Three rounds for time of:95 pound Front squat, 21 repsHandstand walk 40 feet30 Glute-ham sit-upsHandstand walk 40 feetIf you cannot yet walk on your hands, substitute 20 shoulder taps per 40 feet for the FIRST handstand effort in each round.  Substitute 40 second handstand hold for second effort each round. Strong Arms, Big Hearts Jen has been working hard to help organize this summer series.  Check out the details in the poster.  Post to comments any questions. THURSDAY JUNE, 2ND 6-9PM, Asher Brewing CompanyRead more

4 rounds for time of:Walking lunge 50 metersSit-ups, 50 reps, weight feet with dumbbellsthen:3 x Max rep deadhang pull-up Friday Reading Waiting for the clock to tick away your Friday work week?  Check out these great articles sent to us this week by our super cool athletes!  Thanks folks!  Keep them coming. The Diet That Shook Up Tennis? – Starch Madness: Novak Djokovic’s Domination of the Sport Has Coincided With His Gluten-Free Turn Drink Up! – Coffee May Lower Risk Of Deadliest Prostate Cancer Man Eats 25,000th Big Mac, 39 Years After His First – this is disturbing and disgusting but it’s good to keep in mind what makes the news! And last but not least… Here they are folks!  The 2011 CrossFit Games Regional workouts. What do you think them?  Post to comments.Read more

June and July Foundations Courses now available for sign-up. Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:Run 400 meters7 Muscle-ups World Class Fitness and Defining Fitness Alright folks, we live in Boulder, Colorado and it’s reasonable to say that our town has a skewed version of fitness and health. Think about the body type and eating style that is championed in local magazines, athlete blogs, and by the type of athletic endeavors most commonly pursued.  It’s not an athletic frame ready to take on a 10K, pull-ups, or a hike, it’s a frame on the brink of emaciation.  One where you can see muscles, but those muscles can’t do much other than go long and slow.  And it’s not an eating plan that guides us toward longevity, it’s a plan that is constantly measured against calories burned on the trail or on the bike.  With or without meat,...Read more

Five rounds for time of:135 pound Overhead squat, 5 reps10 Toes to bar40 pound dumbbell Hang squat clean, 15 reps20 Double-unders Results Are In! We’ll post details next week on the schedule for these workouts. Which of the following gymnastics-based benchmark workouts would you like to do?ANGIE Which of the following combination gymnastics/monostructural/weightlifting workouts would you like to do?FRAN Which of the following single modality workouts would you like to do?GRACE Which of the following (longer) hero workouts would you like to do?THE SEVENRead more

CrossFit Roots looks at the summer sports in Boulder.Read more