ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS
( u:x:y:z ) LIFTING WEIGHT TO A TEMPO-COUNT. EG. BENCH-PRESS
(1:2:1:1). 1 (PAUSE AT TOP) : 2 (LOWER TO CHEST) : 1 (PAUSE) : 1 (PRESS UP)
[ 1:1 ] (W:R) IF YOUR WORK PERIOD (SPRINT/RUN ETC.) TOOK YOU 10 SECS THEN YOU WILL REST FOR 10 SECS
[ 1:2 ] (W:R) IF YOUR WORK PERIOD (SPRINT/RUN ETC.) TOOK YOU 10 SECS THEN YOU WILL REST FOR 20 SECS
1RM 1 REP MAX. 2:2 [ MINS ] 2 MINUTES WORK THEN 2 MINUTES REST
30:30 [ SECS ] 30 SECONDS WORK THEN 30 SECONDS REST (REPEAT)
'X':'Y'S ('S' = SECONDS) 30SR 30 SECONDS REST 3MR 3 MINUTES REST
AB AIR-BIKE
ABSOLUTE IN BIOMECHANICS, THE TERM ABSOLUTE COMMONLY MEANS THE TOTAL AMOUNT REGARDLESS OF BODYWEIGHT.
ACTIVE RECOVERY NO SPECIFIC TRAINING PROGRAMMED FOR THESE DAYS, BUT THE GOAL IS TO STAY ACTIVE IN ORDER TO SPEED UP RECOVERY. KEEP YOUR ACTIVITY LOW INTENSITY. THE GOAL IS TO RECOVER PRIOR TO THE NEXT SESSION.
ALPHA DENOTES THE FIRST 6-WEEK CYCLE OF THE PROGRAM PHASE. 'BRAVO' INDICATES THE SECOND 6-WEEK CYCLE OF THE PARTICULAR PHASE.
ALT. ALTERNATING / ALTERNATE
AMRAP'x' AS MANY ROUNDS/REPS AS POSSIBLE IN 'X' MINUTES. EG. AMRAP20 (20 MINUTES) BA BODY-ARMOUR ( AKA WEIGHT-VEST )
BB BARBELL
BFA BASIC FITNESS ASSESSMENT ( AUSTRALIAN ARMY )
BJJ BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU BJO BOX-JUMP OVER
BO BENT-OVER
BO ROW BENT OVER ROW
BOLT BOLT SCORE - BODY OXYGEN LEVEL TEST. GO TO: HTTPS://OXYGENADVANTAGE.COM/MEASURE-BOLT/
BOR BENT OVER ROW
BP BENCH PRESS
BS BACK SQUAT
BTN BEHIND-THE-NECK. E.G. FOR AN OHP, START WITH THE BB BEHIND YOUR HEAD IN THE LOW OR HIGH BAR POSITION ON YOUR BACK. PRESS THE BB OVERHEAD TO FULL EXTENSION, THEN RETURN THE BB TO THE START POSITION BEHIND YOUR HEAD.
BW BODYWEIGHT
C&J CLEAN & (PUSH) JERK
C&P CLEAN & PRESS
C2B CHEST-TO-BAR PULL-UP [ AKA. CTB ]
CALF-WALK WALK ON THE BALLS OF YOUR FEET WHILE KEEPING YOUR HEELS OFF THE GROUND.
CALS CALORIES [ A UNIT OF MEASURE FOR ENERGY EXPENDITURE / HEAT NEEDED TO RAISE THE TEMPERATURE OF A QUANTITY OF WATER BY ONE DEGREE ]. FOR OUR PROGRAMS IT IS USED TO DETERMINE THE DURATION OR INTENSITY OF A PERIOD OF WORK / TRAINING / EXERTION.
CLUSTER SQUAT CLEAN TO FSPP
CTB CHEST-TO-BAR PULL-UP
DB DUMB-BELL
DBALL DEAD-BALL
DBP DB PRESS
DDB - DOUBLE DB
DDL - DEFICIT DEAD-LIFT (DO A DEAD-LIFT WHILE STANDING ON A PLATE TO MAKE YOU LIFT THE BAR FROM A SLIGHTLY LOWER POSITION).
DEPLETION - GO AS FAST/HARD/HEAVY AS POSSIBLE IN THE 1ST FEW ROUNDS THEN TRY TO HANG ON FOR THE REST OF THE WORKOUT [ 'POSITIVE' SPLITS ).
