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WOD

WOD

3 7.7
A set of exercises for one day often used in gyms
  • noun
  • Jargon
: entrenamiento del día
  • I try to follow their WOD that is emailed to me from their website.

And if that's true, Henry, I hope you got your Wod's worth.

Examples

  • Last week we had 6, 7, and 8 min AMRAP (as many reps as possible) WODs.

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  • Today's WOD includes burpees, squats, and kettlebell swings.

  • However, I always look forward to the WOD as a break from that.

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  • Then the WOD, which can be anywhere from 6 to 30+ minutes.

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  • So, you just crushed the WOD, now what?!

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  • After that first WOD, I knew CF was for me.

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  • Call me crazy, but I have a feeling tomorrow's WOD is going to be brutal!

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  • Keeping that feeling front of mind fueled me to commit and push through the WOD, and I'm glad I did.

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  • Post-WOD, I had a protein shake, and then made some eggs to have with black coffee.

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  • The WODs are tough and they don't get easier; you really do get stronger.

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Synonyms

exercise
vsWOD
294 1.0

Regular training to improve skill or physical strength

is a program's assigned collection for one day rather than a single repeated activity
workout
vsWOD
250 2.0

A time when you do exercise to get fit

is an assigned set of exercises specified for one particular day
workout routine
vsWOD
4 2.8

A planned set of exercises you do regularly to get fitter and healthier

is a single daily assigned set rather than an ongoing program

How Intense

WOD
  • Jargon
3 7.7
workout
250 2.0
warm-up
60 2.7

Surface Forms

WOD singular
WODs plural

Morphology

WOD = workout + day (semi-transparent) = W + O + D

An initialism of the phrase 'workout of the day'; the content words are clear but comprehension depends on recognising the abbreviation and the fitness-specific phrase.

Etymology

WOD is short for Workout of the Day, meaning 'the set of exercises planned for one day'. Imagine a coach writing the day's plan on the gym board — that is the WOD you do.