Garage gym glossary

• Athlete Brief: Where we explain each day’s workout in more detail.
• Block Zero: Our programmed warm-up. Block Zero is the first 10 minutes of your workout.
• Programming Blocks: 1 block = 10 minutes. There are 5 blocks per training session (3 blocks for the 3-Block track).
• 30:30 / 60:60 intervals: On:Off timing for conditioning work: alternating periods of effort and rest (e.g. 30 seconds on, 30 seconds off).
• Zone X (2, 3, 4+): Heart-rate intensity zones, from Zone 2 (about 60–70% of max HR) up through Zone 5 (90%+).
• Gain / Pain / Sustain: Our categories for different energy-system efforts across a training session.
• Negatives: Performing a rep as slow as possible on the eccentric (lowering) portion of the lift.
• EMOM: Every Minute On the Minute. Perform the exercise at the start of each minute, then rest until the next minute begins.
• AMRAP: As Many Reps (or Rounds) As Possible in the given time.
• AFAP: As Fast As Possible.
• Complex: A series of movements performed unbroken, without setting the equipment down from one to the next.
• IWT: Interval Weight Training: combining moderate weights with cardio and rest periods.
• Equipment shorthand: KB = kettlebell, DB = dumbbell, BB = barbell, SB = sandbag, WB = wall ball, BW = bodyweight.

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