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It's Not Always the Exact What, but the Just Do.

5 rounds:10 power snatch (95/65)50 double-unders It’s Not Always the Exact What, but the Just Do. Throughout my athletic career, from high school softball and swimming, college swimming, to distance running in grad school I operated on a just do mentality.  My training programs were laid out for me and I rarely, if ever questioned […]

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Brehm

“Brehm”For time:15 foot Rope climb, 10 ascents225 pound Back squat, 20 reps30 Handstand push-upsRow 40 calories   BREHM! Reminder!  Wings pre-order for the first Cool Cruel Summer Series (May 30th, see below) ends today.  $7.50 for 6-8 wings and $11.50 for the wing/salad combo. Sign up is available at the front desk. Check here for […]

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Memorial Day Murph

For time: 1 mile Run 100 Pull-ups 200 Push-ups 300 Squats 1 mile Run *Partition the pull-ups, push-ups, and squats as needed. Start and finish with a mile run. If you’ve got a twenty pound vest or body armor, wear it. In memory of Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy, 29, of Patchogue, N.Y., who was killed […]

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A Benchmark and Memorial Day Murph Info

“Isabel”For time:30 Snatches (135/95)Power snatch, muscle snatch, and squat snatch are acceptable. A Benchmark and Memorial Day Murph Info Use benchmark testing for all its worth! Today we do Isabel, a classic CrossFit benchmark.  It’s counterpart is Grace, 30 clean and jerks for time.  Many athletes bond to the workout Grace, but overlook the workout […]

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Memorial Day Murph and Potluck Brunch is Sunday!

Reminder!  Wings pre-order for the first Cool Cruel Summer Series (May 30th, see this post) start today and runs through Tuesday.  $7.50 for 6-8 wings and $11.50 for the wing/salad combo. Sign up is available at the front desk. 21-15-9 reps for time of:Handstand push-upsPull-ups Memorial Day Murph and Potluck Brunch is Sunday! Memorial Day […]

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Cool Cruel Summer and Memorial Day Murph

Reminder!  Wings pre-order for the first Cool Cruel Summer Series (May 30th, see below) start today and runs through Tuesday.  $7.50 for 6-8 wings and $11.50 for the wing/salad combo. Sign up is available at the front desk. Clean and Jerk 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps Cool Cruel Summer and Memorial Day Murph Remember to mark you calendars […]

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Suspend Disbelief

Individual Event 3, 2013 CrossFit Regionals30 burpee muscle-ups Suspend Disbelief Brad Rogers joined CrossFit Roots last fall.  Read below for his personal account with CrossFit, nerves and accomplishment, and staring Paleo in the face. I’m not really the true-believer type. I especially don’t buy into philosophical ideals and “scientific” narratives that promote the latest and […]

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