentor of the same Barcelona, ​​popularized this tactic. Many teams have tried to adopt the tiki-taka, but it has been implemented most effectively in Catalonia and the Spanish national team.

Another meaning appeared in the seemingly unambiguous “bus”. So, explains Ekaterina Kosareva, managing partner of the analysis agency WMT Consult, they call a football team that builds all or part of the game defensively and with rare attacks on someone’s half other. And the “cracking” of a piece of bread turned into a draw result of the game. And that’s not it.

“Football dive” has nothing to do with water: it is a deliberate fall by an attacking player in the hope that the opponent will be punished. In football, the words “bicycle” and “scissors” are synonymous and mean a kick in a fall. And the “garden” is a football pitch in an inappropriate state”, lists our interlocutor.
There are also entire phrases that, to the uninitiated, will seem like gibberish. This, for example, is a “last resort foul” – a deliberate violation of the rules aimed at disrupting a decisive attack, which with high probability could have ended effectively. Or the “group of death” (from the Spanish grupo de la muerte) is a tournament group made up of teams with a high level of play, which often makes it impossible to determine a clear favorite.

“These are all widely used words and expressions, most of which can be heard from commentators on television or on Internet broadcasts,” Ekaterina Kosareva points out.

Swimming

Beginners to the sport, according to Oksana Bergman, president of the public body BUNI Team Swimming Club, will scoff at the term “dry swimming”: “It’s training in the physical preparation room and special exercises: push-ups, twists, stretching. , working with rubber. Meditation divers.

And swimmers also have the notions of “short water” and “long water”. Everything is simple here. The first is a competition in a 25 meter pool, the second is in a 5 meter or fifty dollars.

In general, there are many “water” terms in swimming. It’s understandable. “Water feeling” is a feeling of being in water, creating an effective technique for a particular person. This feeling is exercised. Surely everyone has seen photos of training David Salo (trainer of the Russian swimmer, three-time Olympic medalist in 2012 and 2016, six-time world champion, seven-time European champion and honorary master of sports of Russia Yulia Efimova) , when everyone is lying on the surface of the water and doing nothing. And the athlete also “vomits water” when he does not feel the blow and the technique and makes strong, but ineffective movements, ”explains the expert.

Biathlon

Unusual sports expressions, explains Galia Kamaletdinova, physical culture teacher at the Synergie online school, simplify complex terminology by shortening it somewhat: “Some are so recognized by society that they no longer need explanations. or decryptions.” And if the word, so to speak, “does not sound”, then they do not use it. But “acidified” certainly does not apply to these – it is what biathlon, ski racing or other cyclical sports call a condition in which the athlete’s blood does not have time to recover and lactic acid builds up in the muscles, resulting in a sharp slow down. “Lobovik” is a skyscraper or a mountain. “In the milk” – a failure (everything outside the target is painted white, which explains the origin of the term). “Fed up” – wild fatigue (when by the actions of the athlete you can understand that he is no longer a fighter).

Of course, this is not a complete list of what would confuse an unprepared person. But, as they say, it’s never too late to learn and learn something new. And you can do it at a sports game. For example, at the SKA Arena, the construction of which is nearing completion. In addition, the new multifunctional complex, according to the creators, will be able to host competitions in more than 20 disciplines. And it will be possible to understand what you can learn while walking in the surrounding park. It includes four areas. In one of them, if I may say so, you will certainly bring certain terms to life. Let’s say you start “pumping iron” regularly.