“DT” Five rounds for time of: 155 pound Deadlift, 12 reps 155 pound Hang power clean, 9 reps 155 pound Push jerk, 6 reps July Newsletter Comes Out Today Check your inboxes!Read more

Five rounds for time of: 15 foot L-rope climb, 1 ascent 5 Parallette handstand push-ups 45 pound barbell One-legged overhead squat, 10 reps For the rope climb, begin seated on the ground. For the handstand push-ups, the ears should dip below hand level. For the one-legged squats, alternate legs. Rest Days Wrap-up We’ve spent the past four days walking through the various parts of Rest Days.  We’ll sum it up here… Do workouts in series of 2 or 3 days in a row (not 4s and 5s), strive for quality over quantity with physical and mental intensity as the goal for each day, and occasionally give yourself a week long break from the grind. So there you have it.  Live with this in mind and we think you’ll progress just great!  The last part of that sentence might have caught a few off-guard – “occasionally give yourself a week long break?!” In the same...Read more

CrossFit Roots examines the sources of overtraining.Read more

CrossFit Roots talks about the importance of Rest Days.Read more

CrossFit roots starts a series on rest days.Read more