Ready to sign-up for The Open? Register here. Athlete Tally: 95 athletes! “DT” Five rounds for time of: 155 pound Deadlift, 12 reps 155 pound Hang power clean, 9 reps 155 pound Push jerk, 6 reps Clear your schedule, finish your Open registration, and get ready to throw down with the 95 Roots athletes already signed up for The Open! And now, we’d like to introduce our great line-up of sponsors and restaurants that will help us do The Open the best way we know how! See below for a description of what’s in-store every Friday night starting February 26th. We’ll have food on-site (available for pre-order) or we’ll head across the street to the Roadhouse Boulder Depot after the last heat. An incredible and generous line up of sponsors will be at Roots throughout the five weeks! And back again this year – we’ll have one coach staffed each week specifically for the warm-up...Read more

Overhead Squat 10-5-3-1-1-1-3-5-10 Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!  We hope you spend it doing what you love with the people you love.  Read more

92 Roots athletes are signed-up for the Open! 5 rounds for reps of: 1 minute of 185-lb. deadlifts 1 minutes of push-ups 1 minute of strict knees-to-elbows We are just under 2 weeks away from our global yearly benchmark series, The CrossFit Open.  What better way to test all the hard work you’ve been putting in than a global 5-week series of workouts with other like-minded athletes. It’s the only time we get to see how we stack-up in our age group, our gender, our gym, our state, our region, our country, our world.  It’s a time to celebrate the camaraderie, the community, and the support of the place we call our gym.  Join us!  Read more

Valentine’s Day Couple Workout TONIGHT!  No, it isn’t Sisson.  Childcare sign-up at the front desk. Sisson Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of: 15-ft rope climb, 1 ascent 5 burpees 200-meter run If you’ve got a 20-lb. vest or body armor, wear it. You’ve heard about the famous Frozen Dead Guy Days held every year in Nederland, Colorado. Hell, maybe you’ve even attended the festival. But have you ever COMPETED in the famous Coffin Races?! Come one come all – CrossFit Roots is putting together a coffin race team! Try outs for the seven man and woman team (6 coffin bearers and 1 rider) will be held WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH AT 5:30PM. Tryouts will be one hour and will involve tests of fitness, strategy, and anything else we come up with! You can learn more about the Coffin Race below! We’re also looking for a Head Coach...Read more

Don’t forget the Valentine’s Day Couples Workout is this Friday from 5pm to 6pm.  Sign-up for childcare at the front desk. Complete as many reps as possible in 10 minutes of: 30 double-unders 75/55# power snatches, 15 reps This is part of your yearly benchmark series.  Log your score. The CrossFit Open is only 2 weeks away and we’re up to 88 athletes at Roots!  What’s the CrossFit Open?!  Ask a Coach, ask a fellow athlete, read the blog.  It’s the most fun part of the fitness year.  And part of what helps to make that happen are the judges. How?  Start by taking the Judges Course.  It’s an online tutorial and test to make sure you understand the requirements of the job.  Basically, it’s making sure you know the proper start and finish to each movement that could be used during the CF Open and how to properly count...Read more