What are all those Acronyms?

It is pretty normal in the strength and fitness world to see acronyms, shortened words and nicknames for exercises. We write warmups,workouts and programs daily and most things are repeated.  It just makes sense to condense things.  While i was in the Marine Corps almost everything had acronyms it just made things easier.  I have made a list of common and not common acronyms and maybe some I made up.

 

RM- REP MAX

DBL- DOUBLE

KB-  KETTLEBELL

DB- DUMBELL

1H- ONE HAND

2H- TWO HAND

OHP-OVERHEAD PRESS

C&P- CLEAN AND PRESS

BW- BODYWEIGHT

DL-DEADLIFT

BU-BOTTOMS UP

BOR-BENT OVER ROW

FFERL-FORWARD FOOT ELEVATED REAL LUNGE

RFESS- REAR FOOT ELEVATED SPLIT SQUAT

FFESS- FORWARD FOOT ELEVATED SPLIT SQUAT

ME- MAX EFFORT

ROM-RANGE OF MOTION

BI-BICEP

TRI-TRICEP

FSQ-FRONT SQUAT

BS- BACK SQUAT

PR-PERSONAL RECORD

PDBOP- PINEAPPLES DON’T BELONG ON PIZZA

PU- PUSHUP OR PULLUP

OAOLPU-ONE ARM ONE LEG PUSH UP

CU-CHIN UP

TPU- TACTICAL PULLUP

TGU- TURKISH GET UP

AMAP-AS MANY AS POSSIBLE(PERFECT)

ALT- ALTERNATE

ISO- ISOMETRIC

AMSAN- AS MANY SETS AS NEEDED

BB-BARBELL

SQT- SQUAT

HSPU-HANDSTAND PUSHUP

H- HEAVY   M-MEDIUM   L- LIGHT

SLDL- SINGLE LEG DEADLIFT

H2H- HAND TO  HAND

EMOM- EVERY MINUTE ON THE MINUTE

HS- HARDSTYLE

RDL- ROMANION DEADLIFT OR STRAIGHT LEG DEADLIFT

OAPU- ONE ARE PUSH UP

HIIT – HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING 85%+ WORK AND 60%-

MIIT- MEDIM INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING 80%/70%

LISS - LONG INTENSITY STEADY STATE  65%

LSD- LONG SLOW DISTANCE

RPEE- RATE OF PERCEIVED EXERTION

K2E- KNEE TO ELBOW

GTG- GREASE THE GROOVE

ABD- ABDUCTION – AWAY FROM BODY

ADD- ADDUCTION – TOWARDS BODY

OHSQ- OVERHEAD SQUAT

MP-MILITARY PRESS

AHAP- AS HEAVY AS POSSIBLE

WM- WINDMILL

SW- SWING

Do you know any more that should make the list?  Let us know, We would love to add them 

 

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