VISITING ROOTS FOR THE COACHES PREP COURSE THIS WEEKEND?  CLICK HERE FOR HELPFUL INFORMATION. Front squat: 3x2min Equal rest (2 minutes between sets)then“Griff”800m forwards400m backwards800m forwards400m backwards Hoodies and Park WODs HoodiesThe zip-up hoodies are in!  If you pre-ordered a hoodie, it is ready for pick-up at the shop!  If you did not pre-order a hoodie, we have a limited supply of extras for sale at the shop. All Saturday Classes at North Boulder Park!This weekend, CrossFit Roots is honored and excited to host the Coaches Prep Course on Saturday and Sunday at the shop.  All Saturday morning group classes will be held at the southwest corner of North Boulder Park. Saturday’s erg class will not take place.Read more

VISITING ROOTS FOR THE COACHES PREP COURSE THIS WEEKEND?  CLICK HERE FOR HELPFUL INFORMATION. CROSSFIT OPEN WOD 12.2Proceed through the sequence below completing as many reps as possible in 10 minutes of: MEN – includes Masters Men up to 54 years old75 pound Snatch, 30 reps135 pound Snatch, 30 reps165 pound Snatch, 30 reps210 pound Snatch, as many reps as possible WOMEN – includes Masters Women up to 54 years old45 pound Snatch, 30 reps75 pound Snatch, 30 reps100 pound Snatch, 30 reps120 pound Snatch, as many reps as possible CrossFit Open WOD 12.2 It’s here!  We’ll be doing the Open WOD 12.2 in all group classes today as well as tonight at… THE 2nd THURSDAY NIGHT THROWDOWN! Thursday Night Throwdowns: Thursday Night Throwdowns will take the place of all regularly scheduled group WOD classes (4, 5, 6pm) for the five week Open season.  Thursday Night Throwdowns are from 4:30-6:30pm.  Sign-up is...Read more

VISITING ROOTS FOR THE COACHES PREP COURSE THIS WEEKEND?  CLICK HERE FOR HELPFUL INFORMATION. Good mornings:  4x1RM (rest 2-3min between sets).10 minute AMRAP:15 swings (24/16)3 x shop width sprint5 box jumps (30/40) WOD 12.2 Predictions! WOD 12.2 will be announced at 6:00pm tonight, HERE. What are your predictions?  Will we see a slow and steady increase in difficulty and skill or a sharp contrast to last week’s burner? Post your predictions!  If you guess correctly – we’ll give you a T-SHIRT!Read more

Take 15 minutes to find your 1 rep max power clean.then3 rounds for time:400m run5 deadlifts4 power cleans3 front squats2 thrusters1 push-press We Love Your Children, But Let’s Keep Them Safe Hey Roots Crew, Over the past few weeks we’ve begun to see more and more children at the shop either hanging out while Mom and Dad workout, coming with their parents to Open Shop, or tagging along to the Thursday Night Throwdowns. We invite you to bring your kids along but unfortunately, we can not under any circumstances let them onto the training floor. Children are more than welcome to hangout in the couch & athlete cubby area while their parents workout but may not go on the training floor, use equipment, or workout with their parents. We appreciate you cooperation in this safety matter.Read more

Broken Angie40 pull-ups40 push-ups40 sit-ups40 squatsrest three minutes30s of eachrest two minutes20s of eachrest one minutes10s of each What Did You Have For Breakfast? Hey!  As you sit here reading this post are you happy with your nutrition for the day so far?  Are you sitting there reading away while munching on 3 hardboiled eggs, an orange, and a few macedemia nuts or are you feeling stuffed and lethargic after giving in to the coffee shop muffin and latte? The old adage that breakfast is the most important meal of the day has a lot of truth.  How we start our day has tremendous impacts on how we act and react to situations in the rest of our day.  Start the day off well and you chances of success are greatly improved.  Don’t believe me?  Think about it from the opposite end of the spectrum.  When was the last time...Read more