The future of fitness is here, and they are coming for you.
Keegan Martin. CF Teen Challenge at the 2011 CF Reebok Games.
They’re Coming For You by CrossFit
The future of fitness is here, and they are coming for you.
While the Team and Individual competitors threw down on the Track and the Stadium, 7 teams of CrossFit teens from across the country gathered in Lot 17 for 4 workouts over 3 days.
The teens, who are all high school age, were on a mission to show the community that CrossFit Kids is not just for little kids. The workouts showcased their conditioning, skill, and strength. Event 1 on Friday was an AMRAP in 12 minutes of 50 power cleans (135/95 lb.), 50 box jumps (30/24 inches) and 150 double-unders, with one team member working at a time. This was followed by a 1-rep-max front squat for each member.
On Saturday the teams gathered for a 14-minute escalating AMRAP of barbell thrusters (95/65 lb.) and pull-ups, (3 reps, 3 reps; 6 reps, 6 reps; etc.). The kids worked seamlessly as teams, with many of the boys doing unbroken butterfly pull-ups. Darby Nelson, a 16-year-old girl from Hammer Down CrossFit in Chantilly, Va., did 18 pull-ups in a row.
“The kids feel honored to be here and show that CrossFit is not just for little kids,” said Suzy Weiss, who helps promote the CrossFit Kids program.
One of the teams, the CrossFit Kids Buff Class, is high-school P.E. program run out of Fremont High School in Sunnyvale, Calif. Giving it their all, the kids finished with torn, bloody hands and huge smiles.
“We just zoned everything out. Our competition was ourselves,” said Lucas King of Bobocracy, the team from CrossFit California City, Bob Guere’s affiliate.
“Much of the adult population doesn’t understand what these kids are capable of,” said Jeff Martin, the co-founder of CrossFit Kids. His wife, Mikki Lee Martin, added, “Here they are, throwing down.”
Jeff Martin was clear that he believes these young athletes are the future of fitness. “They are coming for you,” he said.
The final event of the CrossFit Kids exhibition is on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. The final workout is:
200-meter shuttle run then 10 snatches (95/65 lb.) for each team member. The team waits for the last person to complete snatches, then moves to the next part of the event as a team. With one person working at a time, they must complete 20 muscle-ups, 30 ring knees-to-elbows, 40 sandbag clean-and-throws (25 lb.) over 7-to-8-foot pull-up bar, 150 burpees, and a 200 meter shuttle run.
For more information on CrossFit Kids, visit CrossFitKids.com.
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