Three rounds for time of: 7 Muscle-ups 35 pound Dumbbell thruster, 21 reps Holiday Rush to CrossFit Roots! Don’t let the holiday rush pull you away from CrossFit this week.  Sure, there’s lots to do, gifts to wrap, items to cook, and families to host BUT make sure you keep an eye on the shop.  SEE you in class.Read more

Deadlift 5-5-5-5-5 One for the Books. Thanks to everyone who came out for last night’s holiday bash!  We’ll get photos up on Flickr today. Until next year!!Read more

Annual 12 Days of CrossFit Roots workout:1 broad jump2 bear crawl3 HSPUs4 burpee5 ring dips6 TGUs7 KB swings (G/Y)8 DB thruster (45/30)9 jumping lunges10 C2B pull-ups11 KTEs12 pistolsComplete this workout just as the song is sung.  On the first day of CrossFit Roots, my true love gave to me, 1 broad jump.  On the second day of CrossFit Roots my true love gave to me, 2 bear crawl, and 1 broad jump.  Continue…3, 2, 1 – 4, 3, 2, 1 all the way to 12, 11, 10, 9, 8…3, 2, 1.  And have fun! CELEBRATE! Today’s the day.  Come to a workout and grab a raffel ticket to win some amazing prizes all day long.  Then, come tonight to party it up!  Dress it up, bring a drink to share, and come let loose! A special thanks to all our sponsors! Chelsea Boutique, The Cup, BooBars, Lululemon Boulder, Yampa Valley Beef, Melton Construction, Sports Garage, LaraBar, Reebok...Read more

Three rounds for time of:35 pound Dumbbell squat snatch, 15 reps, right arm15 GHD sit-ups35 pound Dumbbell squat snatch, 15 reps, left arm15 Toes to bar Announcing the 2012 Olympic Weightlifting Team Program at Roots It’s official – CrossFit Roots has its very own USAW Club Team.  Check it out here! And what better way to kick off the team’s start than with a dedicated winter Olympic Weightlifting Program at CrossFit Roots. This program is suitable for a variety of athletes including those who would like to train and compete in the sport, those who would like to address a weakness in the breadth of their CrossFit abilities, those who enjoy the sport, and teens and athletes outside of the Roots community who have a special interest in Oly Lifting (and have never found a home to do so!). The team will plan to compete at the Colorado State &...Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT!: The new garage doors are being installed TODAY.  Dress warm for the workouts as the doors will be missing during installation. In teams of 5-6, complete 4 rounds, alternating runs and Cindy rounds, of:Team 1: Run 800mTeam 2: Max rounds Cindy Team 1 runs while Team 2 simultaneously tries to accumulate as many rounds of Cindy as possible (all team members working at the same time).  As Team 1’s members return, they will each run in and tag a member of Team 2 of their choice.  When a person is tagged, they are “out” and no longer able to contribute rounds of Cindy to their team score.  At the completion of a round, the team doing rounds of Cindy will report their rounds. Count only complete rounds of Cindy.  Team with most Cindy rounds wins. Holiday Party & Member Appreciation in Two Days! Forget being a kid on Christmas Eve...Read more