15-12-9 reps for time of:135-lb. thrusters45-lb. weighted pull-ups Cool Cruel Summer Begins Next Week! Our 2015 Cool Cruel Summer series begins next Thursday!  In May we asked you to vote for the workouts that you would like to see this year.  We listened and made our selections, and we will be releasing them next week! Similar to years past we will have food and we encourage everyone to participate or at least swing by and hangout.  There is no scoring or judging in this series, it’s all for fun, to get in a great workout, and to celebrate with a drink afterwards. Never done the Cool Cruel Summer Series?  Check out the details below! What is the Cool Cruel Summer Series?Every summer, for 4 months, join us at the shop on the third Thursday of each month for the benchmark series, drinks, socializing, and fun under the summer sun. What’s...Read more

SIGN-UP FOR THE GOLF OUTING! Run 6x400mRest as needed between efforts. Piper Durling Please help us welcome Piper Durling to the Roots family! Congratulations to Caitlin, Jake, and Holden!  Many of you saw Caitlin working out (and looking amazing) over the past nine months. She’s now CrossFitted through two pregnancies and made it look beautiful. Read about Jake and Caitlin’s first baby experience here.  Caitlin, we can’t wait to see you back at the shop. Enjoy the time at home with Piper!Read more

Complete as many rounds as possible in 15 minutes of:10 body-weight bench presses20 toes-to-bars30 hip extensions Whether You Play Golf Like Tiger or Like Gilmore… We want YOU for the Roots golf outing THIS Friday at the Lake Valley Golf Club at 1:00pm! Remember, this outing is open to Roots members, their families, and friends. REGISTER HERE! (spaces limited) Cost: $95Included: Golf, range balls, food & social after Questions? Post to comments. Read more

Shoulder Press3-3-3-3-3thenFor time:21-15-9wallball (20/14)medicine-ball clean Mark Sisson is Coming to Boulder! – and Roots Will be There! We are pleased to announce that Whole Foods Market on Pearl Street will host Mark Sisson, of Mark’s Daily Apple, for a book-signing and tasting party on Friday, June 19th from 11-2. AND we at CrossFit Roots couldn’t be more thrilled to be part of this event! Read on for all the details, we hope you can come! Mark Sisson, a well-known pioneer and staple in the Paleo community, has written hundreds of insightful blog articles on the science behind Paleo and health. He’s also the founder of Primal Kitchen which is what brings him to Boulder as he launches his new Mayo made with avocado oil.  The day will kick-off with an Intro to CrossFit class at 10:30AM led by the coaching staff at CrossFit Roots, the world’s only CrossFit Affiliate with 5 Level-3...Read more

Olympic weightlifting total:Snatch 1-1-1 repsClean and jerk 1-1-1 reps The Olympic Weightlifting Total! Your Olympic Weightlifting Total is the sum of your clean and jerk and your snatch. Come test your Oly Total today and compare it to the National Championship qualifying totals by weight class!Read more