Free Beginner Class today (Sunday) at 10:30am!  Sign-up here. For time:50 box jumps, 24-inch box50 jumping pull-ups50 kettlebell swings, 1 pood50 walking-lunge steps50 knees-to-elbows50 push presses, 45 lb.50 back extensions50 wall-ball shots, 20-lb. ball50 burpees50 double-unders 15.1 Make Up Today and 2015 Open T-Shirt The 15.1 make up workout is today at 11am.  That is when the heats will START.  Please be there at 10:30am to warm-up and figure out pairings for judging. ALSO, please be sure to sign-up on MBO for the Final Hour Open Make-up at 11am on Sunday.  This helps us with planning purposes.  2015 CROSSFIT OPEN T-SHIRTS MONDAY (tomorrow) is the LAST day to order your 2015 Open t-shirt.  This tee is available for pre-order only.  If you would like to purchase one, see below. The shirts are available in a tank for women and t-shirt for men, details and pricing below.   WOMEN’S TANK: Printed on Next...Read more

Free Beginner Class is Sunday at 10:30am!  Sign-up here. Front Squat 10-10-10-10-10 reps Open Make Up is Sunday Last night’s Open workout was a blast!  Thanks to everyone who came out for the festivities and a big thank you to Life of Riley Foods for their support. Remember that the Open make-up workout is Sunday at 11am.  Please be warmed up and ready to go at 11am. Also, remember to log your score at games.crossfit.com so we can validate them for you.  All scores are DUE no later than 5:00pm on Monday. Finally, the 2015 CrossFit Roots/CrossFit Open t-shirt pre-order ends MONDAY.  If you have not already pre-ordered your tee, please do so either online HERE or on paper at the front desk of the shop.  These shirts are available for pre-order only.  Read more

Register and submit your results as part of the 2015 Reebok CrossFit Games Open. Workout 15.1Complete as many rounds as possible in 9 minutes of:15 toes-to-bars115-lb. deadlifts, 10 reps115-lb. snatches, 5 reps Workout 15.1a6 minutes to find 1-rep-max clean and jerk  Perform both workouts on a 15-minute clock, start Workout 15.1a immediately after finishing 15.1. Click here for a complete description of the workout, standards, loading, and movements.  The 2015 CrossFit Open: 15.1 Lace up your Nanos because the fun is about to start! Sign-up for a heat on MBO. Tonight, we kick-off the 2015 CrossFit Open series with the first of five Friday Night Lights Throwdowns at Roots. And we are pleased and honored to welcome Life of Riley Foods to the shop as the sponsor for this Friday’s event.  Life of Riley Foods was founded by Roots’ own Abby Knowles who was part of the 2014 CrossFit Roots Regional Team....Read more

Are you signed up for The Open?  Register here by Friday! 5 rounds for time of:115-lb. hang power clean and jerks, 12 reps115-lb. thrusters, 9 reps115-lb. power snatches, 6 reps The Open Lowdown – 15.1 It’s finally here!  Better than Christmas Eve, The CrossFit Open begins TONIGHT and as of right now there are 140 Roots athletes signed-up!  We are excited to get the Friday Night Lights Open underway at Roots. Here is what you need to know for Week 1. HEATS AND SIGN-UPThe WOD, 15.1, will be announced live on Thursday at 6pm via a broadcast on the CrossFit Games site.  We’ll be watching on the television at the shop and all are welcome.  Thursday night, by 9pm, we will have the heat times for Friday nights events listed in MBO.  If you attend a morning or noon class you are not guaranteed a certified judge, which is a requirement to...Read more

Are you signed up for The Open?  Register here by Friday! Deadlift 10-10-10-10-10 reps The First Live Announcement is Thursday! Tomorrow officially kicks off the 2015 Games season with the announcement of the first Open workout.  CrossFit will broadcast LIVE from Canton, MA where immediately after Dave Castro announces the workout, top athletes Rich Froning and Matt Fraser, will go head to head. Tune in to games.crossfit.com at 6pm MST to hear the workout and watch the head to head workout.  As always, we’ll be streaming the live announcement on the TV at the shop.  You can click here to see the match-ups for the five Open workouts.  We all know who we’ll be cheering for during Week 5 as Camille Leblanc-Bazinet goes head to head with former champs Briggs and Thorisdottir in Las Vegas. This is something you don’t want to miss!Read more