"SAVED BY THE BARBELL"
A CrossFit Foundation Workout for Kids
Saved by the Barbell is an annual, world-wide CrossFit community Labor Day workout and fundraising effort to bring CrossFit to more kids everywhere.
Each year, rates of chronic diseases like type-2 diabetes, obesity, and liver disease – conditions once associated with the sick and elderly – rise among children, from toddlers to teenagers.
And yet each year, more schools reduce their physical education programs. Recess is becoming a thing of the past. Cafeteria food, deeply flawed nutrition education, and sugar-stocked vending machines only contribute to the problem. And schools where children grow up in poverty, food deserts, and disadvantaged communities pose even greater challenges to kids’ health.
As adults, we ask ourselves: What can I do today to make a meaningful and lasting difference in the world, in my community, in my neighborhood, on my block, for the better?
Our community knows the answer. Kids need to move. To play. To stand up from their desks and couches and go outside, go to the gym, learn how to move and nourish their bodies in a safe and healthy community. Many CrossFit affiliates have already answered the call, with over 1,800 CrossFit Kids Registered Programs. There are over 1,000 CrossFit programs in schools today.
But we can do better.
WOD
3 Rounds for Max Reps:
1 Minute of Burpees
1 Minute of Wall Balls
1 Minute of Deadlifts
1 Minute of Med-Ball Sit-Ups
1 Minute of Hang Power Cleans
REST 1 MINUTE
*Men Use 20-lb Ball
115-lb Deadlifts and HPCL
Women Use 14-lb Ball
75-lb Deadlifts and HPCL
