AMRAP
AMRAP: As Many Repetitions (or Rounds) As Possible, typically in a specified timeframe
CrossFit is primarily Strength and Conditioning program, which is constantly varied incorporating functional movements. Constantly varied means the training is never the same, every workout is a program to challenge athletes through various exercises and movements.
Functional Movements are movements that people use during everyday life, picking something up of the floor or carrying your shopping to the car. We replicate these movements at CrossFit making you stronger for the challenges life may bring.
Getting started in Crossfit can be daunting. There are a lot of new terms and movements to get to grips with. We’ve combined a list of them here and will add to amend this list periodically.
AMRAP: As Many Repetitions (or Rounds) As Possible, typically in a specified timeframe
Rezzer – A CrossFit West Dublin Member – in reference to the Ressurection 8
As Rx’d: As Prescribed the suggested parameters for a given exercise (weight for example)
PB:Personal Best
PR: Personal Record
Rep: A repetition or one instance of a given exercise
Set: A group of repetitions
Air Squat: A squat performed with no weight.
Box: A CrossFit gym
CrossFit West Dublin is an affiliated CrossFit Box, meaning that it is officially affiliated with the CrossFit brand and thus given CrossFit HQ blessing to spread the brand’s gospel. Affiliate gyms must have CrossFit-certified trainers on staff.
Affiliated gyms can be verified at the Crossfit HQ.
Box Jump: An exercise where you jump onto and down from an elevated platform
BP: Bench Press
BS: Back Squat
Burpee:
BW: Body weight
CFT: CrossFit Total – The combined weight of your max squat, press, and deadlift
Chipper: A workout with many reps and many movements (you chip away at it)
C & J: Clean and Jerk
CLN: Clean additional versions include Hang Clean, Power Clean, and Squat Clean
CU: “Chin Up” the bar is held with palms facing you (supinated grip)
CTB or C2B: Chest to Bar (as in pull ups)
DB: Dumbell
DL: Dead lift
EMOM: Every Minute on the Minute
FS: Front Squat (see video)
GHD: Glute-Hamstring Developer (see video)
GHR: Glute-Hamstring Raise
Good Mornings: (see video)
Hollow Rocks: (see video)
KB:Kettle Bell
K2E: Knees to Elbows (similar to T2B)
Kipping: (see video)
MetCon: Metabolic Conditioning
MOBWOD: Mobility Workout
MP: Military Press or strict press
MU: Muscle Up A combination of a pull-up and a ring dip
OH: Overhead
OHS: Overhead squat
Pistols: a Single legged squat
PJ: Push Jerk
PP: Push Press
PU: Pull Up or Push Up
RM: Repetition maximum the most you can lift for a given number of repetitions
ROM: Range of Motion
SDHP: Sumo Dead lift High Pull
SJ: Split Jerk
SN: Snatch (see video explaining the difference between snatch and power-snatch)
SP: Shoulder Press
SQ: Squat
Stabilize the midline: Controlling the muscles around the spine to make it stable and strong during an exercise
Tabata: A protocol of 20 seconds of exercise followed by 10 seconds of rest
TGU: Turkish Get Up
Thrusters: A movement that involves a Front Squat and a Push press mixed together.
TnG: Touch and Go No pausing between reps
T2B: Toes to Bar
UB: Unbroken (perform all in a row or start over at the beginning)
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 honour 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. There are sadly too many of them.
Paleo and Zone: Types of diet and nutrition protocol commonly found in the CF lifestyle.
HSPU Hand Stand Push-Up (see video)
The Kipping Handstand Pushup
The Strict Handstand Push Up