Glossary
Canonical short definitions for the terms used across CCB and its documentation.
What this glossary is
The CCB glossary defines the canonical terms used across CCB's public documentation and product surfaces. Each entry is a short definition in plain language. The authoritative rules for each term live in the CCB specifications.
This page is the canonical product-language reference. If a term appears elsewhere, the definition here is the tiebreaker.
The terms
CCB
The product name. Short for Collective Cadence Burden, the standardized Functional Endurance format this documentation describes. CCB the product is the platform that runs official Sessions; CCB the format is the protocol the platform enforces.
facility
The customer's gym — a training facility or coaching business that runs CCB Sessions. The canonical visible word everywhere. "CrossFit box", "CrossFit-style box", and "CrossFit affiliate" name the subgenre of facility that runs CrossFit programming; they are entity-type names, not generic stand-ins for "facility".
Session
A coached training event at a facility, from Preparation to End. The calendar event that owns the running tab.
Preparation
The pre-Grind setup phase. The coach configures the Session, athletes scan the Session QR code and choose where to start, and the room confirms readiness before the first Work Phase begins.
the Grind
The protocol in motion. The repeating cycle of Work Phases, Evaluation, and Burdens that makes up the bulk of a Session.
Station
One of the 12 fixed positions in a Session. Each station has an assigned Burden and an official category: bodyweight or conditioning.
active station
A station that has at least one athlete working it during a Work Phase. Only active stations are evaluated. Unoccupied stations trivially pass.
occupied station
A station that has at least one athlete at it during the current cycle. The terms "active" and "occupied" describe slightly different framings of the same room state.
Work Phase
The 60-second window during which every active station works. The unit at which results are reported, evaluated, and converted into Burdens. Capitalized.
Freeze
The minute mark. The moment the 60-second Work Phase ends and the local result on every athlete's device locks. Athletes confirm their result at the Freeze. Capitalized.
result
A per-station total submitted at the Freeze. Either a bodyweight rep count or a conditioning distance in the station's official unit. Result confirmation is an explicit athlete action.
target
The per-station rep count or distance the room is expected to reach during a Work Phase. Below the target, the station fails.
Evaluation
The platform step that compares each station's result to its target. Produces a pass/fail per active station. Evaluation is not subject to coach discretion in Race Practice. Capitalized.
Burden
The shared consequence work assigned to a station. When an active station fails its Evaluation, the room generates its assigned Burden. The room completes the work together. Capitalized. Never "penalty" or "fine".
Burden Assignment
The deterministic rule that turns failing stations into Burdens. The rule is specified and version-pinned. The coach does not pick which Burdens appear.
Decision Point
The pause between Work Phases. The room prepares for the next station in the cycle. The protocol uses the Decision Point to publish the next station and gate the next transition. Capitalized.
Race Practice
An athlete-owned self-reported rehearsal of the official CCB race flow. Same engine, different reporting authority. Capitalized.
Benchmark
A pre-filled Session template the coach picks at Session creation. The official benchmarks — Classic, Engine, Grinder, Storm, Inferno — pre-fill the canonical 12-station order, per-Station modes, scaled targets, and the canonical Burdens. Custom is free-form. Capitalized when naming an official benchmark.
format
The Competition shape: how many athletes per station, who owns which result, and how the room's outcome is decided. CCB ships four formats: Solo, Couple, Trio, and Group Session. Solo, Couple, and Trio are Competition-only in the MVP platform; Group Session is the everyday shape. Lower-case when used as the general term.
protocol
The set of governed execution rules. Distinct from a format — the protocol governs how the format runs. Use "format" on buyer-facing surfaces and "protocol" on governance, specification, and coach-practice surfaces.
official result
A result generated under the authority of a Group Session or Competition. Carries the authority of the platform and the Session's governance.
self-reported result
A result generated under Race Practice. A private training record. Never Judge-verified, never official, never ranking-qualifying.
Judge
The official who verifies outcomes in Competition. Competition-only role; the term does not apply in a Group Session or Race Practice.
How the terms interact
A short worked example:
The Work Phase ends. Each athlete's device reaches Freeze, locking the local result. Athletes confirm. The platform runs Evaluation, comparing the per-station result to the per-station target. A failing station triggers its Burden Assignment. The room completes the Burden together. The Decision Point follows. The coach starts the next Work Phase, and the cycle continues through the Session.
This is the canonical flow. Every term above is used as defined here. The terms are deliberately capitalized or lower-cased so the writing carries the meaning into the reader's mental model.
What this glossary is not
This glossary covers the canonical public terms. It does not cover:
- internal terminology that lives on the platform side and never surfaces publicly;
- retired or in-team terminology that has been replaced by a canonical term here.
If a term used elsewhere is not in this glossary, the canonical replacement is the rule — see the CCB Copy Guide.