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

Roots forms a Facebook competition and resource group.Read more

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

AMRAP 7 minutes:30 double unders15 KB thusters10 toes-to-bar Eliminate Gluten and Soy  Last week we kicked off a series of posts to breakdown CrossFit’s dietary prescription to, “Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar.  Keep intake levels to that which will support exercise and not body fat.” We touched on “and no sugar” last week.  You can read the post here. Today we look at two items that are not specifically listed in the prescription but are part of a Paleo approach to CrossFit’s dietary prescription – gluten and soy. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, rye, kamut, oats and many other grains.  It is also used in processed foods as a thickening agent.  So what is wrong with gluten? Gluten is a protein, or a long strain of amino acids that are bound together.  When it enters our digestive system...Read more

Meet at North Boulder Park today at 9:30! Static Tabata, 8 rounds of :20 on / :10 off of,Squat holdPlank holdL-sit holdrest 1 minute then,Handstand hold Tabata:20 on :10 off for 16 intervals ALTERNATING with a partner. Static Tabata at the Park Meet Ryan at the park for a muscle trembling, body shaking, Tabata workout!  Don’t dog it until you try it!Read more