Rylee and Dave make great race progress as the XTERRA 20km trail race.Read more

For time:95-lb. thrusters, 30 reps20 GHD sit-ups400-meter run95-lb. thrusters, 20 reps30 GHD sit-ups400-meter run95-lb. thrusters, 10 reps40 GHD sit-ups400-meter run All Things Olympic Weightlifting Update! There is a lot going on in the Olympic Weightlifting World at Roots! Roots Summer Oly Meet We are less than two weeks away from the Roots summer Oly Meet!  More than 40 lifters are signed with only a few open spots left. Sign up now and be a part of the excitement! Rocky Mountain State Games Roots athletes Pam Walter and Katie Walkden competed over the weekend in the Rocky Mountain State Games in weightlifting and had great success! Both ladies set meet PR’s in snatch, clean and jerk and total! Pam snatched 43kg. and clean and jerked 57kg. for a nice 100kg total. Katie snatched 40kg., and clean and jerked 52kg for a 92 kg. total. This was a big meet with over 100 lifters in Colorado Springs. Nice job...Read more

3 rounds:Row 20 cals20m handstand walk Xtreme Eating Awards The Center for Science in the Public Interest recently released it’s Xtreme Eating Awards for 2014.  It’s their list of the top food bombs available throughout chain restaurants across America. “When French toast is ‘Bruléed,’ fries are ‘bottomless,’ and steaks are now garnished with not just one, but two Italian sausages, it’s clear that caloric extremism still rules the roost at many of America’s chain restaurants,” CSPI dietitian Paige Einstein said. “Two out of three American adults are overweight or obese and one in 10 adults has diabetes, thanks in part to The Cheesecake Factory, Chevys Fresh Mex, Maggiano’s Little Italy, and much of the rest of America’s chain restaurant industry.”  These chains are the “winners” of the prize and are recognized for their 2500+ calorie meals. We embrace saturated fat more than most, but these meals are extreme by anyone’s standards....Read more

Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:185-lb. hang power cleans, 3 reps6 strict ring dips9 box jumps, 30-inch27 double-unders Are You an Abstainer or a Moderator? Seven years ago I found CrossFit and shortly after CrossFit I found the Zone and Paleo Diets – and the combination changed my life for the better forever.  Over the years I’ve been criticized by friends and family as being “extreme” about my diet or “ridiculous” about my commitment to my workouts.  It’s not uncommon for friends outside of CrossFit to shake their head as they look at me eating and say, “You’re so strict all the time, can’t you just give yourself a break?” Those comments always piss me off.  I don’t want to give myself a break – this is who I am.  I’ve experimented A TON over the years with various forms of moderation and the results speak...Read more

Helen3 rounds for time: 400 meter run 21 kettlebell swings (1.5 pood) 12 pull-ups Helen Please join us in congratulating Lindsay Whitcher on the birth of her third baby!  Grant David Whitcher was born today at 3:44 pm weighing in at a whopping 10 pounds 13 oz! Mom and baby are doing great!Read more