Colten Mertens Runs Through 200-lb Sandbag Squats in Ski-Bag

Colten Mertens — a pig farmer from Iowa and a four-time CrossFit Games athlete — had the crowd going wild during his performance in Ski-Bag.

Watch Mertens speed through calories on the SkiErg and go unbroken on his sets of 200-lb sandbag squats, besting Sam Kwant’s previous heat time and winning the test in 4:30.

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