3 rounds of:2 times through, 25m swim10 squats25m swim3 pool muscle ups10 stepping lunges50m swimRest 2 minutes between rounds. SWIM WOD! It’s finally here!  Walk, crawl, bus, bike or drive your pale self to the Clare Pool at the University of Colorado Recreation Center. GET DIRECTIONS to the pool and a map HERE: Evening and Weekend Parking for the Rec Center (GV Included)-2 Click here for the University of Colorado Campus Map.  You’re going to the Student Recreation Center. We’ll see you at the pool!Read more

5:30am-9:30am classes:Event 1 of the Master’s Qualifier1-rep-max clean 12:00pm and 3 and 4 pm classes:Amanda 9-7-5 reps for time of:muscle-upssquat snatches (135/95) Masters Workouts 1 & 2! The four Master’s Qualifier workouts have been announced!  You can view the workouts and all of the age-specific load and movement standards here. CrossFit Roots is proud of the FIVE athletes who qualified for the Master’s Qualifier by placing in the top 200 in their age group in the world in the CrossFit Open:Hillary HarrisBen O’BrienPam WalterVerona RylanderAlice Phinney They will be doing the four workouts over the next four days.  All workout and video submissions are due by Monday at 6pm MST. To help them get the best competitive vibe for these workouts, they will be doing Event 1 and 2 in the structure of a group class tomorrow – so, depending on what time you come to class tomorrow, you may do...Read more

Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:10 strict knees-to-elbows20 one-legged squats, alternating30-foot handstand walk Fed Up Thanks Diana for sending this link to us. Fed Up debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and looks at the sugar industry’s affect on the American population.   “Fed Up” opens in theaters nationwide on May 9. Have you cut back on your sugar intake?  Were or are you addicted to sugar?  Post to comments. Read more

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Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:10 strict handstand push-ups20 strict pull-ups30 jumping alternating lunges The Stars Are Up! One week ago a bunch of Roots athletes embarked on a two month food challenge. As part of this spring’s challenge, we’re posting weekly results.  If athletes stayed within the rules of the week, they get a star (color doesn’t mean anything, we just thought lots of colors looked cooler on our board!). Check out the board at the shop.Read more