Reminder! Classes at 7:30 and 8:15am this morning at the shop.  Roots Spring Oly Meet kicks off at 9:00am! Complete as many rounds as possible in 30 minutes of:800-meter run35-lb. dumbbell thrusters, 25 reps400-meter farmers carry, 35-lb. dumbbells Roots Hosts the Spring Olympic Weightlifting Meet Today. Here’s the schedule for the weekend! Group ClassesClasses will be held at 7:30 and 8:15 am and will be 45 minutes long.  Olympic Weightlifting MeetCome out to cheer on your fellow Roots athletes who are competing this weekend!7:15- 8:30 AM Registration/weigh-in (all flights)  8:45 – Athlete meeting9:00 – 10:30 Women’s set flight 1 (snatch and clean and jerk)10:30 – 11:30 Men’s set flight 2 (snatch and clean and jerk) 11:45 – 1:00 Women’s reordered flight 3 (snatch and clean and jerk) 1:00 – 3:00 Men’s reordered flight 4 (snatch and clean and jerk)3:00 – Awards Ceremony/Athlete Social/BeerRead more

Backsquat3-3-3-3-3This is a Yearly Benchmark Test! Log your scores! Zone Meal at The Cup! Check it out! Want to make a good breakfast decision while out and about or on the way to work?   At The Cup you can order the Roots-famous “Sausage Paleo” breakfast with half the avocado and GF toast to make a 3 block meal!   1.5 eggs and 1.5 oz sausage – 3 PRO Half avocado comes to 3 tbls – 3 FAT Options for CHO toast – eat 1.5 pieces for 3 blks CHO OR 1 piece toast (2blks)  and 1 cup strawberries (1blk) for 3 CHO Stay in the Zone even though you’re not at home!Read more

Complete as many rounds as possible in 5 minutes of:275-lb. deadlifts, 3 reps115-lb. push presses, 7 reps Cristina Wins Bronze! Cristina recently won the bronze medal at the PanAmerican Racquetball Championships! She’s currently ranked 6th on the professional tour.  You can see the results here. Next up – the PanAm Games in Toronto! Congrats Cristina!Read more

Please Note: SugarWOD will now post the daily workout at 6:00am the day of the workout.   5 rounds for time of: 20 box jumps, 30-inch box 20 GHD sit-ups 20 hip extensions CrossFit Roots Endurance Program Free Intro Class Attention All Boulder Endurance Athletes! FREE Class Wednesday 4/22 at 12:30 pm!   Are you an endurance athlete who would like to… …train more efficiently and effectively? …take your training more seriously? …improve aerobic capacity? …get faster AND stronger? …reduce over use injuries? …train with like minded individuals?   If you answered YES to any of these questions, the CrossFit Roots Endurance Program is your key to a successful race season.    Join us at CrossFit Roots on Wednesday, April 22nd at 12:30 pm for a FREE Endurance class! We’ll cover what is CrossFit, how it applies to your endurance training and you’ll get to try a workout. All levels and types of endurance athletes...Read more

“Fran”Three rounds, 21-15- and 9 reps, for time of:95 pound ThrusterPull-upsFran is part of the yearly benchmark series.  Log your scores! A Kilo Plate Set, the Olympic Weightlifting Meet, and Weekend Classes! Hold up! What’s that you say? A kilo plate set?   Yup, that’s right, at this weekend’s Olympic Weightlifting Meet Roots will debut a complete men’s and women’s competition weightlifting set complete with 15kg and 25kg competition grade bars.  Here’s the schedule for the weekend! Group ClassesClasses will be held at 7:30 and 8:15 am and will be 45 minutes long.  The workout is a mainsite gem that will have you working out right up until class is over. Olympic Weightlifting MeetCome out Saturday to cheer on your fellow Roots athletes who are competing this weekend!7:15- 8:30 AM Registration/weigh-in (all flights)  8:45 – Athlete meeting9:00 – 10:30 Women’s set flight 1 (snatch and clean and jerk)10:30 – 11:30 Men’s set flight 2...Read more