Sign-up for Yellowbelly food order HERE for Thursday’s Cool Cruel Summer.  “DG”  Complete as many rounds as possible in 10 minutes of: 8 Toes to bar 35 pound Dumbbell thruster, 8 reps 35 pound Dumbbell walking lunge, 12 steps DG is part of the Yearly Benchmark Series. Log your score! “It’s too hot to handle So I got to get up and go.“  ~ Bananarama The sun’s a’blazin and shirts are becoming more of a nuisance in the shop which can only mean that the Roots annual Cool Cruel Summer Series is back! AND IT STARTS THIS THURSDAY! This is both the hottest and coolest thing you can do the third Thursday of every month for the next 4 months in Boulder. Similar to the Open, you’ll sign-up for the class on MBO and then sign-up for a heat when you walk in. Heats will run 4-6:30pm. There will be a suggested warmup written on the whiteboard and a...Read more

Sham 7 rounds for time of: 11 body-weight deadlifts 100-meter sprint The food challenge has come to an end. Over 75 individuals embarked on an 8-week effort to better their health and performance in the gym. We’re tabulating results now and will get back to you this week with a winner! And a reminder to Parents, Middle Schoolers, and Teens! Today – Monday, June 13th CrossFit Roots will host a Try a Class session for our Middle School and High School Programs. When: 10:30am How: Please show up at 10:15am to sign a waiver (parents must sign waiver). Meet coaches Trevor Gibson and Nicole Christensen and try a class.  Read more

8 rounds: Sprint 50 meters 8 burpees Rest exactly one minute between rounds.  Rio is coming… But before Rio, there’s the pool workout today at the Elks Club Boulder! Join us at 9:30am for a fun pool workout. Beat the heat, get in a workout, and take your fitness outside! Elks Pool, location information here.  Read more

Group Class at CrossFit Roots at 7AM Team Hildy 100-calorie row 75 thrusters, 45-lb. barbell 50 pull-ups 75 wall-ball shots, 20-lb. ball 100-calorie row If you’ve got a 20-lb. vest or body armor, wear it. In teams of two, with one partner working at a time, complete the workout. Partners do not have to share vests.  Park Workout at North Boulder Park at 9AM Run 800m 50 kettlebell swings Run 400m 50 air squats Run 800m Take your fitness all over Boulder this weekend! Join us at the shop on Saturday at 7am for a great little team version of a (female) hero workout. Then, head to North Boulder Park for a challenging 9AM workout. Sunday, we head to the pool for the first pool WOD of the 2016 summer! And be sure to check out the recap of the 2016 Regionals season. Yesterday we did the last of the seven regional...Read more

2016 Regional Event 6 For time: 1,000-meter bike 100-ft. handstand walk 10 overhead squats 500-meter row 50 burpee box jump overs 5 overhead squats  Men use 225 lb., Women use 155 lb. Roots is proud to offer a new structure to the Strength Program for the 2016 summer. Beginning Wednesday, June 22nd, Ryan’s Strength class will start a 12-week Hatch Squat Program. The program is built around the back squat and front squat. Each session will round out with general and deadlift-specific accessory work. The program will take place during the regularly scheduled Wednesday strength class at 12:30am and an additional Friday class time, also at 12:30am. Participation in both classes throughout the 12-week cycle is encouraged, but not required. Athletes will record their lifts in SugarWOD and the program will build throughout the 12 weeks. There is no advanced sign-up for this program. Athletes will need to sign-up for the regularly scheduled group Strength...Read more