EMOTM for 15 minutes:1 Hi-Hang Snatch + 1 Snatch Pushing Through Injury. Being injured is no fun. At Roots, we do everything we can to avoid it. We nitpick technique; scale judiciously; and spend the extra time to address our mobility issues. But sometimes, it rears its ugly head even in spite of our best...Read More
CrossFit Open WOD 12.4 Not sure what that means? Come on in and we’ll show you! Embrace the Unknown. We talk a lot about “constantly varied” here. This week’s workouts have been no exception. But we all have biases. Some of us like heavy lifting days; others crave the short intense met-con or the long...Read More
“Lynne” Five rounds for max reps of:Body weight bench pressPull-ups Meet a Coach: Get to Know Blaine Roots recently welcomed Blaine to the coaching staff. While he is working on learning every Roots athlete’s name, we wanted to give you a chance to get to know him as well. Here is a glimpse into his...Read More
Push Jerk: 8-8-8Front Squat: 3-3-3-3-3 Miss Manners…Part 2 For our next installment of Miss Manners, we have a guest columnist whom many of you may have encountered before. This week she addresses a topic that is relevant to CrossFitters new and old. Dear Cindy, Just the other day I was doing my favorite WOD, your...Read More
For time: 50 Box jump, 24 inch box 50 Jumping pull-ups 50 Kettlebell swings, 1 pood Walking Lunge, 50 steps 50 Knees to elbows 50 Push press, 45 pounds 50 Back extensions 50 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball 50 Burpees 50 Double unders Here Comes the Open! The CrossFit Games are to CrossFit what...Read More
“Cindy”Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:5 Pull-ups10 Push-ups15 Squats OR “Mary”Complete as many rounds in 20 minutes as you can of:5 Handstand Push-ups10 One legged squats, alternating15 Pull-ups Sunday Morning Inspiration We all have different reasons for the work we put in at the shop. For some, it is competing;...Read More
Overhead Squat 5-5-5-5-5 Attention to Detail. It’s been a big week here at Roots. We ran, snatched, threw wallballs, made our pullups and pushups better and stronger, and managed to hit 2 benchmark workouts with Helen and Fran…all in a week. That sounds pretty constantly varied to me. But wait, we still have the weekend!...Read More
“Fran”21-15-9DB or KB Thruster (95 pounds)Pullups What’s for Breakfast? Yep, we’ve all heard it: “breakfast is the most important meal of the day”. I couldn’t agree more. How could one live, let alone function, without a few hot steaming cups of coffee each morning? Beyond that, all bets are off. It used to look a...Read More
Five rounds for time of:10 Toes to bar10 Power snatch (75 lbs)10 Wall ball shots (20 lbs) Just Finish. We’ve all been there. Those days when it takes all you can do to just get to the door. Then, you look at the workout and it is the exact opposite of the workouts you like....Read More
“Helen” Three rounds for time:Run 400 meters21 Kettlebell swings (1 1/2 pood Kettlebell or 55 pound dumbbell)12 Pull-ups Stand Up Straight Your mother said it. Your grandmother said it. Your coaches say it. Standing up straight is not only key to good posture, it is also key to shoulder and hip mobility as well as...Read More
