Women’s Only free Beginner Class on Monday, January 12th at 10:30am. Women’s Only January On-Ramp Course begins Monday, January 19th Click here to sign-up for one or both.  Chest-to-bar pull-up ladderRest 5 minutes1/2 body-weight overhead squat ladder The OPEN is Coming! The 2015 CrossFit Open is on it’s way!  What is the Open?!  The CrossFit Open is an annual global competition and qualifier for the CrossFit Games.  Each year CrossFit HQ releases a series of WODs that must be completed at registered affiliates (that’s us) who follow particular guidelines and standards so that their score may then be submitted to the CrossFit Games site.  At the end of the series all the athletes are ranked by their score and the top athletes from each region are then invited to Regionals.  In essence it’s the 1st of 2 steps an athlete or team must take to compete in the Games. But here...Read more

13.117min AMRAP:40 Burpees75 pound Snatch, 30 reps30 Burpees135 pound Snatch, 30 reps20 Burpees165 pound Snatch, 30 reps10 burpees210 pound Snatch, as many reps as possibleChest-to-bar pull-up ladder January Mobility Begins Today! Today, your coach will assign you two mobility tasks for the whole month of January. As always, all you need to do is come to class. The goal is to see if focused mobility work (increased volume, reduced variation) will lead to mobility gains. We’ve targeted fundamental areas and picked a variety of tasks to suit athletes at the shop and their less than mobile areas! Read more here. See you at the shop.Read more

Women’s Only free Beginner Class on Monday, January 12th at 10:30am. Women’s Only January On-Ramp Course begins Monday, January 19th Click here to sign-up for one or both. Deadlift 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps Athlete Spotlight: Erika Andresen 1. Vitals: Name and when you started CrossFit Erika Andresen. I began at CrossFit Roots at the beginning of October. 2. Where were you born/raised? I am from Massachusetts, Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard as well as various towns around Boston. I have lived in CO for the last 23 years with brief stints in Hawaii and Uganda. 3. Married, kids, family?   I am married to Stevan Simich and we have two lively boys, Nathaniel (8) and Kai (5 1/2). 4. What do your days consist of? Most days start with the chaos of getting two small people dressed, fed and out the door to the school bus and then 3 days a week I...Read more

“Kelly” Five rounds for time of:Run 400 meters30 Box jump, 24 inch box30 Wall ball shots, 20 pound ball Kelly is part of the yearlong benchmark series.  Log it! Benchmark Retest! Kelly is part of the yearlong benchmark series of workouts.  Come get a score for this longer effort and be sure to LOG IT!Read more

21-15-9deadlift (185/135)overhead squat (135/95) Roots Welcomes Chris Hinshaw! We are excited to welcome Chris Hinshaw to Roots today for his Aerobic Capacity Seminar! Regular group classes today (8, 9, 10am). SEMINAR DETAILS FOR PARTICIPANTS Time: 11-3pm Location: 2406 30th Street.  Entrance is on the left just after Pollard Jeep going North on 30th street.  Look for the unit with the double glass garage doors. Seminar Details HERE. Questions?  Post to comments. Read more