Scaled means adjusting a workout’s load, volume, or movements to suit an athlete’s ability while maintaining intent
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Rx’d means completing a workout exactly as written, without scaling movements, loads, or standards
Rx’d

Rx’d

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Progressive overload is the practice of gradually increasing training stress to stimulate continued adaptation
Progressive Overload

Progressive Overload

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A time cap is the maximum time permitted to complete a workout before it is stopped
Time Cap

Time Cap

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A singlet is a workout format built around a single exercise or movement pattern
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Singlet

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A triplet is a workout format that combines three exercises performed together
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Triplet

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A couplet is a workout format that combines two exercises performed together
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Couplet

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Death By is a workout format where reps increase each minute until the athlete can no longer complete the required work in time
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Death By…

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For Time is a workout format where the goal is to complete a prescribed amount of work as quickly as possible
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For Time

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Tabata is a HIIT protocol of 20 seconds work and 10 seconds rest repeated for eight rounds
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Tabata

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functional fitness gym scene showing a whiteboard with a clearly written ladder workout structure
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Ladder

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A chipper is a workout completed in a single round with a long sequence of exercises and high repetitions
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Chipper

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A WOD is the prescribed workout assigned for a specific training session
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WOD

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Central fatigue is a reduction in performance caused by decreased drive from the brain and nervous system
Central Fatigue

Central Fatigue

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Hormonal adaptation describes how hormone responses change over time in response to repeated training stress
Hormonal Adaptation

Hormonal Adaptation

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