AMRAP
Sports abbreviation · Fitness and Exercise
| Stands for | As many reps as possible |
|---|---|
| Categories | Sports |
AMRAP stands for As many reps as possible, a fitness and exercise abbreviation.
Workout format in which athletes complete as many repetitions or rounds of a set circuit as they can within a fixed time. Also read as "as many rounds as possible" when a circuit is repeated.
Example: 20-minute AMRAP: 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, 15 air squats.
Usage notes
Popularized by CrossFit; the example above is the benchmark workout known as "Cindy". Strength programs also use an AMRAP final set to gauge progress. Pronounced "AM-rap".
Related abbreviations
More fitness and exercise abbreviations
- 1RM – One-rep max
- BB – Barbell
- BCAA – Branched-chain amino acids
- BMR – Basal metabolic rate
- BW – Bodyweight
- C&J – Clean and jerk
- DB – Dumbbell
- DOMS – Delayed-onset muscle soreness
- EAA – Essential amino acids
- EMOM – Every minute on the minute
- EPOC – Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption
- FTP – Functional threshold power