The CrossFit Roots Teen Scholarship Program officially launched in December 2020, and it is off to a great start! The program exists to provide at-risk and underserved youth access to CrossFit Roots’ Teens after-school program, a program for the student looking to improve their sports performance or create a positive relationship with health and fitness. How You Can Help: Donate: CrossFit Roots is excited to partner with Suffer Better to bring a 501c3 donation option to support this program.  Use this link to make donations: DONATE HERE It is important that you add a note at checkout that you are supporting the CrossFit Roots Teen Scholarship program.  Any donation amount is appreciated and helps provide a scholarship spot for a teen! Our goal is to be able to offer this scholarship year-round for a teen interested in improving their sports performance or creating a positive relationship with fitness and health...Read more

School’s out, the heat is on, and that can mean only one thing – the return of the Cool, Cruel Summer Series at Roots! What is the Cool Cruel Summer Series? The Cool Cruel Summer Series runs throughout the summer on the third Thursday of each month (June-August). This year, we’re completing CrossFit.com Hero workouts and you won’t want to miss them. Afterward, stay to hang out, socialize, and enjoy summer. It’s a fun twist on a normal evening at Roots! There is no formal class start time and the evening runs from 4-7pm. The coaches will organize waves of athletes to start together as well as guide warm-up and scaling options, as always. Athletes can come in and do the workout anytime between 4:00 and 7:00pm (with the last wave starting at 6:20pm). This is a fun, laid-back event that puts the summer fun into an evening at Roots. See...Read more

Looking to improve your Olympic lifts? Want to increase your 1 rep max clean, snatch or jerk? (Don’t we all!?!?) For most of us CrossFitters, the ceiling for our Olympic lifts is dictated by technique rather than strength. Whether you’re a beginner or seasoned CrossFit athlete, spending dedicated time with a knowledgeable coach can dramatically improve your efficiency and the almighty 1-rep max. Starting in May, Lindsay is offering a new personalized Oly program for individualized coaching and one-on-one technique work. Tell me More! The Barbell Development Program is focused on dialing in your clean, snatch, and jerk. It includes ten 60-minute personal training sessions geared towards targeting pitfalls in technique and making changes where necessary to improve your lifts. This program is for any skill level, whether you are looking to gain more confidence with barbell movements or are looking for more advanced coaching as it relates to technique and timing. With a background...Read more

Mark your calendars! The annual Memorial Day weekend Murph will return on Sunday, May 29th. This annual worldwide event and CrossFit tradition is one of CrossFit Roots’ most beloved events and we hope you will join us. We’ve put together this guide to help prepare you for the day and the workout. If you’re new to the workout or have questions, ask any question to a coach at class! Please read the entire post so you’re in the know on all of the pieces that make this event click. What is Murph? The CrossFit Hero workout Murph was created in memory of Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy, 29, of Patchogue, N.Y., who was killed in Afghanistan June 28th, 2005. The workout has become a Memorial Day tradition amongst the CrossFit community and a way to honor not only Michael Murphy but all of those who died while serving in the United States...Read more

Three weeks, three teams, only one winner. Welcome to the official Roots Intramural Open Week 3 Score Report, where we bring you all of the highlights from the weeks and announce the the 2022 Roots Intramural Open champions! The Roots Intramural Open has been epic. Each team showed up to win, and we discovered some real fit, creative, and talented athletes. 1,899. That is the total number of workouts logged in SugarWOD during the 2022 Intramural Open. The classes were consistently full throughout the three weeks as teams fought for attendance points. During the team challenges, one team lead every week. Team “We Blue It” took home the win for the Judges Course, corn hole, one-pot paleo cook-off, AND the diorama challenges. However, the Squat Lobsters showed their true hidden talents in the Roots Talent Show and took home not one but two winning performances. But when it came to...Read more