Guinness World Record attempt this weekend

The members of CrossFit Mammoth will be attempting to set a record for the most relayed burpees done over a period of 12 hours.

So what exactly are burpees?
“You basically fall on your face and push yourself back up, you fall forward and then push yourself back up to a standing position,” said Francois Oosthuizen, the head of the gym.
The group of 10 individuals will be working together in relay to crunch out the most burpees possible over the span of 12 hours. “We aim to do at least 2 000, and will see how far we can take it from there,” said Francois.
eMalahleni’s very own record holder, Keegan Longueira from Cape Trek has come on board in the planning and organising of this Guinness World Record attempt and brought Operation Smile onboard as the charity that will benefit from the record attempt.

Trisec Auto Volkswagen and Timber City have agreed to donate monies for every burpees done during the record attempt, towards Operation Smile.
“This record attempt is all about CrossFit and I am glad I can be a part of it,” said Keegan.
A burpees is seen as one of the best body weight exercises as it activates the most muscle groups on the body.
“CrossFit is a sport of fitness, we need to maintain a good pace and set the bar as high as possible,” said Francois.
In CrossFit there are no mirrors, no egos, when you come in the box everyone is equal, the fitness sport is a mixture of Olympic lifting, power lifting, gymnastic movements and metabolic movements.

Currently there is an individual record for men and women, as well as records for the most burpees in one minute, however history will be made on Saturday, June 6 at Highveld Mall’s food court as CrossFit Mammoth burpees for 12 hours in relay.
“Its good timing as Highveld Mall will be holding a Health Week Expo this week and we will be available to talk about CrossFit if the community has any questions,” said Francois.