WHAT IS IT? The Fall 2018 Nutrition Challenge combines #800g and macros! Designed by OptimizeMe Nutrition and Own Your Eating, the challenge will help people better understand the two unavoidable truths in nutrition: quality and quantity matter! Sure, you can pay attention to one versus the other but getting a 6-pack of abs and living to...Read More
Mark your calendars! You’re invited to Roots’ 9 Year Anniversary Party and Shop Festival on Saturday, September 22nd from 11am – 2pm! This year, we’re throwing down CrossFit-style at the shop and will feature rolling heats of Roots’ anniversary workout, The Chief. But that’s really the tip of the iceberg as we’ll have music, events for kids,...Read More
Beginning Monday, August 13th we will expand Open Shop Hours to include 11:30am – 1:30pm each day. We are excited to offer this added gym time and hope you will use it to get in skill and practice work or make up a workout that you missed. For reference please do note that the additional Open Shop...Read More
The 3rd installment of the 2018 Cool Cruel Summer Series is just around the corner. Join us next Thursday, August 16th for a partner version of the workout Eva. “Eva“ Five rounds for time of:Run 800 meters2 pood Kettlebell swing, 30 reps30 Pull-ups Join us For Dinner! Pre-order dinner for you and your family and...Read More
In short, the CrossFit Open is the first of two qualifiers for the CrossFit Games. Those who make the cut in the Open move on to Regionals, and then potentially the CrossFit Games. Ok, so now that that is out of the way, let’s talk about what it means to us. The CrossFit Open is five...Read More
Flexibility is our ability to put ourselves passively into an extended range of motion. Imagine standing and using your arm to lift one leg up into flexion as high as possible. Mobility is your ability to control your ranges of motion, so now imagine letting go of your leg and trying to hold it in...Read More
This past weekend I attended a 2 day seminar to become certified in the Functional Range Conditioning system developed by Dr. Spina. The FRC system is different than most others in it’s belief that it’s not necessarily the muscle itself that is related to the restriction in one’s range of motion. Rather, movement is restricted due to...Read More
