What does that mean?
CrossFit Acronyms!
Did anyone tell you the hardest part of CrossFit is scoring at the end.. What is an AMRAP? What do you mean “For Time”?
WOD… What’s a WOD? RX… are they just making words up now?
One this page you will find common acronyms and what they mean.
CF: CrossFit
WOD: Workout of the Day
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RX: As prescribed; as written. The WOD was completed without any adjustments or scaling.
Scaled: Changes made to the prescribed WOD.
Fitness: Beginner version of the RX WOD, done as prescribed for fitness.
Fitness Scaled: Changes made to the fitness version.
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WORKOUT TYPES/SCORING
AMRAP: As many Reps (or Rounds & Reps) as possible
Reps: Repetitions
EMOM: Every minute on the minute
E3MOM: Every 3mins
RFT: Rounds For Time
FOR TIME: Time based scoring - time on clock when you finish the work.
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SET: A group of work
ALT: Alternating
UB: Unbroken
BW: Body Weight
PB: Personal Best
GPP: General Physical Preparedness
DOMS: Delayed onset muscle soreness
RM: Rep Max. (1RM, 2RM, etc.) Load - the max weight/load you can move for the prescribed reps of that movement.
MR or Max. Reps: Max Repetitions - the max number of reps
you can do in a single movement
ME: Max Effort
ROM: Range of Motion
MOD: Modification
SUB: Substitute
KB: Kettlebell
DB: Dumbbell
BB: Barbell
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P: Press (strict shoulder press)
PP: Push Press
PJ: Push Jerk
SJ: Split Jerk
G2O: Ground to Overhead
S2O: Shoulder to Overhead
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RR: Ring Row
P/U: Pull-up
C2B: Chest To Bar Pull-up
MU: Muscle Up
BMU: Bar Muscle Up
RMU: Ring Muscle Up
BOR: Bent Over Row
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SQ: Air Squat
BS: Back Squat
FS: Front Squat
OHS: Overhead Squat
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BJ: Box Jump
BJO: Box Jump Over
BBJ: Burpee Box Jumps
BBJO: Burpee Box Jump Overs
B.o.B: Burpee Over Bar
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DL: Deadlift
SDL: Sumo Deadlift
SDLHP: Sumo Deadlift High Pull
RDL: Romanian Deadlift
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WL: Walking Lunge
FRL: Front Rack Lunge
BRL: Back Rack Lunge
OHL: Overhead Lunge
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PC: Power Clean
SQC: Squat Clean
HPC: Hang Power Clean
HSQC: Hang Squat Clean
C&J: Clean & Jerk
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SN: Snatch
PSN: Power Snatch
SQ SN: Squat Snatch
HPSN: Hang Power Snatch
HSQ SN: Hang Squat Snatch
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PU: Push-up
HRPU: Hand Release Push Up
HS: Handstand
HSPU: Handstand Push-up
HSW: Handstand Walk
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T2B: Toes to Bar
K2E: Knees to Elbow
TTEL: Toes to Eye Level
KR: Knee Raises
SU: Sit Ups
GHD: Glute Ham(string) Developer
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KBS: KettleBell Swing
TH: Thruster
WB: Wall Ball
CAL: Calories (row, ski, bike, etc.)
‘m’: meters (row, ski, bike, etc.)
BP: Bench Press
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DU: Double Under
SU: Single Under
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FGB: Fight Gone Bad
DNF: Did Not Finish
CFT: CrossFit Total
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Gymnastics (G): movements that involve body weight
Monostructural (M): Cyclical activity with locomotion, otherwise things known traditionally as “cardio”.
Weightlifting (W): you plus any external load
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Task Priority (FOR TIME): Workout format where task is set, score is time i.e. 21, 15, 9 rounds for time
Time Priority: Workout format where time is set, score is work i.e. AMRAP
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Single Modality: one movement
Couplet: two movements
Triplet: three movements
Chipper: 4 or more movements in a work out
ERG: usually referring to the rowing machine or ski machine
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The “Girls”: A series of benchmark workouts created by CFHQ that are universally known among the CF community.
The “Heroes”: A Hero workout is a tribute workout in honor of a fallen CrossFitter (either Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Marine, Firefighter, Police officer) that died in the line of duty. They are tough and among the most difficult of WOD’s.