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Paleo and Zone

5 rounds:Run 200m3 rope climb This is the benchmark series workout for the rope climb test.  Log your workout! Paleo and Zone You’ve heard us talk about two methods to get you dialed in to a healthy and sustainable way of eating: Paleo and Zone. Paleo: A way of eating that mimics the way our ancestors […]

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Catch the Fever…

Tabata This! Tabata rowRest 1 minuteTabata squatRest 1 minuteTabata pull-upRest 1 minuteTabata push-upRest 1 minuteTabata sit-up Catch the Fever… Are you signed up for the Open? Check out this series (Part 1) of why folks at Roots participated in the Open last year and plan to do so again in 2015! Why I Did the […]

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Winter Class Additions and Changes

Four sets for times and efficiency:10 Box Jumps (30″/24″)10 Toes to Bar10 Alternating Pistols Rest. Then… Four rounds for time of:5 Squat Cleans (185/125 lbs)10 Chest-to-Bar Pull-Ups20 Double-Unders Winter Class Additions and Changes We wanted to highlight a few winter schedule additions and changes. First, we will now offer an Olympic Weightlifting for CrossFit class […]

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Ali is Official!

Overhead Squat 5-5-5-5-5 reps Ali is Official! Look what showed up in the mail this week!  Ali’s CrossFit Level 3 certificate.  Last month she took and passed the CCFT exam earning the title of Certified CrossFit Trainer. While the certificate courses are open to trainers at all stages of development, CrossFit Certifications are advanced credentials that ensure experienced […]

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Why I'm Doing the Open – David Allen

Helen 3 rounds for time of:Run 400 meters1.5-pood kettlebell swings, 21 reps12 pull-ups Helen is part of the yearly benchmark series.  Log your score!  Did you do Helen the last time it was programmed for the benchmark series?  How does your time compare?  Post to comments.  Why I Did the Open – David Allen Today is […]

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What's My 1 RM?

Backsquat3-3-3-3-3thenPress1-1-1The 3RM back squat is part of the yearly benchmark series.  Log your score!   What’s My 1 RM? Today we’ll work up to a 3 rep max back squat.  This 3RM  lift is part of the yearly benchmark series and this will be the second of four times in which we do this lift and rep […]

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Stop Checking Email So Often

5 rounds: :45 ON/:45 OFFclean and jerk155/105Rest 5 minutes, then:Tabata Row. Stop Checking Email So Often We’re all busy people and need to correspond with clients and coworkers in a timely manner. But can over checking email be stressing us out more than it needs to? Kostadin Kushlev and Elizabeth W. Dunn detail in this NY Times […]

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Cyclocross Champion

Free Beginner Class Today at 10:30am. 4 rounds, each for time of:800-meter run or row    Cyclocross Champion At the Cyclocross National Championships in Austin, Texas, Roots’s own Carden King took 1st Place . We’re super proud of all the hard work he put in!

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