The first open workout of 2014 is a repeat! Parry describes why he's doing the CrossFit Open.Read more

Set rower for 3 intervals of 2 minutes of rowing and 2 minutes of “rest.” During the first rest period, perform max pull-ups; the second rest period, max burpees; and the third rest period, max GHD sit-ups Add all reps to calories for each row.  Score is total reps and calories combined.   CrossFit Open Workout 14.1 Announced Tonight! Tonight is the first night of the 2014 CrossFit Games season. Live, from Atlanta Georgia, Dave Castro will announce the first workout of the CrossFit Open at 6pm MST.  Immediately afterward, top athletes Marcus Hendren and Garret Fisher will go head to head in the workout. You can tune in on the CrossFit Games website for the live coverage and to learn the workout.  And, as always, we’ll have it live on the TV at the shop during the 6pm workout. And then Friday, Roots does 14.1! Get excited, the party...Read more

Back Squat5-5-5-5-5 How to Post Your Scores for The Open As part of each week of the Open, you will need to post your score on the CrossFit Games website after logging in to your athlete account. We recommend highly that you do this while you are at the gym, after you complete the workout. Know the Process1. When you do the workout in class or at the Friday Night Throwdown, you will be given a score sheet.  Your judge will record your reps during the workout and you will sign off on the score sheet.2. At the completion of your workout you will turn in your scoresheet to the coach.  THIS MUST HAPPEN or we have no record of your performance.3. Next, go and report your score on the CrossFit Games website by signing in to your account.4. Over the weekend, and before the Monday at 5pm deadline, Shane...Read more

21-18-15-12-9-6-3 Abmat Sit-up Lunge Slam ball (30/20) Video Submission and the Open The Open is just around the corner.  A number of Roots athletes will be in the mix at the top of the Individual, Team, and Maters divisions! If you are one of those athletes READ THIS POST as it pertains to the required video submission you will need to submit for every workout and how we will manage recording at Roots during the Friday Night Throwdowns. New to the 2014 CrossFit Open, all athletes who place in the top 60 (whether they decide to go team or individual) and all masters athletes who finish in the top 200 MUST have a video tape recording of every workout.  At the end of the Open, CrossFit Headquarters will request one or more videos before Regional invites are sent. Each Thursday, when the workout is announced, exact video submission standards will...Read more

3 rounds for time of:115 pound Push press, 21 reps3 15-foot rope ascents27 GHD Sit-ups The Open Starts This Week! Just four days until the first Open workout is announced!  And we CAN’T WAIT! Here are the details.  So far, 109 of you are signed up for The Open. THURSDAY NIGHT – WORKOUT ANNOUNCEDEach week, on Thursdays nights at SIX PM, the week’s Open workout will be announced LIVE at one of five affiliates around the US. You can tune in to learn the workout by logging on to the Games site. FRIDAY CLASSESThen, every Friday, Roots will do the workout in EVERY GROUP CLASS as well as at the OPEN THROWDOWN  from 4-6 pm on Friday night. FRIDAY NIGHT THROWDOWNSRoots will host the Friday Night Throwdown on Friday nights from 4:00-6:00pm. We HIGHLY encourage you to come check out these fun evening events. Similar to the Benchmark Series, this month-long Friday...Read more