REMINDER: This Thursday is the last Cool Cruel Summer event. We will be doing the hero WOD, Nick. Suerte Tequila will be onsite sampling delicious drinks! Pre-Order your Yellowbelly here! Bring a favorite drink to share! 25min AMRAP: 15 unbroken squat clean thruster slamballs (20/30) 400m recovery run We’re all familiar with what lactic acid feels like in our bodies but do you know what is really happening? Your body breaks down glucose for energy and a byproduct of that process is lactate. At slower easier movements, because your body requires less energy, lactate can be reconverted into energy (through the Cori Cycle) at a rate fast enough that lactic acid does not begin accumulating, and thus you can continue moving. But in intense environments, where we as CrossFitters spend a lot of time, the lactate production can escalate to amounts that begin accumulating in the body, and through a lot of other...Read more

Pre-Order your Yellowbelly food for the final installment of the Cool Cruel Summer Series this Thursday! Row 250 meters Row 500 meters Row 1,000 meters Row 500 meters Row 250 meters Rest 1 minute between efforts. Ladies of Roots, the moment you have been waiting for is HERE! The Roots/Shebeest collection is now available for pre-order in the Roots Square Store. Designed in collaboration with Roots athlete, Patty Nilsen, this collection combines Sheebeest’s focus on top notch fabrics and fit with fun, fashion, and the Flatirons! There is a full fit-kit available at Roots to ensure that you get the sizes and styles that are right for you. Come on in and try on these smokin’ hot looks. This collection is pre-order only so don’t miss the September 25th deadline!Read more

Overhead Squat 3-3-3-3-3 then, Death by Handstand Push-Ups: 1 on min1 2 on min2 3 on min3 … until you can no longer finish the amount of hspu within the minute. Death by Handstand Pushups is part of your yearly benchmark series. Log your score! Back on the menu beginning next week is the Erg Wod with Coach Lauren! Come brush up on your rowing technique every Tuesday starting next week (9/20) at 4:00pm!  Read more

10 rounds for time of: 155-lb. power cleans, 5 reps 10 walking lunges Don’t miss out on this gem of a workout. Also, new weekly Open Shop Hours are in full effect. Check it out and read the full post here.  Tuesday 7:30-11:30am 1:30-4pm 6-7pm Wednesday 7:30-11:30am 6-8:30pm Thursday 7:30-11:30am 6-7pm Friday 7:30-11:30am 1:30-6pm Sunday 8:30-12:30amRead more

REMINDER: Class at Roots at 7:00am and class at North Boulder Park at 9:00am. 7:00AM Class at Roots In teams of two: 60 Snatches, 135/95 lbs 60 burpee box jump up and overs, 24/20 9:00AM Workout at the Park Three rounds for time: 40 Kettlebell swings (24/16) 30 Sit ups 400 meter Run   A quick reminder on this weekend’s class schedule and Open Shop! Saturday 7:00am – Class at Roots 9:00am – Class at North Boulder Park Sunday 8:30am and 9:30am – Classes at Roots 8:30am – 12:30pm – Open Shop HoursRead more