Sunday, April 18, 2010

The language of functional fitness


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.

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