Place your Yellowbelly food order for this Thursday’s Cool Cruel Summer! 3 rounds for time of:Run 400 meters35-lb. dumbbell thrusters, 21 reps Working Through Injury We’ve all had injuries of some degree at some point in our lives.  They come with being alive.  It’s easy to try and point blame on the activity responsible for our setback but in reality we can get injured in pretty much anything in life.  I’ve worked with people who hurt themselves shoveling snow, walking in high heels, picking up a couch, mountain biking, raking the lawn, climbing, picking up a patient, running, doing a muscle-up, skiing, etc.  The list goes on forever but the point is that we have to learn to deal with injuries because they’re part of life. The Coaches at Roots have worked with hundreds of athletes who have suffered injuries that may prevent their ability to do particular movements.  It’s...Read more

Today’s WOD is at the Centennial Middle School Track. 15min AMRAP:runevery minute stop and perform 5 burpees and 10 air squats Score is total distance. Snatch Ladder The CrossFit Games are fast approaching and we’re starting to get bits and pieces of what we can expect to see the best athletes in the world go head-to-head at.  Last years clean ladder was one of my favorite events of all time and this year they’ve decided to repeat it with my favorite movement, the snatch!  I’m excited, are you?Read more

With a partner:50 kb swings (24/16)100 yd kb run40 kb swings80 yd kb run30 kb swings60 yd kb run20 kb swings40 yd kb run Support Our Troops with CrossFit It’s no secret that our troops need to be in tip-top shape to carry out their daily tasks.  CrossFit not only helps them maintain this necessary fitness but it also gives them something to take their minds off of everything else that is going on around them.  Help support the 1-252 Armor Regiment currently deployed overseas in Kosovo by making a donation so they can get the equipment they need. CLICK HERE for more info.Read more

5 rounds:run 200m3 rope climbs This is part of your yearly benchmark series.  LOG YOUR RESULTS. Cool Cruel Summer July is Next Week The second installment of the Cool Cruel Summer is upon us!  Come join us next Thursday for another evening filled with barbells, YellowBelly fried chicken and Paleo Pong. Just like last time, we’ll have a food order link on the blog all next week so please pre-order your food.  You’ll sign-up on MBO and then sign-up for a heat at the front desk upon arrival.   Go HERE to see the WOD lineup.Read more

4 rounds for time of:row 500 meters135-lb. push presses, 15 rep Firecracker 50 Recap Over 4th of July Weekend, a crew of Roots athletes and friends grabbed their mountain bikes and headed up to Breckenridge to take on the Firecracker 50. The mountain bike race is a grueling 50+ miles of long gradual uphills, punchy climbs, flowing single track, and fast descents.    Most of the crew joined forces into 2 man teams for the partner relay. In the relay, each teammate rode one 26 mile lap of the course.    The team lineups were: Molly Ware and Laura Munro – Both ladies rode incredibly strong as a female duo, crushing the infamous French Creek Climb.    Coy Decker and Tracy Emmanuel – This was Coy’s first mountain bike race ever and the two finished the race with big smiles in true Roots spirit.    Ali Minton and Rick Vermeil – This was also...Read more