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How to talk about your workout in Spanish

Share your split, talk nutrition and progress, and give honest gym advice — out loud.

CONVERSATION PACK · 6 LESSONS · B2

The verb is entrenar (or hacer ejercicio) — ejercitar sounds stiff, and the literal trabajar afuera for "work out" gives you away instantly. Describe your split the way lifters do: estoy haciendo una rutina de push, pull y pierna, los lunes me toca pecho y tríceps, pesado — the English split names survive intact, though in Mexico you'll hear the calque empuje, jalón y pierna. Bulking and cutting are estoy en volumen and en definición bajo las calorías pero no toco la proteína.

Below: the phrases lesson by lesson, what lifters actually say between sets, the false friends that flag a beginner — and a way to rehearse the whole gym conversation out loud before you have it for real.

Say this

The phrases that carry the conversation

Your workout split

  • estoy haciendo una rutina de push, pull y piernaI'm doing a push, pull, legs routine
  • entreno cuatro o cinco días a la semana, según cómo me sientaI train four or five days a week, depending on how I feel
  • los lunes me toca pecho y tríceps, pesadoMondays I do chest and triceps, heavy
  • prefiero separar espalda y bíceps en días distintosI prefer splitting back and biceps into different days

Nutrition and macros

  • estoy en volumen y como unas 3.000 calorías al díaI'm bulking and eating about 3,000 calories a day
  • trato de llegar a dos gramos de proteína por kilo de peso corporalI try to hit two grams of protein per kilo of body weight
  • los carbohidratos los concentro antes y después de entrenarI concentrate carbs around my workout
  • en definición bajo las calorías pero no toco la proteínawhen cutting I drop calories but I don't touch protein

Tracking progress

  • llevo un registro semanal de mis pesos y repeticionesI keep a weekly log of my weights and reps
  • la báscula es engañosa, lo importante es cómo me queda la ropathe scale is misleading, what matters is how my clothes fit
  • cada tres meses me tomo medidas y fotos para compararevery three months I take measurements and photos to compare
  • noté que mi fuerza subió muchísimo en el press de bancaI noticed my strength shot up a lot on the bench press

Regional Spanish

What locals actually say

Textbooks teach one word. Locals use several — pick your region's and stay consistent.

Watch out

Mistakes that mark you as a textbook speaker

  1. Saying 'ejercitar' to mean 'to work out'.use 'entrenar' or 'hacer ejercicio'; 'ejercitar' exists but sounds stiff or refers to specific drills.
  2. Using 'suceso' for 'success'.'suceso' means 'event'; the word you want is 'éxito'.
  3. Literal translations of 'workout' as 'trabajar afuera'.use 'entrenamiento' (noun) or 'entrenar' (verb).

The part no phrase list can do

Rehearse it before it's real

Isabella, &Be conversation teacher

Isabella

Your conversation teacher for this pack

In the Body Builder pack, the final lesson is a live conversation at the squat rack — and Isabella plays your training partner of two months: driven, slightly competitive, takes feedback well but tests it first, and always counts her reps under her breath in Spanish. It's a Tuesday-afternoon lull at a busy commercial gym. She wants your current split and goals, a safe handoff to spot her on bench, honest feedback on her squat — and your take on the "miracle" supplement a coach is selling. Out loud. And she talks back:

  • Isabella reveals she tweaked her lower back yesterday and asks if she should still push the heavy set — student must give a recovery-aware recommendation
  • She pulls up a video of her squat from last week — student must point out a specific form fault (knees caving, back rounding) and suggest a fix
  • She says a coach at the gym is selling a 'miracle' supplement — student must call out the hype without crushing her enthusiasm

Blank mid-sentence and nothing bad happens — she waits. That's the practice, without unnecessary judgement.

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Quick answers

Questions people ask

How do you say 'to work out' in Spanish?

Entrenar or hacer ejercicio. Never translate it literally as trabajar afuera, and skip ejercitar in conversation — it exists but sounds stiff. "A workout" is un entrenamiento.

How do you say bulking and cutting in Spanish?

Bulking: estoy en volumen y como unas 3.000 calorías al día. Cutting: en definición bajo las calorías pero no toco la proteína. The protein rule of thumb travels too: trato de llegar a dos gramos de proteína por kilo de peso corporal.

How do I describe my training split in Spanish?

Estoy haciendo una rutina de push, pull y pierna — the English names are standard, though Mexicans also say empuje, jalón y pierna. Add frequency: entreno cuatro o cinco días a la semana, según cómo me sienta.

How do I talk about a gym injury in Spanish?

Me lesioné el hombro hace unos meses y tuve que frenar — I hurt my shoulder and had to stop. The physio is el fisioterapeuta: el fisioterapeuta me mandó ejercicios de movilidad todos los días. Coming back carefully: si vuelvo a cargar demasiado rápido, me va a pasar factura.

Is 'suceso' the Spanish word for success?

No — suceso means event. The word you want is éxito. It's one of the classic false friends that slips out exactly when you're telling someone about your progress.