WOD abbreviations

The box's whiteboard speaks its own language. Here are the most common abbreviations, grouped. BoxLog understands every one when it reads the whiteboard.

Formats

WOD

Workout of the Day: the day’s workout.

For Time

Do the work as fast as you can. Your score is the time.

AMRAP

As Many Rounds (or Reps) As Possible in a set time. Your score is rounds and reps.

EMOM

Every Minute On the Minute: a piece of work at the start of each minute; what is left of the minute is your rest.

E2MOM, E3MOM

The same, every 2 or every 3 minutes.

RFT

Rounds For Time: a number of rounds, for time. “5 RFT” is 5 rounds.

Tabata

8 rounds of 20 seconds of work and 10 of rest: 4 minutes.

Death by

One rep in the first minute, two in the second, and so on until you can’t finish the minute.

Chipper

A long list of movements, top to bottom, once through.

Ladder

The reps go up (or down) every round.

Metcon

Metabolic conditioning: the part of the workout for your heart and lungs.

21-15-9

The reps in each round: 21, then 15, then 9.

TC

Time Cap: the most time you get. If you don’t finish, the reps you did count.

Buy-in, Cash-out

A set piece of work at the start of the WOD, or at the end.

Scores and loads

RX

The WOD as written: weights and movements not adapted.

Scaled

Adapted to your level: less weight or another version of the movement.

PR

Personal Record: your best.

RM, 1RM, 3RM

Rep max: the heaviest weight you can move once (1RM) or three times in a row (3RM).

e1RM

A 1RM estimated from a multi-rep set (work it out).

@ 75 %

At 75 % of your 1RM.

5 × 5

5 sets of 5 reps.

43/30

Two weights: the men’s and the women’s RX load, in kg or lb depending on the box.

UB

Unbroken: without dropping the bar or stopping between reps.

Cal

Calories, on the rower, the bike or the ski.

Gymnastics

PU

Pull-up.

C2B

Chest to Bar: a pull-up where your chest touches the bar.

T2B

Toes to Bar: hanging from the bar, bring your feet up to touch it.

K2E

Knees to Elbows: hanging from the bar, knees to elbows.

BMU

Bar Muscle-Up: from hanging below the bar to supporting yourself above it.

RMU

Ring Muscle-Up: the same, on rings.

HSPU

Handstand Push-Up: a push-up upside down, usually against the wall.

SHSPU

Strict HSPU: no leg drive.

HSW

Handstand Walk: walking on your hands.

DU

Double Under: the rope passes twice for every jump.

SU

Single Under: a plain jump rope skip.

Kipping

A hip swing to string reps together.

Strict

No swing.

Pistol

A one-legged squat.

L-sit

Holding yourself up on your arms, legs straight out in front, in an L.

Rope climb

Climbing the rope.

Wall walk

From lying face down, walk your feet up the wall and your hands in until you are in a handstand.

GHD

The glute-ham bench; a GHD sit-up is the sit-up on it.

Weightlifting and strength

C&J

Clean and Jerk.

Clean

The bar from the floor to your shoulders.

PC, SQC

Power Clean: caught above parallel. Squat Clean: caught in a full squat.

Snatch, PS

The bar from the floor to overhead in one pull. Power Snatch: caught above parallel.

Hang

From the hang: the bar starts at your thighs or knees, not on the floor (HPC, HSN).

Jerk, SJ, PJ

From the shoulders to overhead with a leg drive. Split, with a split stance; Push, without.

S2OH

Shoulder to Overhead: from your shoulders to overhead, any way you like.

PP

Push Press: a press with a leg drive.

OHS

Overhead Squat: a squat with the bar overhead.

FS, BS

Front Squat: the bar in front. Back Squat: behind, on your back.

DL

Deadlift.

SDHP

Sumo Deadlift High Pull: a sumo deadlift that pulls up to your chin.

Thruster

A front squat that ends in a press, in one movement.

Equipment and more

KB, KBS

Kettlebell. Kettlebell Swing: Russian to chest height, American overhead.

DB

Dumbbell.

WB

Wall Ball: a squat with a ball, thrown to a target on the wall.

BJ, BJO

Box Jump: onto the box. Box Jump Over: over it.

BBJO

Burpee Box Jump Over: a burpee, then a jump over the box.

BFB

Bar-Facing Burpee: a burpee facing the bar, then a jump over it.

Row, Bike, Ski

Rower, air bike and ski: the box’s cardio machines.