5 rounds, each for time, of: Run 800 meters Rest 3 minutes Beginning Tuesday, August 6th we will expand Open Shop Hours to the following weekly times, listed below. We are excited to offer this added gym time and hope you will use it to get in skill and practice work or make up a workout that...Read More

10 rounds for time of: 3 deadlifts 1 back tuck The 2nd Annual Harvest Hoedown is going down on Saturday, October 15th at CrossFit Roots and we are looking for volunteers! A kickass staff of volunteers helped this premier event run smoothly and we are looking for volunteers to help us again this year. We will need...Read More

21-18-15-12-9-6-3 reps for time of: 35-lb. dumbbell burpee / hang squat clean / thrusters Pull-ups The “dumbbell burpee / hang squat clean / thrusters” is a burpee with dumbbells followed by a hang squat clean and then a thruster. Check out this video on the Glute Ham Developer (the GHD) that features Josh Everett. If...Read More

Push Press 5-5-5-5-5 Push press 5×5 is part of the Yearly Benchmark Series. Log your score! Suppose that everything you needed or wanted to accomplish in a day (or week or month) had a finite total. In other words, you had a 5-gallon bucket from which you had to fit all of your work and life...Read More

Annual Shop Closure (Thursday-Sunday) Have you checked out the Roots Flickr page? You’re probably in it somewhere, and it goes all the way back to 2010. It’s a perfect lazy Sunday activity so check it out!Read More

Annual Shop Closure (Thursday-Sunday) Suerte Tequila, owned and operated by our very own Roots’ members, has been nominated by USA Today as part of the 10 best Tequila brands.  You can read more about how they choose HERE, but know that ultimately they choose based on votes which we can all contribute to through this...Read More

Annual Shop Closure (Thursday-Sunday) 1. Vitals: Jean Sanson, joined CrosssFit in February 2016 2. Where were you born/raised? Born and raised in Miami Beach, Florida 3. Married, kids, family? Married to Chuck Sanson (retired CrossFitter) with two girls, Leah 12 and Brooke 10 (both apprehensively considering CrossFit) 4. What do your days consist of? Days consist...Read More

Annual Shop Closure (Thursday-Sunday) CrossFit Withdrawal Syndrome (CWS) is a real thing.  Symptoms of CWS could include: – constantly checking the blog – giving excessive fist bumps in Sugarwod for past workouts – immediately dropping down into a burpee at the call of 3,2,1 – yelling “time” at the completion of any/every task (this is a veteran...Read More

Karen 150 wallball shots (20/14) This is part of your yearly benchmark series. Log your score! We’ve all heard the statement that nutrition shouldn’t be approached from the stance of a diet but rather a change in lifestyle, but the hard part for many is figuring out how to make an actual lasting effect. Yes, it...Read More

Back Squat 7-7-7-7-7 This is part of your yearly benchmark series. Log your score! In case you missed it in the August Newsletter, Roots will be closed for our annual shop closure this Thursday-Sunday. Take a few days to get out, enjoy the cooler Summer temps and put that hard-earned fitness to use! On Monday...Read More