Here is a list of common acronyms you'll see around the gym and their definitions :)
| name | definitions |
|---|---|
| AMRAP | As Many reps/Rounds as Possible |
| BB | Barbell |
| BBJO | Box Jump Over |
| BJ | Box Jump |
| BJO | Box Jump Over |
| BMU | Bar Muscle Up |
| BP | Bench Press |
| BW | Body Weight |
| BW | Body Weight |
| C&J | Clean and Jerk |
| C2B | Chest To Bar Pull-up |
| CAL | Calories (row, ski, bike, etc.) |
| DB | Dumbbell |
| DL | Deadlift |
| DU | Double Under |
| EMOM | Every Minute on the Minute |
| FR | Front Rack (Position) |
| FS | Front Squat |
| G2OH | Ground to Overhead |
| GHD | Glute Ham(string) Developer |
| HSPU | Handstand Push-up |
| KB | Kettlebell |
| ME | Maximum Effort |
| METCON | Metabolic Conditioning |
| MOD | Modification |
| MU | Muscle Up |
| OH | Overhead Squat |
| OTM | On the Min |
| PB | Personal Best |
| PP | Push Press |
| PR | Personal Record |
| PU | Pull-up or Push-up |
| PVC | PVC Pipe |
| RDL | Romanian Deadlift |
| Rds | Rounds |
| Rep | Repetition |
| RFT | Rounds For Time |
| ROM | Range of Motion |
| RR | Ring Row |
| RX | As prescribed in the work out |
| S2OH | Shoulder to Overhead |
| SDL | Sumo Deadlift |
| SDLHP | Sumo Deadlift High Pull |
| Set | A number of Repetitions |
| SU | Single Under |
| SUB | Substitute |
| T2B or TTB | Toes to Bar |
| TNG | Touch N Go |
| WB | Wall Ball |
| WOD | Workout of the Day |
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