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Bring a Friend Day at Roots

Shoulder press 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps Weighted pull-up 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps Bring a Friend Day at Roots Do you have a friend or family member that has been asking you what this CrossFit thing is all about and why your butt looks so amazing? Or maybe there is someone that you have been trying to get in the […]

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Skinny Jeans and Rhabdo

For time:Row 2,000 meters50 wall-ball shots, (20/14)Row 1,000 meters35 wall-ball shots, (20/14)Row 500 meters20 wall-ball shots, (20/14) Skinny Jeans and Rhabdo I’ve never been a fan of skinny jeans for men.  With the amount of squatting we do in CrossFit they just don’t fit and I’m really happy about that.  This story explains the hard lesson a young […]

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Gymnastics Positions

3 rounds for time of:7 bar muscle-ups205-lb. squat clean and jerks, 7 reps Gymnastics Positions Watch the video above and you’ll notice that the athlete, Dave Durante, keeps his legs straight and his body long throughout the entire movement.  Even as he moves into the kip his knees remain straight and you can see him […]

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You Make The Difference

Split Jerk1-1-1-1-1-1-1 You Make the Difference It’s easy to feel helpless in creating real change in global issues, but it really is true that every decision you make has an impact.  Mark Sisson wrote this article discussing the effects of people’s decisions regarding the food they put in their bodies and how those decisions are beginning […]

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Adaptation to Exercise

The front half of the parking lot is being sealed so please be prepared to park in the alley or on Mapleton and use the bike path underpass to walk over.  Thanks! CindyAMRAP 20 minutes of:5 pull-ups10 push-ups15 squats This is part of the Yearly Benchmark Series. Log your score! Adaptation to Exercise The benefits of exercise […]

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Sunday Funday

Today’s class will meet at the Centennial Middle School track. 1min ON, 1min OFF:2 burpee broad jumpsrun remainder of 100yds add 2 burpee broad jumps each round until you can no longer finish the sprint within the 1 minute cutoff or you reach 100yds of burpee broad jumps. Sunday Funday What’s the point of all […]

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The Games Are Coming

Today and tomorrow’s classes will meet at Centennial Middle School. 4 rounds:30 air squats20 pushupsrun 400m The Games are Coming The CrossFit Games begin July 21st!  Are you going?  Who are you cheering for (besides Camille, duh)?  What are your predictions?  Post to comments. Also, don’t forget today and tomorrow’s WOD will be at the […]

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Kettlebell Snatch

Come join us at 10:30am on the west patio at Whole Foods for the Primal Kitchen launch party! Hall5 rounds for time of:225-lb. cleans, 3 reps 200-meter sprint20 kettlebell snatches, 1.5 pood, 10 each armRest 2 minutes Kettlebell Snatch Today we get to practice a movement that doesn’t come up very often.  And this is […]

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Cool Cruel Summer June – Jackie

Pre-Order your Yellowbelly food for tonight by 12pm today! ORDER. For time:50 one-legged squats, alternating25 dips 40 one-legged squats, alternating 20 dips 30 one-legged squats, alternating 15 dips 20 one-legged squats, alternating 10 dips 10 one-legged squats, alternating 5 dips Cool Cruel Summer June – Jackie Tonight’s the night!  It’s the third thursday and it’s summer time. […]

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Whole Foods Primal Kitchen launch party with Mark Sisson and CrossFit Roots

Pre-Order your Yellowbelly food for this Thursday’s Cool Cruel Summer HERE. Deadlift5-5-5-5-5 Isabel is part of the Yearly Benchmark Series. Log your score! Don’t forget that Whole Foods will be hosting the Primal Kitchen launch party this Friday.  Mark Sisson of Mark’s Daily Apple will be debuting his new line of Paleo mayonnaise while yours truly will […]

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