Pre-Order YellowBelly for this week’s Friday Night Lights dinner HERE! J.T.21-15-9 reps for time of:Handstand push-upsRing dipsPush-ups News From the Colorado State and Open Competition. Big news from the Colorado State and Open Weightlifting Competition in Colorado Springs this past weekend. Luke Ursell, competing in the Men’s Senior 77kg class, went 6 for 6 on his lifts and set a new personal meet record in his total.Results here. And our very own coach Ryan Landis came home with the Men’s Masters 105kg title after taking first place with a new personal meet record total.  Ryan’s total qualifies him for the American Open, PanAm Games, and the Masters Worlds. Results here.Read more

LOG YOUR CROSSFIT OPEN SCORES! (see below)andWomen’s Only Free Class is today at 10:30am!  Join us.  Details here. 15-12-9 reps for time of:95-lb. thrustersPull-ups Rest 5 minutes12-9-6 reps for time of:95-lb. thrustersPull-ups Rest 5 minutes9-6-3 reps for time of:95-lb. thrustersPull-ups Athletes Registered for the Open: Log Your 15.1/a Scores! Attention all 157 (that’s right) Roots athletes who registered for the 2015 CrossFit Open!  If you have not already logged your score you MUST DO SO by 6pm MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME.  There are no exceptions to this.  ALSO, you need to make sure you joined the ROOTS team. LOG YOUR SCORE HERE: CLICK here to log-in to your account and log your score. JOIN THE ROOTS TEAM: Within your account, you must join the Roots team.  Be sure to do this before this week.  On the log-in page, scroll down to the section titled Games Status: Registration Complete and under Team, select Roots....Read more

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