AMRAP: As Many Reps (sometimes Rounds) as Possible1
ATG: Ass to Grass
Box: CrossFit gyms are typically referred to as a ‘box’ because they are traditionally located in industrial warehouses.
BP: Bench press
BS: Back squat
BW (or BWT): Body Weight
C&J: Clean and Jerk
C2: Concept II rowing machine
CFB: CrossFit Breakout
CFJ: The CrossFit Journal
CFSB: CrossFit Strength Bias. A program developed by Jeff Martin and Darrell White, explained here. You’ll need a CFJ subscription.
CFT: CrossFit Total – consisting of max squat, press, and deadlift.
CFWU: CrossFit Warm-up
CLN: Clean
Sn: Snatch
DHP: Dead hang pull
DL: Deadlift
EMOM: Every Minute On the Minute
Firebreather: An elite-level CrossFit athlete
FS: Front squat
GHD: Glute Ham Developer is a machine designed for Posterior chain exercises to develop strength in glutes, lower back erectors, hamstrings and calves. It may also be used for Sit-Ups.
Global (Globo) Gym: the world-wide accepted norm for what a gym is i.e. 24 Hour Fitness, Fitness World, YMCA, etc
GPP: General physical preparedness, aka “fitness.”
GTG: Grease the Groove, a protocol of doing many sub-maximal sets of an exercise throughtout the day
HAM: Hard as a mother F*#K
H2H: Hand to hand; refers to Jeff Martone’s kettlebell “juggling” techniques (or to combat).
Heroes: Several CrossFit benchmark workouts that are named after actual military, law enforcement and firefighters that have died in the line of duty. These workouts are typically very difficult as a way of honoring these heroes. Unfortunately, the list of Hero WODs continues to grow.
HRPU: Hand Release Push Up. Complete a push up by descending into the bottom of the push up. Once chest touches the ground, lift hands completely off the ground and then push hands back to the floor to press body back up to top position.
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.
HSQ: Hang squat (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
IF: Intermittent Fasting
KTE (or K2E): Knees to elbows. Similar to TTBs (or T2B) described below.
KBS: Kettlebell
MEBB: Maximum Effort Black box, term coined by Mike Rutherford. Search the forum for it. Originally laid out in one of the early Performance Menu issues.
MetCon: Metabolic Conditioning workout
MP: Military press1
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.
PC: Power clean
Pd: Pood, weight measure for kettlebells
Pood: Unit of weight measure for kettlebell (1pood = 35lbs = 24kg)
PP: Push press
PR: Personal Record
PSN: Power snatch
PU: Pull-ups, possibly push ups depending on the context
Rep: Repetition. One performance of an exercise.
RM: Repetition Maximum. Your 1RM is your max lift for one rep. Your 10 RM is the most you can lift 10 times.
Rx’d/as Rx’d: As prescribed. WOD done without any adjustments in weight and/or movement as it is programmed.
Scaling: modifying or adjusting either weight and/or movement in a WOD
SDHP: Sumo Deadlift High Pull
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.
SN: Snatch
SPP: Specific physical preparednesss, aka skill training.
SQ: Squat
SS: Starting Strength; Mark Rippetoe’s great book on strength training basics. Available right here.
Subbed: Substituted. The CORRECT use of “subbed,” as in “substituted,” is, “I subbed an exercise I can do for one I can’t,” For example,if you can’t do HSPU, you subbed regular pushups.
TTB (or T2B): Toes to Bar. Hang from bar. Bending only at waist raise your toes to touch the bar, slowly lower them and repeat.
TGU: Turkish Get-Up
The Girls: Several classic CrossFit benchmark workouts that are given female names. The names of these workouts are arbitrary and not named after actual girls.
WO (sometimes W/O): Workout
WOD: Workout of the day
YBF: You’ll Be Fine (liberally applied in spray form)
