CrossFit WOR Glossary

AMRAP, 1 POOD , PR, WOD…what does it all mean?

If you’re new to CrossFit you will quickly discover a lingo unique to the sport.

There are a plethora of CrossFit terms out there, ranging from abbreviations to made up terms.

We know how overwhelming this all can be and are aware that a list of equipment,

movements, and training methods could go on forever.

So we’ll share some of the most popular CrossFit terms and phrases to get you started.

Here you go.

Affiliate – A CrossFit Box owner

AMRAP – As Many Repetitions/Rounds As Possible. Typically, in a specified time frame

Bench Mark WOD- A CrossFit workout that gets repeated every few months to quantify success/ results

Box – CrossFit Gym

BW – Body weight

C&J – Clean and Jerk, a technical weightlifting position

C2B – Chest to bar pull up

Chalk – Helps with grip

Chipper – a workout with many reps and many movements. You chip away at it

DNF – Did not finish

DU’s/ DUBS – Double Unders (2 rotations of the rope in one jump)

EMOM – Every Minute on the Minute

GHD – Glute Hamstring Developer

Girl Named Workouts – Naming structure by CrossFit HQ for Bench mark workouts

Greg Glassman – Founder of CrossFit

GPP – General Physical Preparedness

Hang Snatch/Clean – Olympic Lift. Barbell start at position 1 or 2

Hero WODs – CrossFit workouts honoring those who have fallen in duty

HQ – Refers to CrossFit Headquarters

HSPU – Handstand Push Up

Humility – Trait every CrossFitter should possess

K2E – Knees to elbow (while hanging from a pull up bar)

KBS- Kettle bell swings (American swing is over head, Russian swing is to chest height)

Kipping – a rocking motion to help use momentum to complete a pull-up, ring dip or handstand push ups

ME – Max effort

MetCon – Metabolic Conditioning

BMU – Bar Muscle Up

OHS – Over Head Squat

Pistol – One-legged squat

Pood – Weight of the kettlebell (1 pood = 16kg)

Power Snatch/Clean – Olympic lift. When the barbell is received above parallel

PR – Personal Record. Highest number of reps or fastest time attained at completing a specific WOD

Front Rack Position – Bar resting on you collar bone and anterior deltoids support by hands

Rep – A repetition or instance of a given exercise

ROM – Range of motion

Rx’d – As Prescribed. The suggested parameters for a given exercise. Ex. Weight

Score – denotes number of total reps or time completed during workout

SDHP – Sumo Deadlift High-pull

Set – a group of repetitions

Squat Snatch or clean- When the barbell is received below parallel

Stabilize the Midline – Controlling the muscles around the spine to make it stable and strong during exercise

T2B – Toes to bar (While hanging from a pull up bar)

Tabata – A protocol of 20 seconds of exercise followed by 10 seconds of rest- Named after Dr. Tabata

TGU – Turkish Get Up

Touch and Go (TnG) – No pausing between reps

UB (Unbroken)– Perform all reps without a break

WB – Wall Ball

WOD – “Workout of the Day”

-Coach Billie