Roots welcomes Molly Metz, 5-Time World Jump Rope Champion, coach of the fastest jump rope team in the Nation, and founder of jumpNrope for a 2-hour double under clinic and jump rope training today at Roots. The 2-hour clinic will cover education and jump rope fundamentals, form and technique, conditioning and interval speed training, double...Read More
2010 Northwest Regional Event 1 Three rounds for time of:135 pound Overhead squat, 10 reps50 Double-unders Row 100,000 Meters Ever heard of the Concept2 Holiday Challenge? The challenge, officially organized by Concept2, is to row 100,000 meters from November 22 to 11:59 p.m. ET December 24. The organized and coached program at Roots is coached by none other...Read More
Seated press10-10-10Good mornings12-12-12 Reminders. Stay up to date! TODAY – The last day to pre-order PaleoKits and Stronger, Faster, Healthier products in 2012! Fill out an order form at the front desk. WEDNESDAY – Athlete Happy Hour at The Attic (November 21st), 4:30-6:30pm THANKSGIVING – Join us for a Thanksgiving throw down that brings a...Read More
Three rounds for time: Row 500m21 burpeesRun 400 meters Happy Hour on Wednesday Join us Wednesday, November 21st from 4:30-6:30pm at The Attic for drinks and celebration. Please RSVP to the Evite by this weekend.Read More
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1power clean (185/125)1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10handstand push-up Struggle. In this NPR podcast, Alix Spiegel interviews UCLA professor Jim Stigler and Brown professor Jin Li about the differences between Eastern and Western school children and their actions toward struggle. As I listened to the observations and studies about Western children and their quickness to give up, I couldn’t help...Read More
Two rounds for time of:50 Pull-ups75 Sit-ups75 pound Overhead squat, 50 reps75 Double-unders Success! Big-ups to everyone who came out for the 5K this weekend. Last week we tested athlete 1 rep maxes in each the back squat, press, and deadlift. Who PR’ed 1, 2, or all 3 of these lifts? If so, by how...Read More
Run 5K.Skirt Skurry 5K. Sign-up on MBO to reserve a space. If spaces run out, you can participate for $30 with on-site registration. Directions. East on Table Mesa, right before the turnoff for 36 East, on the left hand side, is a dirt road with a sign saying South Campus. 8:30am check-in, 9:30am race start. Baby...Read More
REMINDER: Saturday we’re meeting for the Skirt Skurry 5k at CU’s South Campus. Today is the last day to sign up on MBO! Check here for details Choose your own benchmark Girl or Hero workout So What’s it Gonna Be? Fran, Annie, Diane? Nate, Tommy Mac, Murph? Have you picked your benchmark workout for...Read More
For time:Row 500 meters/Run 500 metersBody weight Bench press, 30 repsRow 1000 meters/Run 1000 metersBody weight Bench press, 20 repsRow 1500 meters/Run 1200 metersBody weight Bench press, 10 reps Pick Your Benchmark Friday. It’s back! After a long hiatus, Pick Your Benchmark Friday is back. Why did it go away? Well, we sort of forgot...Read More
