by Pat Monahan of Pat’s 24

New to tumblr and you don’t know what all the abbreviations or strange words are? Heck you still have trouble spelling tumblr without an E. This post will clue you in

Fitblr - It’s a tumblr blog that focuses on fitness and health.

Fitblr Map - a map of the world with many of our fellow fitblrs.

Fitblr Birthday List - A list of many of our fellow fitblrs big day. To get on it, email here.

Fitblr Race & Events Calendar - A list of who’s racing where and any other Fitblr related events like meetups. Email additions here.

Do Life or Does Life: Many followers of Ben have this as part of their tumblr name. Visit BenDoesLife to see why.

Be Active - Active Artist’s catch phrase.

WBAW - I wanna be awesome.

Fitspo - Inspirational pictures of fit people or posts about fitness.

Thinspo - (Help?) Inspirational pictures of thin people or posts about being thin. 

SW - Starting Weight

CW - Current Weight

GW - Goal Weight

UGW: Ultimate Goal Weight

NSV: Non Scale Victory

WIW - Weigh in Wednesdays. Can also be WIM, WIT, etc.

GPOYW -Gratuitous Picture of You Wednesday.

Vlog - A video blog post. All the cool kids are doing it.

C25K - Couch to 5k, a training program that will get you from sitting on the couch to your very first race.

PR - Personal Record. Used in running. But, can also be in any exercise. Distance, speed or time. Some folks use PB for Personal best, but that can be confused as peanut butter.

WOD - Workout of the Day (Crossfit term). “wodblocking” the act of interfering or keeping me from my workout of the day.

Crossfit -a strength and conditioning fitness methodology used in nearly 1,700 gyms worldwide and by many fire departments, law enforcement. (wikipedia)

Paleo - Or the Caveman diet is for those that want to eat like our ancestors. Like cavemen. See Paleo

Bacon - Seriously, it’s not code for anything. Folks that love bacon, really do love the pork product. Chances are they are doing low carb or Paleo.

P90x - A weight lifting program sold on tv.

30DS -30 day shred (Jillian Michaels videos)

HIIT - High Intensity Interval Training.

Galloway System - a running program that includes planned walk breaks.

Hal Higdon - He’s a writer for Runner’s World and has many training plans from Marathon to “Couch to 5k”.

Shark Week - Shark Week - the term women use to inform readers she is currently experiencing “that time of the month”. This indicates she may be suffering from cramps, fatigue, bloating or irritability and that you are forewarned. It comes from the fact that there’s ‘blood in the water’. It’s also used because a sharks brain and the female reproductive system look similar.

MTFU, WTFU - Man The F*** UP! Or Woman The F*** UP! A strong way to say it’s time to get off the couch and do what you should be doing. Popularized on tumblr by MangoSteel.

Life As A Lion - coined by 365to30. See his tumblr to understand.

Please, Please, Please let me know of any other terms a new tumblr would need to know. comment here or send me an ask. As soon as I get a final version of this post, it will be free to all to have on their fitblr. Reblog this to all your followers.

Pat