Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
6. What do all the acronyms and abbreviations mean?
AMRAP – As Many Rounds As Possible
BW –Body Weight
C2B – Chest to Bar (refers to pullups or chin-ups)
DB – Dumbell
DL – Deadlift
DNF – Did Not Finish
DU – Double Unders
EMOM – Every Minute On the Minute
G2OH – Ground To Overhead
GHD – Glute/Ham Developer
GPP – General Physical Preparedness
HSPU – Handstand Pushup
KB – Kettlebell
KBS – Kettlebell Swing
KTE/K2E – Knees To Elbows
Metcon – Metabolic Conditioning
MU – Muscle Up
OHS – Overhead Squat
PB – Personal Best
PR – Personal Record
Rep – Repetition. One performance of an exercise
RFT – Rounds For Time
RX – As prescribed (no modifications)
RM – Rep Max (1RM = max lift for one rep. Your 10RM is the most weight you can lift ten times)
SH2OH – Shoulder to Overhead
SDHP – Sumo Deadlift High Pull
Set – A number of repetitions.
Subbed – Substituted. Ex: if you can’t do HSPU, you subbed regular pushups
TTB – Toes To Bar
Tabata – 8 intervals of 20 seconds of all-out, high intensity exercise, followed by 10 seconds of rest
WOD – Workout Of the Day
1RM – One Rep Max
5x5 – 5 sets of 5 reps at the same weight
5-5-5-5-5 – 5 sets of 5 increasing in weight each set
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