On the C2 rower: Pull a sub-1:25/500-m pace for as long as possible Rest 3 minutes Pull a sub-1:30/500-m pace for as long as possible Rest 3 minutes Pull a sub-1:35/500-m pace for as long as possible Rest 3 minutes Pull a sub-1:30/500-m pace for as long as possible Rest 3 minutes Pull a sub-1:25/500-m...Read More
4 rounds: 1min handstand hold then, 2min AMRAP: 20 abmat situps 30 burpees Rest 2min “Handstands, hand walking, and pressing to the handstand are critical exercises to developing your athletic potential and essential components to becoming “CrossFit.”” That statement was written by Greg Glassman back in 2004! Many of us don’t really like working on handstands,...Read More
5 rounds for max reps of: 1 ½ body-weight deadlifts Dips Come on in for a Saturday dose of 1.5 bodyweight deadlifts and dips. How many can you do? Read More
21-15-9 reps for time of: 115-lb. hang squat cleans Chest-to-bar pull-ups I wrote a sarcastic blog post to go with this video but the more and more I thought about it the more I just became saddened. The deep seated psychological and emotional problems that a person would have to experience to be okay with...Read More
Shoulder press 1-1-1-1-1 reps Push press 3-3-3-3-3 reps Push jerk 5-5-5-5-5 reps YAMPA VALLEY BEEF IS NOW TAKING SUMMER 2016 ORDERS We’ve been partnering with Wayne and Sonja from Yampa Valley Beef since 2010 to bring grass fed beef from Colorado’s Flattop Mountain Range straight to Roots’ freezers! Read on for how to order, pricing,...Read More
Chelsea Each minute on the minute for 30 minutes: 5 pull-ups 10 push-ups 15 squats This is part of your yearly benchmark series. Log your score! Congratulations to Abby Jacobs, the winner of the Roots Spring Challenge 2016! Abby chose the Zone Option and logged 54 of 54 days with an average score of 14.8...Read More
For time: 200 double-unders 70-lb. dumbbell squat snatches, 100 reps 200 double-unders Don’t forget, the Roots Summer Hatch Squat Cycle begins this week in Strength class! Attendance at both classes each week is not required but is recommended. Each week will build off of the previous with an emphasis on the front and back squat...Read More
Run 5k Waaaayyyy back in September of 2009, when Roots was just a young concept in Nicole’s mind, a group of newbie CrossFitter’s began their CrossFit journey. One of those young and not-yet-so-fit individuals was Nathan Bolser (the tall blonde in back). He quickly adopted the nickname Hammer when he was intrigued by other athletes...Read More
21-15-9 reps for time of: Parallette handstand push-ups Bar muscle-ups Hip hop artist Rick Ross and hip-hop DJ and TV personality André “Doctor Dré” Brown have both made considerable efforts to better their health in the past few years. Rick Ross lost over 100lbs by eating better, exercising (doing CrossFit), and getting more sleep. Brown, who has Type...Read More
