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

“Nancy” Five rounds for time of:400 meter run95 pound Overhead squat, 15 repsNancy is part of the yearly benchmark series.  Log your scores! It’s snowy and icy out.  If you would prefer to row, instead of run, that is an option for today. Describe the Open in 1 Word Post your word to comments! And, if you’re not already IN for The Open, sign-up here.Read more

Amanda9-7-5 reps for time of:Muscle-upsSnatches (135/95 lbs) Amanda Amanda is part of the yearly benchmark series.  You can read about the benchmark series here if you are not yet familiar with it. Amanda is also a tribute workout that debuted at the 2010 CrossFit Games.  You can see the coverage of the tribute and event here. Read more

3 rounds for time:75 double unders25 strict handstand push-ups Games History Need to kill an hour and a half? Check out this sweet look at the 2014 CrossFit Games.Read more