There is a different language spoken among those in the CrossFit and functional fitness community. The abbreviations are virtually endless. Without having a grasp on some of the slang, one can be left in the dark. Here are some terms and shortenings that come to mind. I scrolled through older posts and flipped through my workout journal to find these. Please post others to comments.
- EQUIPMENT
- DB - dumbbell
- BB - barbell
- KB - kettlebell
- SB - sandbag
- MB - medicine ball
- SH - sledge hammer
- WV - weight vest
- C2 (pronounced "See-Two") - Concept model C2 rowing machine
- GHD - glute-hamstring developer; also the situps when done on the GHD machine
- EXERCISES and MOVEMENTS
- HSPU - handstand pushup
- OHS - overhead squat
- FW - Farmer's Walk; generally designated with load and distance. or Floor-Wipers.
- DU - double-under jumprope
- WB - wallball shots
- TGU - Turkish GetUp
- SBGU - SandBag GetUp
- Back X (or back ext) - back extensions
- HK2E - hanging knees to elbows
- G2OA - ground to overhead anyhow
- C&J - clean and jerk
- C&P - clean and press
- PJ - push jerk
- IR - inverted row
- DL - deadlift
- SDLHP - sumo deadlift high pull
- SGDL - snatch
- MU - muscle up
- BJs - box jumps (usually followed/preceded with a notation of box height in inches)
- C2B - chest-to-bar pullups
- T2B - toes-to-bar
- R - gym rings; as in R Dips, R Pushups.
- F8H - kettlebell figure-8-to-a-hold
- F8L - figure-8-lunges
- S2H - Slasher to Halo
- H2H - hand-to-hand kettlebelling or KB juggling; popularized by Tactical Athlete
- Oly - loosely most any movement or exercise that assists in skill or strength for the two Olympic lifts
- WEIGHTS and WORKOUT FORMATS
- # - pounds (as in 75#)
- Pood - (rhymes with "dude") old Russian unit of weight measurement equal to about 35-36 pounds; generally used for kettlebells.
- BW - bodyweight;
- 75%BW - weight used should be a specific percentage of bodyweight, such as 75% in example
- 1RM - one rep max (as in the maximum weight for one repetition)
- 75%3RM - weight used should be 75% of the maximum weight for three repetitions
- 5x3 (five by three) - do five sets of three repetitions, with sufficient rest between sets (also 7x1, 5x5, etc)
- WU - warmup
- WO - workout (or W.O.)
- WOD (rhymes with "rod") - "workout of the day" as popularized by CrossFit
- RXed (or RX) - "as prescribed" or using/used "official weight or load
- MetCon - Metabolic Conditioning; as in an intense circuit of exercises
- AMRAP - As Many Reps As Possible (as completed in a specific time period)
- AFAP - As Fast As Possible (to complete a specific workload)
- MSU - "Make Stuff Up"
- 1:1 - time ratio of work-to-rest, (ex: 94 seconds of work followed by 94 secs of rest)
- 21-15-9 (Twenty-One-Fifteen-Nine) - repetitions of exercises. each exercise is done for 21 reps in the first round, then each done for 15 reps in second round, and each finished with 9 reps in last round. Popularized in CrossFit
- 1/3/5 (One-Three-Five) - CrossFit Football style workout where one round is comprised of 1 rep movement A, 1 rep mvmt B, 3x mvmt A, 3x mvmt B, 5x mvmt A, 5x mvmt B.
- 30/30 (Thirty-Thirty) - Monkey Bar Gym workout where work and rest periods of 30 seconds are alternated.
- Chipper - a workout that contains many different exercises in a laundry list
- Couplet - a workout that contains only two opposing exercises which are alternated between
- Triplet - a workout that rotates between three exercises
- PWO - "Prison WorkOut" usually followed by either #1, #2, or #3 to signify which of three versions.
- Reps - repetition number or numerical value of the times the movement is completed
- MISCELLANEOUS
- CF - CrossFit, the company
- CFter - short for CrossFitter = a person who does CrossFit
- GPP - General Physical Preparation.
- SST - Sport-Specific Training
- SSST - "Secret Service Snatch Test" (video); usually followed by a time and a load.
- ROM - "Range of Motion"
- Q - Jim Q, the guy who brings all the stuff out to Swallow Cliff! Usage: The Q Crew was out at Swallow last night doing some sled drags.
- Zercher - specific hold of a bar or sandbag in the crook of the elbows (video)
Don't ask me to alphabetize them. It was hard enough to recall all these and jot them down in a brainstorm. Like I said, post to comments other terms I have left out.
No comments:
Post a Comment