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

Complete as many rounds as possible in 12 minutes of: 3 snatches 6 clean and jerks 9 chest-to-bar pull-ups 54 double-unders Men use 135 lb., women use 105 lb. The annual winter apparel line is here complete with some Limited Edition fun in the form of sweatpants, hoodies, and tanks! As always, we’ve hand-selected apparel that is soft and cozy, fun to workout in, or put on to and from the shop. We’ll debut the entire line this week or you can head on over to the Roots Square store to view all pre-order items and place your order. The pre-order will run from Friday, November 19 – Monday, November 30th. All apparel will arrive before the holidays. Please pre-order your items if you want to make sure to get them. We will have a very limited supply of some items available for purchase afterward in the Roots store. Pre-Order HERE.  Read more

Split jerk 3-3-3-3-3-3-3 reps We are sad to announce that Katie’s two month stint at Roots is almost up! Katie came to us in September to help out on the coaching staff during Shane’s recovery. Katie, you have been an awesome addition to the Roots staff and we wish you the very best in your next endeavor! Katie is headed to California to continue to coach and work for CrossFit Headquarters staff. If you see her around the shop be sure to give her a farewell hug!  Read more