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At the gym

Sets, reps, and the one question you need before touching a machine someone else is using.

Quick answer

¿Está libre?

Is this free? — the only sentence you truly need at a gym.

The words

SpanishEnglish
la seriethe set
la repeticiónthe rep
la mancuernathe dumbbell
la barrathe barbell
la cintathe treadmill
la esterillathe mat
el vestuariothe changing room
la taquillathe locker
entrenarto train
calentarto warm up
estirarto stretch
el pesothe weight
sudarto sweat
la clase dirigidathe class
el monitorthe trainer

The phrases you will actually say

¿Está libre?Is this free?
¿Cuántas series te quedan?How many sets do you have left?
Voy a entrenar piernas.I am doing legs today.
Estoy agujetas.I am sore. — literally "I am needles".
¿Me echas una mano?Can you spot me?

Worth knowing

“Tengo agujetas” — literally “I have little needles” — is how Spanish says muscle soreness.

Practice

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