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Announcing the 2020/21 benchmark series workouts!Read more

by Kelley Laxton Aaron Evans first stepped into a CrossFit gym in 2014 after Nicole Christensen persuaded him to try it out. He completed his Foundations Course but decided not to pursue it, letting the excuse of his injuries and the stress of childcare keep him from committing. Two years passed by before Evans was convinced to join the group classes and has not looked back since. In the three years he has been a member at CrossFit Roots, he has lost 20 pounds, significantly increased his muscle mass, and is an overall better version of himself.  After visiting physical therapy, Evans was told it was his lack of core strength that was making his back injuries worse. So, once he started CrossFit, his initial goal was to heal, and he began to feel better after the frequent ab-mat and toes-to-bar exercises in the workouts  “It sounds counterintuitive,” he said,...Read more

It’s back. The 2020/21 Benchmark Series kicks off in two weeks! This time around we’re changing up the structure. Here’s how it will work. Once a quarter, we will program the same six workouts, Monday through Saturday for athletes to come in, test, and then repeat throughout one year. When is the first week of testing? Monday, September 28th – Saturday, October 3rd Should I do all six workouts? No, we don’t recommend it. We recommend you pick 3-5 workouts and aim to hit them for all four quarters of testing. The workouts will always be programmed in the same order, Monday through Saturday to help you plan. Why do we test benchmark workouts? “Our intent is two-fold in examining these workouts. First, these workouts, being exemplars of the CrossFit ideal, give us opportunity to lay bare some of the possibly unseen considerations and details we weigh in our programming...Read more