Shane Update: Shane had a good day today. He recognized his parents and has made a few jokes to his nurses. His injuries span from his head (he had a craniotomy performed on Thursday) to numerous internal and external issues. His prognosis remains good, although his journey back will be long. He is not accepting...Read More
Shane Update: Shane remains in stable condition in the ICU. His family arrived yesterday. See yesterday’s post if you have not yet heard about Shane’s accident. 1 mile run50 walking lunges40 kb swings30 burpees1 mile run Summer Olympic Weightlifting Meet and Mile Sandwich Welcome lifters to the 2015 Summer Olympic Weightlifting Meet! Please see below...Read More
Heavy DT5 rounds for time of:12 deadlifts9 hang power cleans6 push jerksMen use 205 lb., women use 145 lb. Shane Many of you heard, and we wanted to inform everyone at Roots, that Shane was in a serious hit-and-run accident today on his motorcycle. He is in stable condition and expected to recover fully from the accident,...Read More
Nancy5 rounds for time of:400m run15 Overhead squat 95/65 This is part of your Yearly Benchmark Series. Log your results. Before and After This is Boulder and it’s no secret that most Boulderites are pretty darn active. Unless CrossFit is your sport of choice you’re probably at Roots to improve your overall heath, increase your...Read More
Front Squat3-3-3-3-3 This is part of the Yearly Benchmark Series. Log your result. Oly Foundations Is Here! Come spend four nights with Ryan Landis learning detailed progressions of the snatch and clean and jerk. We will cover both movements and their variations in depth. If you consider these awesome lifts a weakness, then come work...Read More
Masters Event 33 rounds for time of:95-lb. ground-to-overheads, 10 reps200-yard shuttle sprint Slow Cooker Balsamic Chicken & Sausage I try and start the week off with something in the slow-cooker. It makes life easier when you already have a ton of cooked protein in the fridge. A quick google search for “Paleo crockpot” led me...Read More
5 rounds for time of:20 wall-ball shots, 20-lb. ball225-lb. deadlifts, 10 reps Yearly Benchmark Series Finale It’s hard to believe that 11 months ago we started our Yearly Benchmark Series. August is our final month in the year long endeavor and we are excited to hear about your results. As we said in the beginning, you...Read More
16min EMOTM:min 1 – runmin 2 – walking lungesmin 3 – run backwardsmin 4 – burpee broad jumps Record total distance covered. What’s Your Story? CrossFit aired this as a commercial during the CF Games and I thought it was a great representation of 99% of CrossFitters out there. Sure, I love watching the Games and...Read More
WODs will be at Centennial Middle School track Saturday and Sunday. 25min AMRAP in teams of 4:100yd sled drag (70/45)100yd slam ball carry (30/20) Daily Sugar Intake According to this article on NPR the FDA proposed a new nutrition label that also list the daily percent value of added sugars in foods. “What this means...Read More
10 rounds for time of:5 handstand push-ups10 one-legged squats, alternating August Newsletter Keep an eye on your inboxes for the August edition of the CrossFit Roots Newsletter. Read up on all of these upcoming events and more! – Summer Oly Meet– Roots’ 6 Year Anniversary Party– August Cool Cruel Summer featuring Suerte Tequila– Annual Roots...Read More
