Thruster 5-5-3-3-3-1-1-1-1 We have passed the half-way point in the Spring Nutrition Challenge. Great job to all who have made it work over the past 5 weeks. We’ve heard a lot of great things happening for people and I think that if you walk away with nothing more than just making conscious decisions about what you...Read More
EMOTM for 15 minutes: 1 snatch pull 2 hang squat snatch 1 overhead squat The annual Memorial Day Murph workout and potluck will take place Sunday, May 29th. We will host two heats of the workout followed by a potluck breakfast. This is an annual event that many many Roots athletes come out for each year. Class begins...Read More
For time: 1,000-meter row 100 push-ups 750-meter row 75 push-ups 500-meter row 50 push-ups And we’re back for Week 2 of the 2016 CrossFit Games Regional Qualifiers! This week check out all of the action from two regions: Atlantic West We’ll have Regionals on the shop TV all day long and you can tune in...Read More
Complete as many reps as possible in 5 minutes of: 165-lb. squat clean and jerks Skill Work: 10×2 deficit handstand push-ups Check out Ali Minton’s account of Bill’s journey from torn biceps to first muscle-up in one year! I first met Bill in late July 2014, shortly after his first workout at Roots. Since day...Read More
Back Squat 7-7-7-7-7 Get ready! The Cool Cruel Summer Series makes its return on Thursday, June 16th and continues for four months on the 3rd Thursday of each month. What is the Cool Cruel Summer Series? It’s a series of four CrossFit benchmark workouts voted on by Roots members. Why would I want to do this?...Read More
Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of: 10 strict knees-to-elbows 20 one-legged squats, alternating 30-foot handstand walk Hey Foodies! The Food Lab Boulder is hosting a sweet summer series of classes titled Eat Like an Athlete. The series Kick Off event is May 23rd from 6-9pm at Food Lab in Boulder. The class...Read More
Complete as many rounds as possible in 10 minutes of: 50 double-unders 135-lb. back squats, 10 reps Be sure to tune into the final heats of the 2016 CrossFit Games South Regional Qualifier this afternoon! View the LIVE feed HERE. Read More
DT Five rounds for time of: 155 pound Deadlift, 12 reps 155 pound Hang power clean, 9 reps 155 pound Push jerk, 6 reps DT is party of the Yearly Benchmark Series. Log your scores! Did you watch the Regionals action on Friday? Itching to try one of those workouts? Fear not! We’ll be doing...Read More
“Jackie” 1000 meter row 45 pound Thruster, 50 reps 30 pull-ups Welcome Lexa Amerley Ollennu to the world! A huge congratulations to Nicole and Arch on their baby girl! Mom and baby are doing great and you might get a chance to see baby Lexa at the shop sometime soon! Read More
