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

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