WOD-dEcODER
Sometimes it can feel like starting CrossFit seems more learning a new language so to help decode the WOD (Workout Of The Day) we’ve created a little cheat sheet.
WOD
Workout of the Day
3×8
Sets and Reps, eg 3 sets of 8 reps
AMRAP
As many rounds or reps as possible in a set amount of time – eg AMRAP 10 is 10 minutes
AIR SQUAT
Body weight squat (no weight)
BMU
Bar muscle up
Box
The CrossFit gym
BURPEE
It’s a love-hate thing
BW
Bodyweight
C&J
Clean and Jerk
C2B
Chest to bar pull up
CFT
CrossFit Total – the sum of your heaviest Press, Squat and Deadlift
CHIPPER
Workout with a large number of reps
CL
Clean – lifting weight to front rack position
DL
Deadlift
DU
Double unders
EMOM
Every minute on the minute or E2MOM, every 2 minutes, complete a set amount of work, then rest
GOAT
Your least favorite exercise – everyone has one
GPP
General physical preparedness, aka “fitness”
HSPU
Hand stand push up
JERK
Olympic lift receiving the bar overhead by pressing under the weight
K2E
Knees to elbows
KB
Kettlebell
METCON
Metabolic conditioning workout aka high intensity workout
MU
Muscle up
MWOD
Mobility workout
NFT
Not for time
OHS
Overhead squat
PISTOL
Single leg squat
PR/PB
Personal record or personal best
REP
Repetition – one performance of a movement
RFT
Rounds for time
RM
Rep max, your max lift for the set number of reps (1RM/5RM)
RMU
Ring muscle up
ROM
Range of motion
ROMWOD
Mobility workout
SN
Snatch – ground to over head in one movement
S2O
Shoulder to overhead (any press or jerk)
SDHP
Sumo deadlift high pull
SET
A number of repetitions. e.g., 3 sets of 10 reps
SQ
Squat
TABATA
Timed workout of 20seconds work, 10 seconds rest
TGU
Turkish get-up
T2B
Toes to bar
UB
Unbroken reps
WB
Wall balls
The ‘Girls’
These are named benchmark workouts that exist throughout the global CrossFit community. Don’t underestimate the girls – they are tougher than
they look
HERO WOD
These are the other benchmark workouts. They are named after fallen military
personnel, law enforcement officers, and other CrossFitters who have fallen in
the line of duty. These workouts tend to be long and hard