DON’T FORGET to sign-up for a heat on MBO if you’re coming to the Friday Night Throwdown TONIGHT!  Doors open at 3:30pm and the first heat starts at 4:00pm!  CrossFit Open 14.2 For as long as possible:From 0:00-3:00 2 rounds of: 10 overhead squats, 95 / 65 lb.10 chest-to-bar pull-ups From 3:00-6:002 rounds of:12 overhead squats, 95 / 65...Read More

Row 2k50 super strict push-ups 14.2 Announced Tonight! You know the drill!  Tonight is the LIVE announcement of the second 2014 CrossFit Open workout. We’ll have it up on the big screen at 6pm. What do you want to see come out of the ol’ hopper tonight??Read More

Order your Friday Night Throwdown Dinner HERE. Complete as many rounds as possible in 7 minutes of:5 box jumps, 30 in.225-lb. cleans, 3 reps 141 Strong and Sitting in 9th! Congratulations Roots Crew!  For the second year in a row you have become the largest CrossFit Open team in the Southwest Region. What does this...Read More

Complete as many rounds as possible in 7 minutes of: 5 triple-unders 185-lb. thrusters, 3 reps 14.2 Dinner Sign-up & Spring Endurance Starts Today! Two announcements for your Monday morning! FIRST, this Friday’s CrossFit Open workout 14.2 dinner will be from Yellow Belly Chicken!  That’s right, come get your gluten-free fried chicken and sides (or...Read More

10 rounds:100m sprint on ergRest 90 seconds Virtuosity? Yesterday, Sam Briggs, 2013 CrossFit Games Champion, posted a video of her performing 472 reps (that’s 10 rounds + 22 double-unders).  She performed all of the snatches unbroken and slipped up on her double-unders just twice. In this 2005 Coach Greg Glassman wrote a letter to trainers discussing...Read More

Set rower for 3 intervals of 2 minutes of rowing and 2 minutes of “rest.” During the first rest period, perform max reps of 95-lb. thruster; the second rest period, 95-lb. power snatch; the third rest period, 95-lb. squat cleans. Score is total reps and calories combined. Learning to Cut the Sugar Check out this...Read More

Set rower for 3 intervals of 2 minutes of rowing and 2 minutes of “rest.” During the first rest period, perform max pull-ups; the second rest period, max burpees; and the third rest period, max GHD sit-ups Add all reps to calories for each row.  Score is total reps and calories combined.   CrossFit Open...Read More

Back Squat5-5-5-5-5 How to Post Your Scores for The Open As part of each week of the Open, you will need to post your score on the CrossFit Games website after logging in to your athlete account. We recommend highly that you do this while you are at the gym, after you complete the workout....Read More

21-18-15-12-9-6-3 Abmat Sit-up Lunge Slam ball (30/20) Video Submission and the Open The Open is just around the corner.  A number of Roots athletes will be in the mix at the top of the Individual, Team, and Maters divisions! If you are one of those athletes READ THIS POST as it pertains to the required...Read More

3 rounds for time of:115 pound Push press, 21 reps3 15-foot rope ascents27 GHD Sit-ups The Open Starts This Week! Just four days until the first Open workout is announced!  And we CAN’T WAIT! Here are the details.  So far, 109 of you are signed up for The Open. THURSDAY NIGHT – WORKOUT ANNOUNCEDEach week,...Read More