7pm WOD added to Tuesday nights through the winter months. Starts tomorrow! The Open Tally: 27 athletes “Nancy” Five rounds for time of: 400 meter run 95 pound Overhead squat, 15 reps Nancy is part of the Yearly Benchmark Series. Log your score! As February approaches, it can mean only one thing – The Open is BACK. The Open is a yearly online CrossFit competition consisting of five workouts over the course of five weeks. The top athletes in every region move on to the Regional competitions in the spring and then, if they qualify, move on to The CrossFit Games in July. But for us mortals, The Open is a yearly celebration of fitness and CrossFit. It’s a time to test our fitness, gauge the progress we’ve made over the course of a year, and set new goals for the following year. It’s also just a really freakin’ good...Read more

The Weekend Class Schedule is as follows: Saturday – 8am and 9am Sunday – 8:30am ALL classes will be held at Roots Sign-up for the CrossFit Open!  First throwdown is February 26th! 10 rounds: Power Clean + Push Jerk + Squat Clean + Split JerkRead more

The Weekend Class Schedule is as follows: Saturday – 8am and 9am Sunday – 8:30am ALL classes will be held at Roots Sign-up for the CrossFit Open!  First throwdown is February 26th! EMOTM, 30min: Minute 1 – calorie row Minute 2 – burpees over rower Minute 3 – wallball (20/14) Minute 4 – toes-to-bar Minute 5 – rest Your score is total reps combined. Starting on Monday, January 18th, the Middle School and High School Programs will have a new schedule. Email Trevor if you have any questions. Also, on Monday, January 18th, which is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, all Kid and Teen classes will be at their regularly scheduled times (listed below). The schedule is updated on MBO. Mondays 4pm Teens Weightlifting (Invite Only) 5pm Middle School and High School Tuesdays 4pm High School Wednesdays 4pm High School Thursdays 4pm High School 5pm Middle School  Read more

The Weekend Class Schedule is as follows: Saturday – 8am and 9am Sunday – 8:30am ALL classes will be held at Roots The CFR Ascent Program begins January 21st at 6:00pm.  Contact Dave for more info. 5 rounds for time of: 20 L pull-ups 16 ring dips Are you signed-up yet?  For what?!  For the CrossFit Open silly!  It’s your chance to be a participant in a worldwide competition where your CrossFit prowess will be tested.  Last year 157 Roots athletes participated and the Open as a whole consisted of 273,000 athletes from all around the globe!  Each year it gets bigger and bigger. We’ll continue to post more and more information on how it will go down but for now you can rest assured that every Friday night Roots will be throwing down on whatever Castro throws at us that week.  As in years past we’ll have raffles, food, and fun!...Read more

Registration for the 2016 CrossFit Open begins today!  Sign-up.  More details to come. For time: Row 1,000 meters 5 rounds of: 20 back extensions 16 GHD sit-ups then, Row 1,000 meters CrossFit Roots Ascent is designed specifically for the needs of rock, ice, and alpine climbers. Needs that cannot be addressed in the format of the climbing gym or crag. The program is built to supplement standard climbing training because actual climbing is irreplaceable. In the sessions we will focus on a number of elements including: Strength training and olympic lifting to build power and coordination. Core strength and stability, an essential component to strong climbing. Metabolic conditioning to build speed and endurance. Injury prevention through targeted exercises and mobility. The program meets on Mondays and Thursdays at 6:00pm. Each session is one hour long. They are designed and coached by climber and CrossFit coach, Dave Lee. Everyday will bring...Read more