As Many Rounds (or Reps) As Possible. A workout format where you perform as many rounds of a set of exercises as you can within a given time limit.

AMRAP 12: 10 Push-Ups, 15 Air Squats, 20 Double Unders

Every Minute On the Minute. At the start of each minute, perform the prescribed work, then rest for the remainder of that minute.

EMOM 10: 5 Power Cleans (135/95)

Complete the prescribed work as fast as possible. Your score is the time it takes to finish.

For Time: 21-15-9 Thrusters and Pull-Ups (this is Fran)

Workout of the Day. The daily programmed workout at your CrossFit gym.

As Prescribed. Completing the workout exactly as written with the prescribed weights, movements, and rep scheme. No modifications.

Modified version of the workout. Lighter weights, easier movement variations, or fewer reps to match your current ability. There is zero shame in scaling.

Personal Record. Your best performance on a given lift or workout. Chasing PRs is part of the fun.

One Rep Max. The heaviest weight you can lift for a single repetition of a given movement.

A CrossFit gym. CrossFit gyms are called boxes because many started in warehouse-style spaces.

Repetition. One complete execution of a movement.

A group of consecutive repetitions performed without rest.

One complete cycle through all the exercises in a workout.

A specific interval format: 20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest, repeated for 8 rounds (4 minutes total).

Tabata Air Squats (8 rounds of :20 work / :10 rest)

A workout with a long list of movements performed in order, usually for time. You chip away at each movement before moving to the next.

For Time: 50 Wall Balls, 40 Cal Row, 30 Box Jumps, 20 Power Cleans, 10 Muscle-Ups

Metabolic Conditioning. The conditioning portion of the workout, designed to elevate heart rate and build endurance.

General Physical Preparedness. The broad, inclusive fitness that CrossFit aims to develop.

Handstand Push-Up. An inverted pressing movement performed against a wall.

Toes to Bar. Hanging from a pull-up bar, bring your toes up to touch the bar.

Chest to Bar. A pull-up variation where the chest must make contact with the bar.

Muscle-Up. A gymnastics movement that combines a pull-up and a dip, performed on rings or a bar.

Double Under. A jump rope skill where the rope passes under your feet twice per jump.

Single Under. A standard jump rope where the rope passes under once per jump.

Overhead Squat. A squat performed while holding a barbell overhead with arms locked out.

Sumo Deadlift High Pull. A wide-stance deadlift that transitions into a high pull.

Clean and Jerk. One of the two Olympic lifts, combining a clean to the shoulders with a jerk overhead.

Hang Power Clean. A power clean starting from the hang position (bar at thigh level).

Bar Facing Burpee. A burpee performed facing a barbell, followed by jumping over the bar.

Calories. Used when referring to calories on a machine (rower, bike, ski erg).

30 Cal Row

Kettlebell. A cast-iron weight shaped like a ball with a handle.

Dumbbell. A short bar with weight on each end, held in one hand.

Barbell. A long bar (typically 45 lbs for men, 35 lbs for women) used with weight plates.

Rep Max. The maximum weight you can lift for a given number of reps (e.g., 3RM = max weight for 3 reps).

Rounds For Time. Complete a set number of rounds as fast as possible.

5 RFT: 10 Deadlifts, 15 Box Jumps

Every 2 Minutes On the Minute. Same concept as EMOM but on a 2-minute clock.

Work performed before (buy-in) or after (cash-out) the main workout. Usually a set amount of a specific movement.

Buy-In: 1000m Row, then 5 RFT: 10 Thrusters, 10 Pull-Ups

The maximum time allowed to complete a workout. If you do not finish within the cap, your score is the cap time plus remaining reps.

Where scores are posted after the workout. A tradition in CrossFit that builds community and friendly competition.

Using a hip-driven swing to generate momentum for gymnastics movements like pull-ups, toes-to-bar, and handstand push-ups.

A grip technique where the thumb wraps around the bar first, then the fingers wrap over the thumb. Stronger than a standard grip for pulling movements.

The position where the barbell rests on the front of the shoulders with elbows high. Used in front squats, cleans, and thrusters.

Full extension of the arms overhead or at the top of a pressing movement. Required to complete most overhead movements.