CrossFit has a wide range of different terms used to simplify the movements used in the daily workout’s of the day (or WODs). To the beginner this can seem like a bewildering list of strange acronyms so we’ve compiled a list of the most popular CrossFit terms to help newcomers understand what some of the common terms mean.
Glossary of CrossFit terms
AMRAP: As many round as possible
BP: Bench Press
BS: Back Squat
BW: Body Weight
BWT: Body Weight
CFT: CrossFit Total (max squat, press, and deadlift)
CFWU: CrossFti Warm-up
CLN: Clean
C&J: Clean & Jerk
C2: Concept II rowing machine
CTB: Chest to the Bar Pullups
DL: Deadlift
DU: Double Unders
FS: Front Squat
GHD: Glute Ham Developer
GHD: Sit up Sit up done on the GHD
GPP: General Physical Preparedness, aka “fitness”
HPC: Hang Power Clean
HSPU: Handstand Push up
KBS: Kettlebell Swing
KTE: Knees to Elbows
MetCon: Metabolic Conditioning Workout
MU: Muscle Up
OHS: Overhead Squat
PC: Power Clean
Pood: Weight Measurement for kettlebells of Russian origin
PR: Personal Record
PP: Push Press
PJ: Push Jerk
PU: Pull ups or Push ups
Rep: Repetition (one performance of an exercise)
Rx’d: As prescribed; as written. WOD done without any adjustments/scaling
RM: Repetition Maximum (1RM is your max lift for one rep)
SDLHP: Sumo Deadlift High Pull
Set: A number of repetitions (e.g. 3 sets of 10 reps or 3×10; reps, rest, reps, rest, reps)
SJ: Split Jerk
T2B: Toes to Bar
WOD: Workout of the Day
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