Parents, please fill out the CrossFit Kids Summer Program survey.  Click here. AMRAP 25 minutes3 squat snatch 135/953 muscle upsrun 200m Coaches Series: Why I’m Doing the CrossFit Open. We are pleased to present to you a one week series of posts from the coaches at Roots.  The topic: Why I’m Doing the CrossFit Open.  We all participate in the Open for different reasons.  Each year the Open might mean something different to us depending where we are in life, family, and training – but one thing remains the same for all of us – The Open will always be a part of our lives. First up, coach Ali. Why I’m Doing the Open: Ali. I’m doing the Open because it has become tradition for me.  In 2011, I did my first CrossFit Games Open.  I had only been CrossFitting for about 6 months but my friends at my old...Read more

Parents.  Please fill out the CrossFit Kids Summer Program survey.  Click here. Hang squat clean 2-2-2-2-2-2-2 reps Meet a Root – Charlie Schira 1. Vitals: name & nickname at the shop if you have one on whiteboard, class time most often attended, months/years CrossFitting. Charlie with no whiteboard nickname. I usually workout at the 5 pm WOD (4 pm on Fridays), but sometimes to Oly on Mondays and have started to attend the Thursday gymnastics workout, CrossFitting since January 2010. 2. Favorite WOD or lift (pick one)? I think it might be the one that just ended. I don’t really have a favorite, and different movements seem to click for me at different times. 3. Least favorite WOD or lift (pick one)? I suppose I’d like a few minutes alone with whoever thought up the burpee pullup. I didn’t think burpees could get worse, but I guess I wasn’t using...Read more

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14 one minute roundsalternating between:3 Front Squats10 Burpees Be Part Of The Team! Make sure you add yourself to the Roots team when you sign up for the open. You need to choose CrossFit Roots for your affiliate and Roots for your team. If you’ve already registered make sure you are on the Roots team by logging in to games.crossfit.com and checking the team section at the bottom of your profile. If you don’t know what the open is, check out this post and ask someone about it next time you’re at the shop.Read more

Two rounds for time of:100 Double-unders95 pound barbell, Shoulder to overhead, 50 reps25 Toes to bar   Junk Food Science The Extraoridinary Science of Junk Food Thanks Jessica for sending this our way. Well worth the read. Big food companies have done little to help curb the obesity epidemic. By some accounts, they’ve done just the opposite by pouring millions of dollars into research designed to figure out how to get the maximum taste satisfaction and consumption out of their customer base. This article highlights three examples of the research and development that went into three well known processed foods. With all the misinformation out there about food and diet, is it reasonable to expect a food company, whose goal is to make a profit, to know or act any different than the mainstream media, medical, and dietary schools of thought? In many ways major food companies follow the current...Read more