15/15 (or any other workouts involving intervals such as 40/20, 30/30, etc…)
The first number refers to the number of seconds you will be doing the exercise as listed. The second number is the number of seconds you get to rest right after the exercise. You then repeat this format either with one exercise or alternating between two exercises. For example, a 15/15 of push-ups and chin-ups for 10 minutes would be done as 15 seconds of push-ups, rest 15 seconds, 15 seconds of chin-ups, 15 seconds rest, this is one minute, repeat 9 more times for a total of 10 minutes.
Prison Workout
A prison workout is given with a number such as a prison workout of 10…1, and is usually done by alternating between two exercises. A prison workout would be 10 reps of each, 9 reps of each, 8 of each, etc…all the way down to 1 and 1. You do not have to complete your reps in straight sets, but you must complete all reps of one exercise before alternating to the next one. For example, a prison workout of 6…1 of pushups and chinups would be 6 pushups (this is where you can rest at any point if unable to do 6 pushups in a row) then 6 chinups, 5 pushups, 5 chinups, 4 and 4, etc…down to 1 and 1. This workout is to be done as fast as possible.
5×5 (or any other workout involving set and rep schemes, i.e. 4×6, 4×10, etc…)
A 5×5 workout is read as 5 sets of 5 reps of a certain exercise. This workout usually involves alternating between two exercises. For example, a 5×5 of push-ups and chin-ups would be done as 5 push-ups in a row, rest 30-60 seconds, 5 chin-ups in a row, rest about 60 seconds, then repeat for the last 4 sets.
Circuit done as many times as possible in a certain amount of time
For example:
5 push-ups
5 chin-ups
5 squats
AMAP (As Many As Possible) in 20 minutes
This workout would be done by completing 5 push-ups, then 5 chin-ups, and finally, 5 squats. You must complete all the reps of a certain exercise before moving on to the next, but you do not have to complete those reps in a row. You can rest at any point throughout the workout, but the goal is to complete 5 reps of each exercise as many times as possible in 20 minutes.
Card Deck
In a card deck workout, there are 4 exercises. Each exercise is represented by a suit in a deck of cards. The ace is high and equals 14 reps, and the low card is the 2 and equals 2 reps of an exercise. The other cards equal the number of reps that correspond with their value. You shuffle the deck, pull one card at a time without looking at them, and complete the entire deck as fast as possible. You can rest at any point, but the goal is for the fastest possible time. For example, a card deck of pushups, chinups, squats, and sit ups could be:
Push-ups=hearts
Chin-ups=diamonds
Squats=spades
Sit ups=clubs
Then go through the entire deck and complete all reps as fast as possible.
The 100 Yard Workout
For this workout, your goal is to complete 100 yards (or reps if appropriate) of each exercise. You alternate between 2 exercises, rest, then repeat that same format for another 2 exercises. For example, a 100 yard workout of pole climbs and handstand walks would be done by completing a set of pole climbs for as far as possible (or chinups if no pole climbs are available), rest as needed, then complete a set of lateral handstand walks as far as possible. Continue alternating back and forth until you have completed 100 yards of each, as fast as possible.
Drop Set Workout
This workout consists of a certain number of similar exercises, grouped together, and then done in a row without resting. The goal for your 1 set of each exercise is to complete as many reps as possible, then immediately go to the next exercise and complete as many reps as possible, and continue like this for however many exercises are listed. For example, a drop set workout of down dog pushups, dips, and pushups would be a set of as many reps as possible of down dog pushups, followed immediately by a set of as many reps as possible of dips, then immediately complete a set of as many reps as possible of pushups.