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Gains
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muscle growth, physical progress, or improvements in strength, often from working out
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gains
What does "gains" mean in fitness slang?
The term "gains" refers to muscle growth, strength improvement, or visible physical progress achieved through exercise and training. The structure comes from the ordinary meaning of "gain" as improvement or increase, adapted into gym culture to describe results from workouts. It is commonly used in fitness communities, especially in phrases like "making gains" or "no gains," to talk about bodybuilding progress and performance improvement.
Examples
He 's in the gym every day, chasing gains.
