CrossFit Games Open 13.1 Proceed through the sequence below completing as many reps as possible in 17 minutes of:40 Burpees75 pound Snatch, 30 reps30 Burpees135 pound Snatch, 30 reps20 Burpees165 pound Snatch, 30 reps10 burpees210 pound Snatch, as many reps as possible For a downloadable PDF of the workout, click here. Remember to submit your results as part of the CrossFit Games Open. CrossFit Games Open Workout 13.1 Last night CrossFit.com released the first workout in the 2013 Games season.  And it’s a beauty.  A lovely combination of the first two workouts of last year’s Open – 7 minutes of burpees and the 10 minute snatch ladder. You’ve been working hard this year.  Now go have some fun with this one! Remember to be in the know for tonight’s Thursday Night Throwdown.  Read here for all the details. And here’s a video demo and instructions for the CrossFit Games Open 13.1  –...Read more

Push press3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3 The Next 48 Hours. It’s 8:00pm on Tuesday night.  In just TWENTY TWO HOURS the first workout of the 2013 CrossFit Open will be released via LIVE broadcast from CrossFit Vitality in Charlotte, North Carolina via the CrossFit Games website. Try to get some sleep tonight! Here’s what to expect over the next 48 hours as we prep for the FIRST of FIVE Thursday Night Throwdowns at Roots. Wednesday, 6pm MSTFirst LIVE workout announcement.  Get to games.crossfit.com! Wednesday, 8pm MSTRoots will post to our website all the details on the workout and any additional specifics athletes will need to know for the Thursday Throwdown. Thursday, 4pm MSTThe first Thursday Night Throwdown kicks off at Roots!  Be sure you have signed up for a heat via MBO! Read here for all the details on exactly how the Thursday Night Throwdowns will run at Roots. Post to comments if you’re...Read more

Seven rounds of:35 double-unders1 snatchPost time and total weight snatched. One attempt per round. Failures count as zero. Press-outs count as zero. CrossFit Kids Summer Program at Roots Thank you to all the parents who took the time to reply to the CrossFit Kids survey.  We received over 40 responses and have put the most requested times into action.  Read below for the details on the summer CrossFit Kids Program at Roots.  Sign-ups and registration will be posted to our website later this week.  The Teens program will be in the morning and details on this program will be posted later this week as well. CrossFit Kids Age GroupsEntering school grade for 2013-14 school year.1. 1st through 3rd graders 2. 4th through 7th graders Meeting TimesMondays and Fridays from 3:15-4:00pmThis is for both age groups.  Age group classes will run concurrently.  Program LengthSeven week program running June 10th through July 25th Cost and...Read more

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Back squat5-5-5-5-5 Nervous about competing in The CrossFit Open?  Lighten up!  These guys have! Coaches Series: Why I’m Doing the Open, Part 5 In our fifth and final series of posts Nicole describes why she is (still) doing The Open. Why I’m Doing the Open: Nicole As CrossFit has grown, the competitive aspect of CrossFit has become a sport in itself.  Greg Glassman, founder and CEO of CrossFit once wrote that “men will die for points” and that statement, in many ways, laid the foundation for what would become the CrossFit Games.  But the heart of CrossFit has never been the CrossFit Games – it’s a fitness program that has the unique, tested, and proven ability to deliver world class fitness to male, female, young, old, stumbling uncoordinated individual, and natural born athlete – it delivers to all. After swimming in college I turned to running, not because I saw...Read more