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

Muscle Snatch 1-1-1-1-1Power Snatch 3-3-3-3-3Snatch 5-5-5-5-5 First Workouts of the 2014 CrossFit Games Announced Check out the workouts that have been announced so far… what else do you think they’ll come up with?Read more

12min EMOTM, alternating:5 deadlifts (285/195)10 C2B pullups Cool Cruel Summer July is This Thursday Get the details here.  Read more

Wyk 5 rounds for time:225-lb. front squats, 5 reps15-foot rope climbs, 5 ascentsRun 400 meters with a 45-lb. plateRead more

4 rounds for time of:50-calorie row40 GHD sit-ups30 pull-ups Shout Out Friday! Here’s your chance.  Give props, big-ups, and kuddos to the folks you workout next to everyday.   Did you see someone make a break through, do something great, or something nice?  Here’s your chance to give them the credit they deserve, it’s shout out Friday! What exactly is a shout out?  See below. shout-out (n.) Slang. A public expression of thanks or gratitude.  A kind mention of a homey. Examples include: “I’d like to give a shout-out to Brendi for rocking the squats ladder” “I’d like to give a shout-out to Stacey killing the workout on Wednesday” “I’d like to give a shout-out to the teens for displaying some super fly CrossFit lately!” Post to comments your shout-outs. Read more