Guides
How AMRAP training actually works
Straight answers to the questions people ask about the format — what it means, how to score it, how to pace it, and how to run one with other people.
- What Does AMRAP Mean?
AMRAP means As Many Rounds (or Reps) As Possible. What the format is, how a round works, how the score is written, and why it scales to any fitness level.
- AMRAP vs EMOM vs Tabata
AMRAP, EMOM and Tabata are three different clocks, and they train three different things. How each one works, what it asks of you, and when to pick which.
- How to Score an AMRAP
An AMRAP score is rounds plus reps, written 7+12. How to count it, what to do with a partial round, the tiebreak rules, and how to record it usefully.
- What Is a Good AMRAP Score?
There is no universal good AMRAP score, and anyone quoting one is guessing. Why it only means something against the same workout, and how to build a baseline.
- AMRAP Pacing
Most AMRAPs are lost in the first ninety seconds. How round-time variance predicts your score, what an even split actually looks like, and how to hold one.
- How to Work Out With Friends Remotely
Training together when you are not in the same room: what actually breaks, why separate timers drift, and how a shared clock and leaderboard fix it.
Want the research behind it?
These guides are the practical answers. The science section is the same material with the papers attached — starting withwhat the research shows about energy systems and the time cap.
Then go and do one
Reading about pacing is not pacing. The library has 150 bodyweight AMRAPs, and the free timer runs any of them.