CROSSFIT TERMINOLOGY
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AD
Assault Bike
AMRAP
As Many Rounds/ Reps As Possible
BS
Back Squat
BW
Body Weight
CF or XFIT
CrossFit
CHIPPER
A series of movements completed in a sequence (you chip away at it)
C&J
Clean and Jerk
C2B or CTB
Chest to Bar
COUPLET
Two exercises. They are combined in a specific set formation to form a WOD.
DB
Dumbbell
DDB
Double Dumbbell
DKB
Double Kettlebell
DL
Deadlift
DOMS
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
DU’S or DUBS
Double Unders – two turns of the jump rope per jump
EMOM
Every Minute on the Minute
FS
Front Squat
THE GIRLS
A series of workouts that are foundational in CrossFit.
GHD
Glute-Hamstring Developer
HERO WOD
Are challenging CrossFit workouts named after military servicemen, policemen or firefighters who died in the line of duty.
HP
Hang Power
HPC
Hang Power Clean
HSPU
Handstand Push Up
KB
Kettle Bell
K2C
Knees to Chest
K2E
Knees to Elbows
MUP
Muscle Up - A combination of a pull-up and a ring dip
OH
Overhead
OHS
Overhead Squat
PB
Personal Best
REP
Repetition. One performance of an exercise.
RFT
Rounds For Time
ROM
Range of Motion
RX’D
As prescribed. In CrossFit, it means you aren’t changing or adjusting it in any way. You’re doing it in the suggested parameters.
SET
A group of repetitions
SDB
Single Dumbbell
SKB
Single Kettlebell
SDHP
Sumo Deadlift High Pull
SQ
Squat
TABATA
A protocol of 20 seconds of exercise followed by 10 seconds of rest
TGU
Turkish Get Up
TNG
Touch and Go – No pausing between reps
T2B or TTB
Toes to Bar
WOD
Workout of the Day