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Weighted chest-to-bar pull-up 1-1-1-1-1 Weighted dip 1-1-1-1-1 Run 1 mile Happy Friday! We have a few reminders for the weekend below. Saturday Harvest Hoedown – 7:30am-4:30pm at Roots (please come check it out!) WOD – 8:30am at North Boulder Park Sunday Normal schedule and place
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Back Squat 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 Calling all Roots members! Do you have a parent or friend who lives in town and could benefit from a supervised exercise program? Are you over the age of 55 and looking to start a new fitness routine? You are in luck! CrossFit Roots is proud to announce the Vitality Program! This is a program for 55+ year old individuals looking to increase their quality of life through increased functional fitness, strength, balance, flexibility, and coordination. In addition, this program focuses on increasing bone density and reinforcing tendons and ligaments while sharpening the brain/body connection. No previous exercise history is required! This program begins on Tuesday, November 8th and will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30AM to 11:30AM with Coach Ryan Landis. Cost is 100$ per month. You do not need to be a Roots member to join this program! All Vitality Program participants will receive...
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Nancy 5 rounds for time of: 400m run 15 Overhead squat 95/65# This is part of your yearly benchmark series. Log your score! Join us on Sunday, October 23rd at 4:30pm for Roots’ Sixth Annual Paleo Crocktoberfest crock-pot cooking contest! Bring your favorite crock-pot creation and compete with your fellow athletes for the title of Roots’ Ultimate Crocktologist. Sign up is free and now open HERE. Entries will be judged by our panel of illustrious paleo connoisseurs and winners will be named in each category: Entree, Dessert and Crocktail. RULES & DETAILS Doors open at 4:30pm and judging begins at 4:45 sharp. Any entries that arrive after 4:45pm will be enjoyed by all but will not be in the running for the title. The tables will open up for tasting as soon as the judges have tried each of the entries. All ingredients must be paleo approved (no grains, no...
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“Marston” Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of: 405-lb. deadlift, 1 rep 10 toes-to-bars 15 bar-facing burpees The Harvest Hoedown is this Saturday and all of the workouts have been released!  Take a look and see what the teams of 1 male and 1 female will be doing.  There are 30 teams signed-up, 8 of which are from Roots, so come out watch all the action or cheer on your fellow Roots members.  The first workout goes off at 9am. 1.Ladies First 5 rounds: 3 bar muscle-ups 15 thrusters (100/70) Females must begin this workout. Order must be established ahead of time and told to the judge at the beginning of the event. Teams must stick to their order or DNF. Athletes must complete 1 full round minimum. No partial rounds can be performed. Athletes can complete multiple rounds consecutively. 2. Smashing Pumpkins 400m plate run (45/25) 50 kb...
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5 rounds for time of: 15 chest-to-bar pull-ups 30 one-legged squats, alternating Did you watch the premier of the story of the men’s competition at the 2016 CrossFit Games?!  What did you think?
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