Mobility Clinics start on Sunday.  Two attendance options.  Sign-up here. AND LAST CHANCE Spring Fuel Challenge INFO Session – 6pm tonight at Roots. “Michael“ Three rounds for time of:Run 800 meters50 Back Extensions50 Sit-ups Spring Fuel Challenge – Resources! Alright folks, here is a great list of resources for your 30-day journey you’re about to embark. Who has actually had success with this?MANY Roots athletes have had tremendous success with a Paleo style of eating. JOIN US this Friday evening at 6pm for “Paleo Success – Three Roots Athletes Share Their Stories” – come hear from three Roots athletes on their experience with going Paleo.  We’ll have an open Q&A at the end.  Not doing the challenge but interested in hearing?  Great!  This is open to everyone. Which foods can I eat?It should be very clear as to which foods you can eat.  If you’re still on the fence, here’s...Read more

“Diane”21-15-9 reps of:225 pound DeadliftHandstand push-ups REMINDER!: The 6pm class today is an Air Squat Clinic!  Come expose some of the faults in your basic air squat and learn some techniques to fix it during and outside of a workout.  Sign-up as usual on MBO. AND: Mobility Seminar Sign-up here. Starting Off on the Right Foot Alright folks, here we go.  The spring fuel challenge kicks off on Wednesday.  We hope that you’ve put some thought into how to best start this challenge. Here’s a how to guide on the shopping trip (which you should all be doing today or tomorrow): 1. Look over the week’s food plan and decide which meals you will make. Breakfast and lunch are pretty straight forward but look at the dinner options and pick three or all four to start with. 2. Write out your food menu for the week. That’s right, breakfast and...Read more

CrossFit Roots prepares for the Spring Fuel Challenge Chalk Talk.Read more

Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 5 minutes of: 165 pound Squat clean 165 pound Jerk CrossFit Open Workout 11.3 Come one come all to the CrossFit Roots Community Day!  We’ll run heats of the CrossFit Open Workout 11.3 from 9:00am to 12:00pm.  Everyone is welcome – we will scale as needed!  A big shout out welcome to the folks from CrossFit Verve and MBS CrossFit! Sign-up for a heat here! or just show up and we’ll get you in a heat. How much?: We’ll have a drop-in donation box  for visitng athletes at the athlete check-in table.  Or you can buy a t-shirt.   Find us here:1980 8th StreetBoulder, CO 80304 Click here for a map!   Parking: Parking is available on the streets around the shop.  Your best bets are 8th Street and west of 8th Street.  The parking lot next to Roots is a private...Read more

30 Muscle-ups for timeIf you can not yet do a muscle-up, do 30 scaled muscle-up progressions. Details on Roots Community Day Ok folks, the fun is upon us!  Tomorrow is the CrossFit Open Workout 11.3 and Roots Community Day.  Festivities begin at 9:00am with the workout and then transfer over to a full on barbecue and social event at 11:00am.  Details on the event can be found in this post. Welcome CrossFit Verve and MBS CrossFit! Better yet, just go ahead and sign-up for the workout here! We’ll provide the burgers, if you’d like to volunteer to bring a Junk Burger Bar side (which would be great!) click here to sign-up. A Recap of a Cool Day at Roots On Thursday morning we held the first of two Spring Fuel Challenge Info Sessions.  We had a great turnout and everyone seemed to be jiving with the lecture on food, metabolism,...Read more