Back Squat 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 reps Conquer Denver Recap – Roots Takes 6th! This past weekend the Roots Crew took on 22 of the Denver area’s best CrossFit gyms in a 10 person team showdown. What a weekend it was! All the teams and athletes were kept in suspense of what the workouts would be and had little time to determine who was doing which event. Every team member contributed to the 6th place finish with amazing efforts in a wide variety of workouts, read on for details! Friday: The team arrived in Castle Rock on Friday afternoon, with workouts starting around 7 pm. Workout #1, “C2B and 4 Square” – a C2B and hopping workout. The team Abby Knowles and Dave Lee started the team off strong with a 5th place finish in a surprisingly tricky workout. Workout #2, “Jumbo’s Triple” – a heavy squat, deadlift and power clean workout, was...Read more

Five rounds for time of:20 GHD Sit-ups15 ft Rope climb, legless, 3 ascents Legless Legless rope climbs are back in this straight forward couplet!Read more

CrossFit Games Open Workout 11.2Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 15 minutes of:9 Deadlifts (155lb / 100lb)12 Push-ups 15 Box jumps (24″ / 20″) Remember 11.2? Get out your log books and look way back to March 30 2011 for this one. A bunch of Roots athletes did this one in the hangar at MBS back in the day. Were you cone of them? Remember your score? Crush today’s workout and see how far you’ve come!Read more

Thruster2-2-2-2-2-2-2 Thrusters in Twos Come and get your lifts on with Landis. The Metal will be loud.Read more

Broken AMRAP5-4-3-2-1 minutes of work with 1 minute rest inbetween of: 12 KB swings12 burpees12 box jumpsPick up each round where you left off. Score is total rounds. Shout Out Friday! Here’s your chance.  Give props, big-ups, and kuddos to the folks you workout next to everyday. Did you see someone make a break through, do something great, or something nice?  Here’s your chance to give them the credit they deserve, it’s shout out Friday! What exactly is a shout out?  See below. shout-out (n.) Slang. A public expression of thanks or gratitude.  A kind mention of a homey. Examples include: I’d like to give a shout-out to Sampo for spinning some super sick beats at the holiday party.I’d like to give a shout-out to Emily for rocking Cindy with no bands!I’d like to give a shout-out to the folks competing in Conquer Denver this weekend!Read more