Big Sexy 5 rounds for time of: 6 deadlifts, 315 lb. 6 burpees 5 cleans, 225 lb. 5 chest-to-bar pull-ups 4 thrusters, 155 lb. 4 muscle-ups  Sgt. Lance “Big Sexy” McLean, 38, of Biloxi, Mississippi, died on June 29, 2013, from a gunshot wound he sustained in the line of duty on June 28, 2013. Prior to his death, McLean served as a Sergeant with the Sheriff’s Office, and as a member of the SWAT Team in Hood County, Texas.  He is survived by his wife, Katy; and two children, Abigail and Quinton. This Friday night we celebrate the conclusion of the five weeks of the 2016 CrossFit Open and welcome in SPRING! Please join us at the Boulder Roadhouse Depot at 6pm for drinks, food, celebration, and fun. Whether you participated in The Open or not, we hope you can join us for this fun social event!  Read more

Thruster 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps Are you running the Bolder Boulder? Looking for a weekly fun run to get involved with? Then look no further than the Roots Roadhouse Run that kicks off THIS Thursday evening at Roots! Every Thursday night at 5:30PM Roots will host a weekly fun run at 5:30pm. The run will offer a variety of distances from 2-6 miles. After the run is complete, the Roadhouse Boulder Depot will host a happy hour complete with (free) beers! This run is open to members, friends, family and anyone looking for a good time! Come run, eat, drink and be social!  Read more

Weekend Class 7am at Roots 5 rounds for time of: 30 hip extensions Handstand walk 50 feet Lunge 150 feet Don’t forget to submit your 16.4 scores by tomorrow (Monday) at 6pm! 16.4 make up will be held at 6:30 and 11:30am on Monday. Please remember to sign-up in MBO.Read more

Weekend Class 7am at Roots 7am Class (at Roots) 1 hip power snatch 1 hip squat snatch 1 pausing overhead squat 1 overhead squat Today’s class will be held at Roots at 7am.  Read more

Workout 16.4 Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 13 minutes of: 55 deadlifts 55 wall-ball shots 55-calorie row 55 handstand push-ups  Men deadlift 225 lb. and throw 20-lb. ball to 10-ft. target Women deadlift 155 lb. and throw 14-lb. ball to 9-ft. target  Last night in our home state of Colorado, Dave Castro announced workout 16.4 from the Schriever Air Force Base. Tonight we host the Locals Edition of Friday Night Lights! CrossFit Roots welcomes PACT Apparel, Suerte Tequila, Jackson’s Honest, Wilde Boldr, and Life of Riley Foods to this evening’s festivities. PACT Apparel is giving away a FREE pair of socks to everyone who does the workout in classes today. We’ll have great prize packages to give away for this week’s raffle. We hope to see you there!   We will run heats from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. Please sign-up for a heat on MBO. Warm-up Coach This Week: Nicole ...Read more