Three rounds for time of:Run 800 metersRest 2 minutes CrossFit Master’s Competition in Denver! Alright all of you 35+ athletes at Roots – 3-2-1-GO!  Roots has some amazing athletes in this age category and this is a great local competition!  We hope you will consider registering for the event! What: 2011 FRCF Master’s Championships When: October 15th and 16 at Front Range CrossFit Age Categories: Starting at 35.  5 year age brackets up to 60 years of age and then 60+. How many events?: Four. What will the events consist of?:  CrossFit programming but progressively scaled for the different age brackets.  We will hold everyone to the same standard on the different exercises, but we will change the weights as the athletes get older.  o a full depth squat is still a full depth squat.  A lockout is still a lockout.  And of course, we will allow additional scaling if...Read more

“Jackie” 1000 meter row 45 pound Thruster, 50 reps 30 pull-ups Goal Collages When I was in college, I was possessed.  Possessed by a certain times that I wanted to swim both the 100 and 200 breaststroke. I ate what I thought was good food, I slept, I stretched, I did my dry-land training religiously, I practice technique outside of regular group practices – and I pasted every wall (including my computer desktop) with pictures of athletes swimming breaststroke.  It’s not a wonder boys didn’t want to date me in college because when they walked into my dorm room they were met with 100 pictures of women swimming breaststroke. My desktop background was a MASTERPIECE.  Over a good 4-6 hours (sorry Mom and Dad, I wasn’t studying chemistry) I tiled together 20 or so pictures in Word, exported it to a jpeg and then spent another 3 hours trying to...Read more

Weighted dip 3-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1 reps And We’re Back… It was great to see so many Roots Crew out at the 2011 CrossFit Games!  We’ll chat about the event on this week’s posts. Don’t forget to reply to the 2 Year Anniversary Party!  Check your email inboxes for the Evite sent out last week! Friday, August 19th – CrossFit Roots 2 Year Anniversary Party and Family PicnicRead more

“Helen” Three rounds for time:Run 400 meters1 1/2 pood Kettlebell X 21 swings (or 55 pound dumbbell swing)12 Pull-ups The 2011 CrossFit Games at The Cup Want to watch the 2011 Games in a super cool place? Wendy over The Cup let me know that they will keep the TV they used for the Tour de France in place for the weekend so the Roots crew has a place to gather and watch the action! Here’s information on the live action and ESPN coverage. Coverage during these times at ESPN3.com are as follows. Friday: 7-10, MST Saturday: 7-10, MST Sunday: 2-5pm, MSTRead more

CROSSFIT ENDURANCE MEET AT NORTH BOULDER PARK.  SOUTHWEST CORNER. 21-15-9Shoulder pressBarbell lungeLateral barbell jump The 2011 CrossFit Games They’re here!  Every July the CrossFit community gathers together in California for the CrossFit Games.  For the second year in a row, the Games make their home in Carson, CA at the Home Depot Center.  The Games have a unique and awesome history and are a fantastic part of the CrossFit community. Here are some great links for you to check out! History of the CrossFit Games The 2011 CrossFit Games Website – track live scores here!Read more