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Armando Barrientes of Rosemont, competing with the Forging Elite Fitness team of Woodland, lifts a nearly 500-pound tire during the Novice Strongman competition at the Sac-Town Throwdown on Saturday at the Placer County Fairgrounds.

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Ashley Albano lifts 75 pounds in the Power Clean Floater Workout of the Day during the Sac-Town Throwdown. Albano, who competed with CrossFit Roseville, began CrossFit so she could work out with her husband and fell in love with the training method.

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Jesse Phillips of CrossFit Roseville navigates the over-under bar at the Sac-Town Throwdown. The agility course event required four minutes each at four stations: jump rope, running with sandbags, riding a stationary bike and the over-under bar.

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Kenny Stivers of CrossFit Roseville carries sandbags, one of four disciplines in the agility course event at the Sac-Town Throwdown. The rest of the agility course consisted of jump rope, a stationary bike and an over-under bar obstacle — for four minutes each.

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Kenny and Tali Stivers of CrossFit Roseville recover after competing in the agility course event at the Sac-Town Throwdown. The agility course was four minutes of work each at four stations: carrying sandbags, jump rope, stationary bike and an over-under bar.

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Nick Gagliano of Los Gatos, competing with Cadence Gym, lifts a 240-pound ball during the Novice Strongman competition at the Sac-Town Throwdown.

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Tali Stivers of CrossFit Roseville spends four minutes on a stationary bike as part of the agility course event at the Sac-Town Throwdown.