What’s an AMRAP?

So you might have been training at a gym for a while, then decided to give CrossFit a try and all of a sudden there’s a whole new language to learn… Here are some of the most common acronyms, terms and phrases you might here in a CrossFit Box.

WOD – Workout of the Day

AMRAP – To perform as many reps (or rounds) as possible

EMOM:  Every minute on the minute

Box – The term we use instead of calling it a gym

For Time – Complete the workout as quickly as possible, remember you time at the end

PR – Personal Record

RX or Rx’d – As prescribed, completing the WOD without any scaling or adjustments

TnG – Touch and Go

BW:  Body weight

Chipper:  A workout that combines a lot of different movements at high volume (you chip away at it)

Run – Funnily enough this actually means RUN!              

MetCon:  Metabolic Conditioning, “aerobic” themed workout, rowing, running, skipping, etc. High heart rate

DNF – Did not finish (the workout)

RFT – “Rounds for Time” Complete the designated amount of rounds as quickly as possible

ROM:  Range of Motion

ROMWOD – Range of Motion Workout of the Day, Vinyasa style passive yoga

Pood (Pd) – Russian weight measure for kettlebells. 1 pood = 16kg/35lbs

No-Rep – Rep failed to meet standards and therefore doesn’t count

Firebreather – A high-calibre, fast athlete

Strict: A controlled movement without use of momentum

Kipping – A rocking motion to help use momentum to complete a pull-up, toe-to-bar or muscle-up

Butterfly – An efficient method of linking high-rep pull-ups together

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

GHD:  Glute-Hamstring Developer

GHDSU: GHD sit-up

C2B: Chest to bar, pull-ups

T2B: Toes to bar

K2E:  Knees to Elbows

HSPU: Hand stand push-up

SDHP: Sumo-deadlift-high-pull

C2W: Chest-to-wall (When referring to a Handstand)

MU: Muscle-up

DU: Double-unders

Unbroken: A linked set of movements

HR: Hand-release