Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of: Row 300 meters 15-ft. rope climbs, 3 ascents Attention all Parents, Middle Schoolers, and Teens! Reminder that today – Monday, June 6th AND next week – 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 the coaches and try out a class. Questions? Post to comments.  Read more

The water will be shutoff for periods of time today. Sorry for the inconvenience. Please plan accordingly. Michael 3 rounds for time of: Run 800 meters 50 Back Extensions 50 Sit-ups Nope. This was a question myself and I’m sure other CrossFit Coaches found themselves answering pretty regularly in the early days of CrossFit. Conventional knowledge has always told the public that squatting below parallel was bad for their knees and then CrossFit came along and told everyone to squat bellow parallel. In the beginning I didn’t even question it because I knew from experience that it worked and over time I learned why it was totally healthy and absolutely necessary to a functional human being but it’s always good to have a refresher. So check it out. Post your thoughts or questions to comments and have a kickass Sunday!    Read more

Regional 16.4 4 rounds for time: 28 one-legged squats, alternating 15 power cleans M 115 lb. F 80 lb. I often jokingly say that “I train for life”, but it’s true. I have no desire to go to the Games, other than as a spectator to watch the pros get after it, but I do like that because of CrossFit I can pretty much go out and do any kind of physical activity, especially at the hobbyist level. For me, that means fly-fishing, hiking, camping, and tidbits of random manual labor. Now that Summer is here, we’re wondering, what does that look like for you?  How do you plan to put all your hard-earned fitness to good use this Summer? Post to comments!  Read more

Regionals 16.3 For time: 104 wall-ball shots 52 pull-ups M 20-lb. ball to 10-ft. target F 14-lb. ball to 10-ft. target FOOOORRRRREEEEE! The weather is getting back to nothing less than beautiful in Boulder which means it’s time for 18 holes! Join us June 10th at Lake Valley Golf Club for a day on the links with some really fit golfers. Tee times begin at 1pm and tee-off every 10 minutes. The cost is $50 and covers green fees. This event is open to all Roots members and friends. Please sign-up to reserve your spot. Join us at the 19th hole afterwards for a Happy Hour hosted by Roots!  Read more

Elizabeth 21-15-9 reps for time of: Clean 135/95# Ring dips This is part of your yearly benchmark series. Log your score! Did you run the Bolder Boulder?? How did it go? Well, for the past 10 weeks Roots athletes as well as running friends have gathered at 5:30pm on Thursdays for a local fun run, the Roots Roadhouse Run. Our neighbors, Boulder Depot, upped the ante by offering free beers to anyone who participated and Roots Coach Kirk Warner led the whole thing. Basically, it kicked ass, and we want to thank everyone who came out as well as the Boulder Depot and Kirk for making the whole thing take place every week. We will pick back up next year as the Bolder Boulder approaches again. Post your Bolder Boulder results to comments!  Read more