DKB - DOUBLE KB
DL - DEAD-LIFT
DU - DOUBLE-UNDERS
E:C E:C – ECCENTRIC/CONCENTRIC RATIO. THIS IS THE SPEED OF THE ECCENTRIC PHASE RELATIVE TO THE SPEED OF THE CONCENTRIC PHASE.
E< 60 - ENDURANCE LESS THAN (<) 60 MINUTES
E<90 - ENDURANCE LESS THAN (<) 90 MINUTES
E1 - EVERY MINUTE ON THE MINUTE
E2 - EVERY 2 MINUTES ON THE MINUTE
E2MOM - EVERY 2 MINUTES, ON THE MINUTE
E3 - EVERY 3 MINUTES ON THE MINUTE
E3MOM - EVERY 3 MINUTES, ON THE MINUTE
E90s - EVERY 90 SECONDS
EASY - 35% TO 70% MHR. CONVERSATIONAL PACE EASY MOVEMENT LIGHT CARDIO, CALISTHENIC MOVEMENT, MOBILITY EXERCISES AND DYNAMIC STRETCHING [ AVOID STATIC STRETCHING ].
EMOM - EVERY MINUTE ON THE MINUTE
FARMERS - FARMERS-WALK / FARMERS-CARRY /SUITCASE-CARRY
FC - FARMERS-WALK / FARMERS-CARRY /SUITCASE-CARRY
FLR - FORWARD LEANING RAISE (PUSH-UP PLANK POSITION)
FR - FRONT-RACK HOLD OR FRONT-RACK POSITION
FS - FRONT SQUAT
FSPP - FRONT SQUAT PUSH PRESS (AKA - THRUSTER)
FT - ‘FOR TIME’. RECORD THE TIME FOR FUTURE REFERENCE (MAX. EFFORT)
FW - FARMERS-WALK / FARMERS-CARRY /SUITCASE-CARRY
GAC - GENERAL ATHLETIC CONDITIONING
GHD - GLUTE-HAM DEVELOPER
GHR - GLUTE-HAM RAISE
GM OR GMS - GOOD-MORNINGS
GPP - GENERAL PHYSICAL PREPAREDNESS
GTO - GROUND TO OVERHEAD. LIFT THE WEIGHT/OBJECT FROM THE GROUND TO THE OVER-HEAD POSITION. I.E. SNATCH, C&J, CLUSTER.
GTS - GROUND TO SHOULDER. LIFT THE WEIGHT/OBJECT FROM THE GROUND TO THE FRONT-RACK OR SHOULDER HEIGHT. E.G. PC, CLEAN, MB OTS
HARD HARD - 75% - 85% MHR
HPC - HANG POWER CLEAN (FROM HIP HEIGHT OR MID-THIGH HEIGHT OR KNEE HEIGHT)
HPS - HANG POWER SNATCH (FROM HIP HEIGHT OR MID-THIGH HEIGHT OR KNEE HEIGHT)
HS - HANDSTAND
HSPU - HANDSTAND PUSH-UP
IWT - INTERVAL WEIGHT TRAINING ( THIS IS A SPECIFIC TYPE OF WORKOUT )
KB - KETTLE BELL
KBS - KETTLE BELL SWING [ I.E. RUSSIAN HARD-STYLE ]
KTE - KNEES-TO-ELBOW
LBM - LEAN BODY MASS
LSD - LONG SLOW DISTANCE [ CARDIO / RUN ]
M-UP - MUSCLE-UP
MAS - MAXIMUM AEROBIC SPEED
MAX - 85% TO 100%
MB - MEDICINE BALL
MHR - MAXIMUM HEART-RATE. RPE >8. MAX. EFFORT > 85% OF 100% MHR = RPE >8
MCB - MAIN CONDITIONING BOUT (THE MAIN FOCUS / BODY OF THE WORKOUT/SESSION)
ME - MUSCULAR ENDURANCE
mHR - MODERATE - 50% TO 85% OF MHR
MR - MINUTES REST. EG. 1 MR = 1 MINUTE REST
MU - MUSCLE-UP
NASAL BREATHING - MAINTAIN A LEVEL OF TRAINING INTENSITY IN WHICH YOU CAN KEEP YOUR MOUTH CLOSED AND ONLY BREATHE THROUGH YOUR NOSE. DOWNLOAD 'TRAINING NOTES' FROM OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS TECHNIQUE.
NEGATIVE SPLITS - INCREASE INTENSITY OVER THE ENTIRE DURATION OF THE WORKOUT. E.G. RUN EACH INTERVAL FASTER THAN THE LAST INTERVAL.
