If Team Saturday was easy, it would be your MOM

May 10th, 2009, by

What an amazing turnout we had for Team Saturday! There were 24 brave souls who showed up to compete for the championship belt. It was Erika, Jessica, Todd, Beth, Gyles and Ryan's first Team Saturday...hope you guys enjoyed it! We can be a little intense on Saturday, but we always have a good time!

The workout involved copious amounts of math. There was a line at the wall calculator for about 15 minutes before we could get started. Here's what the workout entailed:

(teams of 2) Take the combined weight of both team members, and divide by 2.2 so we're working in kilos. Now multiply that number by 50. This will be the cumulative amount of weight the two of you have to get from the ground to overhead. You can either use light weights and do a lot of reps, or go heavier and do less reps. The cumulative weight you need to get overhead divided by the weight you're using on your barbell will be the number of reps the two of you need to complete. (my brain hurts) 

Some other fun rules about the workout: The barbell can NEVER rest on the ground, and before your team mate can take a turn with the barbell they have to do a 100m sled drag.

OUCH. Even though this was a tough workout, almost eveyone finished in under 35 minutes, which is what we typically strive for on Team Saturday. Some teams had to scale back their weight on the fly, but hey, we can all be a little over zealous at times, right?. Pete's strategy seems to have worked well for him. He picked the SMALLEST partner, used a light weight, and he and Stacy are our new champions!

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Category: CrossFit

16 Responses to "If Team Saturday was easy, it would be your MOM"

  • Dave Eagle
    May 10, 2009, 5:35 pm

    Dang, we are one sexy group of Crossfitters!!!

    Bill, the "line of the day" goes to you on Saturday for sure. Upon seeing Garth is his skin-tight muscle shirt, Bill remarked "Wow Garth, did you stuff your abs?". Love it!!

  • Garth
    May 10, 2009, 7:22 pm

    What a great way to kick off the weekend! Great workout Bill. Keep em coming :)

  • zach
    May 10, 2009, 8:51 pm

    wanna see shitty clean form? check out the fk'r standing up in the blue shirt! see where that idiot's elbows are? no wonder my...uh...eh...HIS forearms burned! you can't reverse curl for that many reps and expect the forearms to like it! get those shoulders involved, dummy!

    im glad you (the future mrs. yundt, i presume) snapped that photo.

    get those elbows HIGH AND OUTSIDE, Zach!!

  • Brian
    May 10, 2009, 9:08 pm

    Do we have a new Garth pose? The wink AND the bicep flex? Or am I just behind on the Garth-alog?

  • Brit
    May 11, 2009, 9:07 am

    Gonna take you riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight iiiiinto the Danger Zone...

    PS: Can we please have a Top Gun workout? What'dya say Mav?

  • Garth
    May 11, 2009, 9:25 am

    Top Gun workout

    10 rounds for time of
    1 rope climb
    10 burpees
    10 pullups
    20 situps

    That would be a fun one! Take Brian's breath away for sure ;)
    And those rope climbs are a danger zone without a doubt!

  • Brian
    May 11, 2009, 3:49 pm

    "The Defense Department regrets to inform that your children are dead because they were stupid."

    "Good morning gentlemen, the temperature is 110 degrees."

    "Holy shit, it's Viper!"

    And most perfectly for Crossfit (and dare I suggest, a possible slogan for a new Crossfit Fire t-shirt):

    "Son, your ego is writing checks your body can't cash."

  • Brian
    May 11, 2009, 7:24 pm

    Ground rules for the Top Gun workout:

    1. All participants must wear aviators during the workout. Dogtags optional.

    2. Must be done in pairs.

    3. Everyone must have a call sign such as Slider, Hollywood, or Viper. I call Hollywood.

    4. When completing a round one must yell "Splash X" X being the round number you've completed.

    5. The pair that wins must hug and tell each other that the other than be his/her wingman anytime.

    6. Top Gun soundtrack must be on the entire time.

    Anyone up for some homoerotic shirtless volleyball?

  • zach
    May 11, 2009, 8:53 pm

    Brian, you forgot the "Jorts". Cut off jean shorts are a must when replicating anything Top Gun.

    I call Maverick. Who wants to be my Goose?

  • Garth
    May 12, 2009, 2:56 pm

    Have you seen Zach lately? He's getting skinnier by the day! We'll fit into one of those fighter jet cockpits no problem.

  • Brian
    May 12, 2009, 9:42 pm

    I cannot believe I forgot this for the rules for the Top Gun workout:

    7. "The plaque for the alternates in down in the ladies room."