chipper

Definition

A workout format with a long list of different exercises performed once in sequence, chipping away at the list. Starts cheerfully, ends with existential questions.

Example Usage

Today's chipper was 50 pull-ups, 100 push-ups, 150 squats, and 200 sit-ups—by the end I was chipping away at my will to live.

Origin

CrossFit workout format named for the methodical process of chipping away at a large task

Fun Fact

Chippers test mental fortitude as much as physical capacity because you can see the mountain of work ahead, watching it shrink with agonizing slowness.

Source: CrossFit terminology

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callisthenics

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Hat Trick

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cheat reps

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the pump

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