1-rep-max snatch No time cap other than you must finish before class is over. NotesIn this event you will perform a snatch for max load. There is no minimum or maximum number of attempts. Your score will be the heaviest weight you successfully snatch. You may not use plates smaller than 1/2 lb.   Sugar is to Blame I swam competitively in college. Because my activity level and training volume was so huge, I thought I could eat whatever I wanted, and I did. It was not uncommon for our team to have soft serve ice-cream from the dinning hall after EVERY MEAL. But as the article listed below points out, you can’t outrun (or out swim) a bad diet. Oftentimes we think of diet and exercise as a teeter-totter. If we eat a bit too much, we just workout more the next day, but it doesn’t work like that. Exercise and...Read more

2015 Masters Qualifier Event 4 21-15-9 reps for time of:225-lb. deadlifts24-inch box jumpsHandstand push-ups Men use 225 lb., 24-inch boxWomen use 155 lb., 20-inch box Masters Qualifier Event 4 Come on in for Event 4 of the Masters Qualifier!Read more

Event 3 of the Masters Qualifier 2 rounds for time of:1,000-meter row50 thrusters30 chest-to-bar pull-ups Men use 65 lb.   Women use 45 lb. Week of the Masters! The CrossFit Games website published the Masters Qualifier workouts last night at 6pm. We’ll do each of them as part of the group classes! View the workouts here. And look who made the mainsite today! Good luck to our Masters ladies!Read more

CrossFit Roots' Master's women prepare for the CrossFit Games Master's Qualifier.Read more

Reminder! Endurance Class Free Intro on Wednesday at 12:30 pm! For existing and those new to CrossFit. Sign up here. Complete as many rounds as possible in 15 minutes of:25-meter handstand walk20 knees-to-elbows15 hip extensions holding a 25-lb. plate Spring Olympic Weightlifting Meet Recap! Saturday was the Roots Spring Oly Meet and it was a huge success! Over 40 athletes from around the state came and competed on the platform. It was also the debut of Roots’ new competition barbells and reordered flights. A big thanks to all of our volunteers who worked tirelessly throughout the day making the competition run smoothly and without issue. We couldn’t do it without you! Another big thank you to our sponsors: The Cup for providing delicious high-strength coffee for the lifters and volunteers. They have been the sole coffee provider for all of Roots Oly Meets and we love them! SFH for having a booth set up at the meet and for providing...Read more