CrossFit Roots lets everyone know the CrossFit Games Beta site is UP!Read more

“Nate”Complete as many rounds in twenty minutes as you can of:2 Muscle-ups4 Handstand Push-ups8 2-Pood Kettlebell swings CrossFit Endurance is BACK! CrossFit Endurance is Back! Starting this coming week, CrossFit Endurance is back on the schedule. That’s right, we won’t let a little wind and snow keep us down. The plans for CrossFit Endurance at Roots are BIG and we are starting RIGHT NOW! -Is running a half-marathon or a faster 10K on your list of goals? -Is a triathlon in your future? -Have you been frustrated or injured by the long, slow distance training methodology that virtually every other training program utilizes? -Do you want to be the person sprinting in the door after the 4th 400M run in “Kelley” and going right into box jumps? -Is running a weakness that you are ready to attack? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you owe it to yourself to explore CFE....Read more

With a continuously running clock do one pull-up the first minute, two pull-ups the second minute, three pull-ups the third minute… continuing as long as you are able. Use as many sets each minute as needed. Rest & Recovery Challenge and Food Chalk Talk Tonight! Come at 6:00pm to learn about the Rest & Recovery Challenge.Are you happy with how you look and feel?  When’s the last time you hit a PR at the shop?  Are you getting the results you want?  If you answered no to any of the previous questions, come learn how rest & recovery are just as important as fuel and exercise for optimal health and performance. Come at 7:00pm for the monthly Food Chalk Talk.Then, stay afterward or come at 7 for the monthly food chalk talk.  Come learn about how to “eat meat, vegetables, nuts & seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar.”...Read more

2 rounds for time:500m row25 burpees Come to the Talks Tomorrow Night – 6 and 7pm Winter Rest and Recovery Challenge Info Meeting – 6:00pmMonthly Food Chalk Talk – 7:00pm In the past two weeks I’ve had a few people outside of Roots ask me how many calories are burned in an average CrossFit workout. In both instances the question has caught me off-guard because I have no idea and don’t care to ever find out. I realize that many Americans measure their progress in fitness and in health with calories burned. It’s a natural thought process given TV shows, radio ads, internet sites, and workout machines that harp on how to burn more calories. We do a long hard workout and we think it gives us a “free pass” to eat more that evening, we miss a workout and we think we need to watch how much we eat....Read more

CrossFit Roots details the upcoming nutrition and challenge.Read more