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- AMRAP: As Many Reps (sometimes Rounds)as Possible
- AHAP: As heavy as Possible
- AFAP: As fast as possible
- AS: Ah Snap. Just kidding. Air Squat
- ATG: Ass to Grass
- BP: Bench press
- Benchmark WOD: Workout of the day to compare measurable data and write it down, because at some point in your CrossFit journey you will do it again, and want to beat your time/score. Hence to lead to the PR.
- BS: Back squat
- BW (or BWT): Body weight
- CFT:CrossFit Total – consisting of max squat, press, and deadlift.
- CFWU:CrossFit Warm-up
- CF Swagger: Members walk after 3 days on.
- C2B: Chest to Bar Pullups
- CLN: Clean
- C&J: Clean and jerk
- C2: Concept II rowing machine
- DNW: Deed not Words.
- DL: Deadlift
- EYP: Eat your spinach
- EMOM: Every minute on the minute
- FS: Front squat
- “G” day: Gymnasty Day
- GHR(D): Glute ham raise (developer). Posterior chain exercise, like a back extension. Also, the device that allows for the proper performance of a GHR.
- GHR(D) Situp: Situp done on the GHR(D) bench.
- GPP: General physical preparedness, aka “fitness.”
- Hi Hang: Barbell positioned in the “power position” usually the crease of the hips
- HS: Handstand
- HSPU: Hand stand push up. Kick up into a handstand (use wall for balance, if needed) bend arms until nose touches floor and push back up.
- HClean or HSnatch: Hang (clean or snatch). Start with bar “at the hang,” about knee height. Initiate pull. As the bar rises drop into a full squat and catch the bar in the racked position. From there, rise to a standing position
- HR: Hollow Rocks
- HH: Hollow Hold
- JCCF Nation: Community that supports each other in fitness no matter what, and we happen to be really good at it.
- KB: Kettlebell
- K2E: Knees to elbows. Similar to TTBs described below.
- MBC: Medicine Ball Clean
- Meters/Calories: Measurement of the rowing machine in distance and power
- MetCon: Metabolic Conditioning workout (Cardio Endurance)
- ME: Maximum effort
- MP: Military press
- MU: Muscle ups. Hanging from rings you do a combination pull-up and dip so you end in an upright support.
- OHS: Overhead squat. Full-depth squat performed while arms are locked out in a wide grip press position above (and usually behind) the head.
- Paleo: Simply put is food made without processed sugar, grains, or dairy
- PC: Power clean
- Pd: Pood, weight measure for kettlebells
- PJ: Push Jerk
- PR: Personal record
- PR Bell: When you PR, you ring it! This will happen many times.
- PP: Push press
- PS: Power snatch
- PU: Pull-ups, possibly push ups depending on the context
- PYB: Pinch your butt
- RFT: Rounds for Time
- Rep: Repetition. One performance of an exercise.
- RD: Ring Dips
- Rx’d; as Rx’d: As prescribed; as written. WOD done without any adjustments.
- RM: Repetition maximum. Your 1RM is your max lift for one rep. Your 10 RM is the most you can lift 10 times.
- SDHP: Sumo deadlift high pull (see exercise section)
- S2O: Shoulder to over head
- Set: A number of repetitions. e.g., 3 sets of 10 reps, often seen as 3×10, means do 10 reps, rest, repeat, rest, repeat.
- SJ: Split Jerk
- SN: Snatch
- SQ: Squat
- SR: Superman Rocks
- SU: Sit up
- TGU: Turkish get-up
- TTB: Toes to bar. Hang from bar. Bending only at waist raise your toes to touch the bar, slowly lower them and repeat.
- “W” Day: Weighted object day
- WB: Wall Ball
- WBSU: Wall Ball Sit up
- WO, sometimes W/O: Workout
- WOD: Workout of the day
- YBF: You’ll Be Fine