Meet at the Southwest corner of North Boulder Park. Tabata Sprintsrest 3 minutes, then:3 rounds for time:21 KB swings15 burpees9 goblet squats Park Workout Weekend – July!  Read more

400m run21 thrusters (95/65)21 toes-to-bar400m run15 thrusters15 toes-to-bar400m run9 thrusters9 toes-to-bar The Science of Sleep Alex sent us this great article by James Clear on why and how we should develop better sleep habits. Very informative and well cited.Read more

Pausing Back Squat5-5-5-5-5- Cool Cruel Summer JulyMcGheeAs many rounds as possible in 30 minutes of: 5 Deadlift (275 lbs) 13 Push-ups 9 Box jumps (24″ box) Tickets to the CrossFit Games We have come into an additional set of tickets to the CrossFit Games.  The tickets are the GOLD tickets and are $200/ticket.  If you would like to purchase the tickets (at face value) please contact Stefanie ASAP. AND… The Cool Cruel Summer July is TODAY!  Details here!   The nitty gritty! Heat Times and Musical Theme4:30pm – Light (Pop)5:05pm – Medium (Rap)5:40pm – Dark (Electronic Dance Music)6:15pm – Burnt (Hardcore/Hard Rock) The WorkoutMcGheeAMRAP 30 minutes:275 pound Deadlift, 5 reps13 Push-ups9 Box jumps, 24 inch box FoodThe FATE BBQ truck will be at Roots with delicious dinner options available for purchase. DrinksPlease bring an alcoholic beverage to share. Suerte Tequila and FATE Brewing Company  have teamed up and will donate...Read more

10 rounds for time of:5 pull-ups5 push-ups5 rounds for time of:10 GHD sit-ups10 back extentions2 rounds for time of:25 wall-ball shots, 20-lb. ball25 box jumps, 24-inchRest as needed between couplets. Post time for each couplet to comments. Cool Cruel Summer Details! The Cool Cruel Summer July Edition is tomorrow! The nitty gritty! Heat Times and Musical Theme4:30pm – Light (Pop)5:05pm – Medium (Rap)5:40pm – Dark (Electronic Dance Music)6:15pm – Burnt (Hardcore/Hard Rock) The WorkoutMcGheeAMRAP 30 minutes:275 pound Deadlift, 5 reps13 Push-ups9 Box jumps, 24 inch box FoodThe FATE BBQ truck will be at Roots with delicious dinner options available for purchase. DrinksPlease bring an alcoholic beverage to share.  Suerte Tequila will have tasty cocktails to sample and the FATE truck will have beer options to try. We are excited an honored to welcome these local Boulder and Boulder-based businesses, and their owners, who are also athletes at Roots, to the...Read more

Push Jerk3-3-3-3-3-3-3 Food Challenge Recap: Alejandro Next up in our food challenge recaps?  Alejandro Soto! I have been horribly overweight for over a decade , and for over a decade I have struggled to both lose the excess weight and not regain it. Frustratingly, gaining weight has always been easier than losing weight. In fact, the weight gain was insidious, creeping up on me even when I thought I was doing everything right (i.e. following the diet guidelines that have been giving to us for the last fifty years or so). When I rejoined Roots last August, I decided that I would try any food challenges that the coaching staff put out there. If I was to ever lose the weight, I had no choice but to use all of the help and motivation that anyone offered me. So, I signed up for the food challenges last fall and this...Read more