The Lingo

Here's a list of the many common abbreviations and nomenclature:

AMRAP: As many rounds/reps as possible
RFT: Rounds for time
TNG: Touch 'n' Go: tapping the ground with the bar and immediately going back up (deadlifts, cleans, snatch, etc.)
OTM: On the minute. Do the movement/exercises starting at the beginning of every minute.
PC: Power Clean
HPC: Hang Power Clean
PS: Power Snatch
HPS: Hang power snatch
HBBS: High bar back squat: bar set high on your traps
LBBS: Low bar back squat: bar set low on your back, resting on the top of your scapula
KBS: Kettlebell swings
DU: Double-under
#: Pounds (lbs)
BG: Ben Gallaher
Clean: barbell ground to shoulder in one continuous motion, including a full squat
Squat Clean: does not exist. Refers to a clean.
Power Clean: barbell ground to shoulder, cannot squat at/below parallel
Snatch: Barbell ground to overhead, one continuous motion, including a full squat
Squat Snatch: does not exist. Refers to a snatch.
Power Snatch: barbell ground to overhead, one continuous motion, cannot squat at/below parallel
PP: Push-press
BTN: Behind the neck (high bar position)
WS: Wide Stance (sumo stance)
WG: Wide Grip (bench)
CG: Close Grip (bench)
GTOH: Ground to overhead
STOH: Shoulder to overhead (push-press, push-jerk, split jerk, press, etc).
AHAP: As heavy as possible.
KTE: Knees to elbows (hanging from a bar, bring your knees up to your elbows)
TTB's: Toes-to-Bars (hanging from a bar, bring your toes up and touch the bar)
UB: unbroken: not setting the bar down, not coming off the bar for pull-ups, not stopping, etc
GHR: Glute Ham Raise. A glute/hamstring curl performed on a GHD.
DE: Dynamic Effort (see the strength sections)
ME: Maximum Effort (see the strength sections)
IC: Inverse Curls. A hamstring curl, similar to a glute ham raise, but with knees on a flat pad.
RH: Reverse Hyper


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