Deadlift 5-5-5-5-5 CCS – August Horton 9 rounds for time with a partner of: 9 bar muscle-ups 11 clean and jerks, 155 lb. 50-yard buddy carry U.S. Army Spc. Christopher D. Horton, of Collinsville, Oklahoma, died Sept. 9, 2011, in Zurmat District, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire....Read More
Please bring a stopwatch (not a phone) with you to class today AND Pre-Order your Yellowbelly food for Thursday night’s Cool Cruel Summer workout, Horton! Sprint 10x200m AM Olympic Weightlifting Foundations is here! Come spend four mornings with Ryan Landis learning detailed progressions of the snatch and clean and jerk. We will cover both movements...Read More
Pre-Order your Yellowbelly for this Thursdays CCS, Horton. It’s a partner workout too, so coordinate with a Roots friend! We will have an individual option. 12-9-6 reps for time of: 165-lb. squat snatches 225-lb. bench presses Another year has come and gone and we want to celebrate with all of you who have helped Roots grow...Read More
Pre-order your Yellowbelly for this Thursday’s CCS WOD, Horton. Weighted Strict Pull-ups 3-3-3-3-3 then, Max Unbroken Kipping Pull-ups in 1 set 4 weeks ago today we instated a rule that allowed strict pull-ups only during WODs that were not part of our yearly benchmark series. The idea was that a re-focus on the strict movement...Read More
40-30-20-10 reps for time of: Toes-to-bars Wall-ball shots, 20-lb. ball Rest 5 minutes, then, 40-30-20-10 reps for time of: Hip extensions Wall-ball shots, 20-lb. ball Record time for each couplet. In 2010 CrossFit held the CrossFit Games at the StubHub Center in Los Angeles. It was the first time the Games had been to a traditional...Read More
4 Rounds for Time: Row 20 calories 20 Sumo Deadlift High Pull 20 Abmat Sit-ups Eric and I are very sad to write that on Monday, Leticia and her husband Adrian, lost their son Daniel. He was 6 months old. Many of you have never met Leticia, but she has been part of the Roots...Read More
Nancy 5 rounds for time: Run 400m 15 overhead squats (95/65) Nancy is part of the Yearly Benchmark Series. Log your score! Trevor and I are pleased to announce that a very important movie in our lives has finally been recognized for the masterpiece that it is. USA Today broke the story late last night...Read More
Elizabeth 21-15-9 reps for time of: 135-lb. cleans Ring dips This past Saturday we held the 2016 Roots Summer Oly Meet and it was a huge success! In the words of Arlene Brugal, “We were crushing some serious weights!” A total of 45 lifters graced the Roots platform and displayed great strength and weightlifting technique. Twelve Roots...Read More
Fran Three rounds, 21-15- and 9 reps, for time of: 95-pound Thruster Pull-ups As we enter into the 4th and final segment of the Yearly Benchmark Series – we want to hear from you as we plan the 2017 schedule. What workouts do you want to test next year? What skills do you want to...Read More
Thruster 2-2-2-2-2-2-2 In just ten days we’ll throw down on the third installation of the 2016 Cool Cruel Summer Series. And, for the first time in CCS history – it’s a partner workout! Read below for details on scaling options and start tracking down someone you’d like to do the workout with! The workout is...Read More
