Are you ready for new apparel? The fall apparel pre-order is here, and we’ve got some great Born Primitive items in store for you! Read this post for a sneak peek of the apparel and how to order your new Roots gear! Pre-Ordering Your Apparel We will be using the Square system and the Roots online store to fulfill pre-orders this year. We will have an iPad set up at the shop to purchase your pre-ordered items, or you can visit the Roots online store. We will notify you when your apparel has arrived! Shipping will be available. Note: We will not be carrying any of the Born Primitive items in the store this year, so make sure to purchase your items ahead of time! Pre-ordering will be available from Sept. 22- Oct. 7.     CLICK HERE FOR THE ROOTS ONLINE STORE   Roots Apparel Sneak Peek     Read more

Get ready for a new block of skill work as we move into fall! You’ll have the opportunity to practice your rope climbs, muscle-ups, handstands, and toes-to-bars. We will start adding this new skill work into class starting today (Sept. 14) until November 19th. Rope climb 3 sets of: 1 double rope climb (climb up, down, up, and back down without touching the ground between reps) 15-25 GHD Sit-ups Scaling: 1.5 rope climbs Double half climb (up 1/2, down, up 1/2, down) 2x half climbs with quick rest between each 2x pull to standing + foot wrap and hold 5-seconds Muscle-up 10 low ring muscle-up transitions Then, either: 3 sets of: 3 strict ring muscle-ups Or 3 sets of: 3 false grip ring pull-ups 3 ring dips Scaling: Foot assist or band assist Handstand 3x 1-min wall-facing handstand hold 1-min rest 3-min open handstand hold or walking practice Toes-to-bar 3x...Read more

“I’d love to try CrossFit but I don’t want to get bulky.” We hear this frequently, especially from women who have been beaten down by fitness programs over the past 15 years.  As a new-to-CrossFit female back in 2007, I was drawn to CrossFit and the chiseled and lean physiques of the women who dedicated their time to the program. They had abs, they were strong, and they looked like athletes. But in the back of my head I did wonder, would I get bigger doing this program? Sure I want muscles but I don’t want muscles that are too big. Luckily, I came across a brilliant article from over 10 years ago, “Top 10 Reasons Heavy Weights Don’t Bulk Up the Female Athlete” by Tim Kontos, David Adamson, and Sarah Walls. I’ve pasted it here because I can no longer find the original version as it was published on elitefits.com.  It’s helpful. Read it. If...Read more

At the beginning of 2021, we challenged you to attend 225 group classes this year. Why? Because consistency matters.  What else do you get besides better fitness? For everyone who earns the magical number 225, we’ll enter you to win BACK your 2021 membership fees! We are 2/3rds of the way through 2021, and that means you have 4 months left to accumulate 225 group classes. Listed below you will find the members with the top attendance record (and who might have a chance at hitting that magic number).  For reference, those of you sitting right at the 120 classes mark, 6 classes per week until the new year will get you there! Good job, everyone, and keep up the good work!   Steve Calla – 193   Alejandra Collopy – 190   Josh Haimes – 185   Sara Sisenwein – 177   Jason Emmanuel – 172   Ian Blakley...Read more

As we move into the fall we wanted to communicate about our current COVID protocols at CrossFit Roots. Read more