Free Class this Saturday at 11:00am!  Come learn what CrossFit is all about and how to get started at Roots in the New Year. Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:95-lb. squat cleans, 10 reps10 dips The 2014 Roots Holiday Party! – RSVP TODAY. Are you ready to party? The 2014 Roots...Read More

Deadlift 3-3-3-3-3thenSkills Test: 50 wallball for timeBOTH of these workouts are a part of the Planned Benchmarks for the year.  Record your results! Oly Foundations Begins January 5th Did you do Isabelle last week and curse snatches? Did you see oly class going on in the corner and wish you could be a part of it? If so, you’re...Read More

Reminder!  Class today is at 9:30 at North Boulder Park.  Open Shop this evening from 6-8pm. 10 rounds:15 walking overhead plate lunge (45/25)5 buprees100m sprint– rest 1:00 – Sprint. Meet at 9:30am at North Boulder Park for a sprint workout sure to make you say, “was that really a minute of rest already?” Meet at the...Read More

We’re doing this workout at the TRACK!  All classes will be held at Centennial Middle School track (8:30 and 9:30am).  Address below.  In teams of 4, or more:AMRAP 20 minutes:Run 400mMax Row for DistanceScores = teams total meters rowed. To move through the 400m, each person must perform the following at each 100m mark: 100m –...Read More

3 rounds for time of:50 GHD sit-ups25 strict handstand push-ups The GHD: Why and How. We have eight GHDs at the shop for a reason – the apparatus is the number one accessory piece that we want you to incorporate into your training outside of your hour CrossFit class. The GHD develops midline stability as well...Read More

Overhead Squat 3-3-3-3-3 reps It Does Add Up Sitting around, quite full, after Thanksgiving dinner someone in the living room read a headline of a Thanksgiving Day article, “The average American consumes 3,000 calories during the Thanksgiving meal plus another 1,500 on snacks and drinks.” Whoa!  The consensus in the room was that that sounded...Read More

3 rounds for time of:50 hip extensions25 strict pull-ups Oly Meet Recap! The Roots Fall Oly Meet took place the Saturday before Thanksgiving and was a huge success!  Forty-eight competitors lifted in the biggest weightlifting meet Roots has hosted. 16 Roots athletes represented with great technique, speed, and strength. This was Roots’ first meet that utilized the...Read More

“Isabel”30 snatches (135/95) for time. Isabel Today is the first retest in the Benchmark Series.  We did this workout three months ago on September 9th. Before coming to class today, check your log books or your SugarWOD app and see what your time was three months ago AND the weight you used for the workout.  Have...Read More

3 rounds for time of:30 toes-to-bars155-lb. clean and jerks, 15 reps Planned Benchmarks for the Year – Round Two! In September of 2014 we launched an epic year-long benchmark series.  The series included retesting 12 CrossFit benchmark workouts, 4 lifts, and 5 skill tests on a 3 month basis for one year.  The goal of...Read More

3 rounds for time:10 clean and jerks (135/95)20 pistolsRun 400m Long Sleeve Tees A lot of athletes saw the coaches sporting long sleeve tees last winter and said, “what!? – where do I get one of those?” We heard you! Long sleeve tees are available in the winter order.  Order one on paper sign-up by...Read More