12-9-6 reps for time of:Muscle-ups275-lb. deadlifts Each time you break a set of muscle-ups, perform 3 “penalty” deadlifts. Penalty deadlifts do not count toward the 27 prescribed deadlift reps. Apparel Sale Through Tuesday and Lost and Found The fall apparel sale is going on now through Tuesday, September 29th. Help us make room for the sweet new styles that will arrive in December and snag a t-shirt or tank at a great discount price. Select Tees & Accessories – 40% OFFHoodies 30% OFF$8 Clearance bin! Also, Lost and Found will be taken to goodwill on Monday morning. Be sure to stop by and see if you’re missing any items. Lost and Found is always located in the back equipment room and smaller items are held behind the desk. We clear it out once a month.  Read more

CrossFit Open 15.527-21-15-9 reps for time of:Row (calories)Thrusters 95/65# A Taste, or Reminder, of The Open It may be September, but in just five short months, The 2016 CrossFit Open will be back in action on the floor at Roots and around the world.  Many folks often comment on the blistering nature of these workouts. They are, by design, centered around testing a level of fitness that relies heavily on a good engine. One workout in particular left people questioning their ability to breath hard and that was 15.5  Check you time from The Open and se1`e where you’re at today!Read more

Complete as many reps as possible in 20 minutes of: 135-lb. clean and jerks, 15 reps Rest 1 minute 155-lb. clean and jerks, 15 reps Rest 1 minute 185-lb. clean and jerks, 15 reps Rest 1 minute 225-lb. clean and jerks, 15 reps Rest 1 minute 245-lb. clean and jerks, 15 reps Rest 1 minute 265-lb. clean and jerks, 15 reps Stand Up Kids We spend the first few years of our kids lives teaching them to walk and talk, then when they get to school, we tell them to sit down and be quiet. Well, it looks like sitting for a most of the day increases risk for heart disease, diabetes, orthopedic issues and will literally shorten lives… so does smoking. Is it time to put our kids in a better position at school? These folks think so. Check out Stand Up Kids.org for tons of info on stand up desks...Read more

Complete as many rounds as possible in 15 minutes of:155-lb. squat cleans, 5 reps5 burpees, jumping over the barbell CrossFit Team Series Last year CrossFit debuted the Team Series – which is an online competition in the fall where two men and two women form teams and complete a number of workouts over the course of one month.  This year’s team series kicked off last week with many impressive groupings of top male and female athletes. You can learn more about the team series here and find out how to follow the action. The next team series week starts October 6th! Over the next few weeks we’ll be doing either individual versions of the workouts or setting them up in team format.Read more

For time:100 double-unders50-calorie row25 step-ups with 45-lb. dumbbells to 24-inch boxthenBench press to a one rep max The bench press is the final lift in the total posted yesterday. If you did yesterday’s workout and today’s, add your bench press number to your score from yesterday on SugarWOD. If you were not here yesterday, log your benchpress score to today’s workout only. Shop Night at lululemon Watch out! CrossFit Roots is taking over lululemon Boulder on Wednesday, September 30th from 7-9pm. Join us at the lululemon athletica at the 29th Street Mall to enjoy 15% off your purchase and enter the raffle to win an outfit! When: Wednesday, September 30thTime: 7pm–9pmWhere: lululemon athletica Boulder (29th street mall)  Read more