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

27-21-15 Thrusters (95/65) Pull-ups A big CrossFit Roots congratulations to Lori and Josh on their newest addition to the family! Ryan June Nothwang was born May 12, 2016.  Lori will be back in late July!  Read more

We apologize for the inconvenience. We learned this morning that our water will be shut off today. We will have toilet access but no showers available. Hang Power Clean 3-3-3-3-3-3-3 Back for its third season – come one come all to the first OUTDOOR swim WOD of the summer! When: Sunday, June 12th at 9:30am Where: Elks Pool, location information here What: A half hour of warm-up and instruction followed by a swim WOD.  When you arrive at the pool, please check-in with the pool staff at the front desk. Tell them you are there with Roots and they will let you in. We have reserved lanes for this workout. If you plan to stay at the pool after the workout, you will need to pay the admission fee after the workout is over. How good of a swimmer do I need to be? You need to be comfortable in the water and able...Read more

Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of: 5 chest-to-bar pull-ups 10 ring dips 95-lb. overhead squats, 15 reps This is one of those posts that no coach wants to write, but sometimes it has to be done. We want to take a moment to address the rep shaving that has been going on at the shop.  You might first ask, “How do you (the coaches) know it’s been going on?” We know because the coaches have spent the last few weeks counting athlete reps during workouts. But really, we didn’t need to count reps to know it was going on – we already had a hunch. As coaches, it’s obvious to us when it’s happening because we know our athletes that well.  The second question many of you are going to ask is, “Oh my gosh, are they talking about ME?” Probably not. We’re not talking about...Read more