OH - OVERHEAD
OHP - OVERHEAD PRESS
OHS - OVERHEAD SQUAT
OTS - OVER THE SHOULDER
PC - POWER CLEAN
PE - POWER ENDURANCE
PGM - PROGRAM
PHASE - PHASE SPECIFIES THE SPECIFIC FOCUS OF EACH PROGRAM. I.E. STRENGTH PHASE, POWER-ENDURANCE PHASE ETC.
PITT - PROGRESSIVE INTERVAL THRESHOLD TRAINING
PJ - PUSH JERK
PLANK-UPS - IN THE PLANK POSITION [ I.E. TOP OF THE PUSH-UP POSITION ] LOWER YOURSELF ONE ARM AT A TIME TO YOUR ELBOWS THEN BACK UP AGAIN.
PP - PUSH PRESS
PRONE - LYING ON YOUR CHEST
PUSH-UP PLUS - STAY IN THE FLR POSITION & RETRACT THEN EXTEND YOUR SHOULDER-BLADES
PS - POWER SNATCH
QUADRUPED - ADOPT A POSITION ON YOUR HANDS AND KNEES WITH A NEUTRAL SPINE POSITION
RC - ROPE CLIMB. MINIMUM 4 M ROPE. USING LEG-WEAVE TECHNIQUES TO DRIVE UP THE ROPE WITH YOUR LEGS.
RD - ROUND
RDL - ROMANIAN DL ( STRAIGHT-LEG DEADLIFT )
RFT - ROUNDS-FOR-TIME (E.G. 3RFT = 3 ROUNDS FOR TIME)
RNT - REACTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR TRAINING
ROP 'RITE-OF-PASSAGE'. THIS IS A WORKOUT DESIGNED BY PAVEL TSASTOLINE. EXAMPLE: 1 ROUND [ E90S ]: 1ST 90S COMPLETE 1 REP/ARM [ L & R ]; 2ND 90S, 2 REPS/SIDE [ L & R ]; THEN IN THE 3RD 90S COMPLETE 3 REPS/SIDE [ L & R ]. REPEAT THIS PROCESS UNTIL ALL PRESCRIBED ROUNDS ARE COMPLETED.
SB - SAND-BAG
SBGU - SAND-BAG GET-UP. LIKE A TGU BUT WITH A SB ON YOUR SHOULDER
SDL - SUMO DEADLIFT. A WIDE-STANCE DL
SDLHP - SUMO DEADLIFT HIGH-PULL [ I.E. SUMO DEADLIFT TO UPRIGHT ROW ]
SG - SNATCH GRIP. THE SAME HAND WIDTH PLACEMENT ON THE BB AS YOU WOULD FOR PERFORMING THE OLYMPIC WEIGH LIFTING SNATCH.
SGDL - SNATCH-GRIP DEADLIFT [ I.E. A MUCH WIDER THAN NORMAL HAND POSITION ]
SJ - SPLIT JERK
SLDL - SINGLE LEG DEADLIFT
SMR - SELF-MYOFASCIAL RELEASE. USING A FOAM-ROLLER OR TRIGGER-BALL TO ROLL OUT ANY KNOTS IN THE MUSCLE AND ALIGN MUSCLE STRIATIONS.
SPP - SPECIFIC PHYSICAL PREPAREDNESS
SR - SECONDS REST
SS - 'SEE-SAW' OR ALTERNATING L & R [ OHP ]
‘STEADY STEADY’ - ABLE TO MAINTAIN A CONSISTENT PACE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE WORKOUT
STO - SHOULDER-TO-OVERHEAD ( E.G. OHP / PRESS/ PP/ PJ )
SUPINE - LYING ON YOUR BACK
T2B - TOES-TO-BAR [ TTB / T2B ]
TABATA - 8 ROUNDS OF 20:10 SECS [ W:R ]. TOTAL OF 4 MINUTES
TB - TORSION BAR. AN 80CM LONG SOLID METAL ROD WEIGHING ~16KG.
TGU - TURKISH GET-UP
THA - TWO-HANDS ANYHOW
TTB - TOES-TO-BAR
W-UP - warm-up
W-UP STANDARD. E.G. 4MIN GENERAL + 4MIN SPECIFIC W:R W:R - WORK/REST RATIO (FOR EVERY PERIOD OF WORK 'X' (MINS/SECS), THERE MUST BE ‘Y’ MINS/SECS REST. E.G. 30:30) WPN WEAPON [ RIFLE OR BLUE-GUN ]
WUTH - WORK UP TO HEAVY [ UP TO APPROXIMATELY 75% OF 1RM ]
WV - WEIGHT-VEST / BODY-ARMOUR [ BA ]