REMINDER! 5 and 6pm classes are cancelled. We hope to see you at FATE! Matt 16 For time: 16 deadlifts, 275 lb. 16 hang power cleans, 185 lb. 16 push presses, 135 lb. Run 800 meters 16 deadlifts, 275 lb. 16 hang power cleans, 185 lb. 16 push presses, 135 lb. Run 800 meters 16 deadlifts, 275 lb. 16 hang power cleans, 185 lb. 16 push presses, 135 lb. Today is the day! Please join us this evening for the annual Thanksgiving Happy Hour at FATE Brewing Company in Boulder from 4:30-6:30pm. We’ve got the tab! All you have to do is show up. FATE Brewing Company 1600 38th Street Boulder, CO 80301  Read more

REMINDER! 5 and 6pm classes are cancelled tomorrow (Wednesday) evening. We hope you join us at FATE for the annual Thanksgiving Happy Hour at 4:30pm. For time: 15 squat cleans, 155 lb. 30 toes-to-bars 30 box jumps, 24-inch box 15 muscle-ups 30 shoulders-to-overheads, 40-lb. dumbbells  30 double-unders 15 thrusters, 135 lb. 30 pull-ups 30 burpees 300-foot walking lunge with a 45-lb. plate held overhead And the winners of the 2015 Fall Food Challenge are… ANDREA OLSON JESSICA ZELDNER Congratulations to Andrea and Jessica! Winners were determined in two different categories – percent change in body fat percentage and percent change in lean body mass. Those scores were then calibrated to a 28 point scale and combined with compliance scores to determine an overall score. Workout results were used as a tie breaker. Both Andrea and Jessica had impressive compliance point totals with Andrea going 28/28 and Jessica going 26/28! On...Read more

EMOTM for 20 minutes: Even: 2 clean and jerks Odd: 2 rope climbs There is A TON going on this week! Check the schedule below to be in the know! Tuesday – Fall Food Challenge Winner Announcement of the 2015 Fall Food Challenge winner via the blog post. Don’t miss it! Wednesday – Happy Hour at FATE Annual CrossFit Roots Thanksgiving Happy Hour at FATE. Come celebrate the kick-off to the holidays and say thanks to all of the great people you get to workout with each day. Roots has the tab! Event starts at 4:30pm! Also, please note, 5 and 6pm classes as well as Open Shop are cancelled on Wednesday. Thursday – Earn Your Turkey Workout Annual Earn Your Turkey Workouts at 8:30 and 9:30am. Please remember to sign-up on MBO! It helps us plan! Friday – Holiday Class Schedule Holiday Class Schedule. Classes will be held at 9:00...Read more

Four rounds for time: Run 400m 25 abmat sit-ups 15 overhead squats (45/35) Rest 2:00 minutes between rounds. There are literally hundreds of phone apps developed to help individuals lose weight and track their food. Having tried a number of them, it often seems like a tedious and time consuming process, but as this article details, tracking what you eat can be one of the most significant ways to lose weight and keep it off. Research shows that people who keep track of what they eat and weigh on a regular basis are more likely to succeed at losing weight and keeping it off. Diary of a Food Tracker  Read more

Today’s workout is at the Centennial Middle School Track at 9am. Run 400m 50 slamballs 40 burpees Run 400m 30 slamballs 20 burpees Run 400m 10 slamballs 50 burpees Today marks a very special day at CrossFit Roots as we host our first ever USAW Sanctioned meet. Forty lifters from around the state will come to compete in their weight class. We hope you get the chance to stop by, cheer on your fellow Roots athletes, and see some amazing lifts! The competition begins at 10am and will wrap up at 6pm.  Read more