CrossFit Terms

WOD:  Workout of the Day

AMRAP:  As many Repetitions (or Rounds) As Possible – typically in a specified timeframe

As Rx’d:  As prescribed – the suggested parameters for a given exercise

Box:  A CrossFit gym

BW:  Body weight

CrossFit Total:  The combined weight of your max squat, press, and deadlift

Chipper:  A workout with many reps and many movements (you chip away at it)

C&J:  Clean and Jerk (Olympic Weightlifting exercise)

CTB or C2B:  Chest to Bar (as in pull ups)

DL:  Dead lift (Olympic Weightlifting exercise)

DU’s:  Double Unders – two turns of the jump rope per jump

EMOM:  Every Minute on the Minute

HSPU:  Hand Stand Push-Up

KB:  Kettle Bell

K2E:  Knees to Elbows (similar to T2B)

Kick Up:  Set up for the HSPU

MetCon:  Metabolic Conditioning

MU: Muscle Up:  A combination of a pull-up and a ring dip

OHS:  Overhead squat (Olympic weightlifting exercise)

PJ:  Push Jerk (Olympic weightlifting exercise)

PR:  Personal Record Rep: A repetition or one instance of a given exercise

RFT:  Rounds for Time – A set number of rounds in any given WOD which is scored on time taken to complete

Scaled:  To modify the exercise to your individual ability

SDHP:  Sumo Dead lift High Pull (Olympic weightlifting exercise)

Set:  A group of repetitions

Tabata: A protocol of 20 seconds of exercise followed by 10 seconds of rest

TGU:  Turkish Get Up

T2B:  Toes to Bar Unbroken