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There's Only One Way to Find Out.

Three rounds for time of:30 Pull-ups155 pound Deadlift, 30 reps30 Box jump, 24 inch box Mom and I used to do The Firm’s Standing Legs video a few times a week.  After the first two weeks I remember feeling my leg and thinking, “I’ve developed a quad!” There’s Only One Way to Find Out. My […]

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Sunday Scramble.

In teams of three, complete: 100 wallball (20/14)100 KB swing (32/24)75 toes to bar75 DB thruster (45/30)50 back squats (205/155)50 burpee box jumps Sunday Scramble. It’s 8:00pm on a Sunday evening.  You headed out of town all weekend, played hard, relaxed well, caught a nap, and now you’re headed home on the Sunday evening let down […]

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Working the Workaround

12 minute AMRAP:12 push-ups12 pistols12 DB snatches (45/25) Working the Workaround I spend many of my Fridays and Sundays flying to cities in the US and back to Boulder via airplane.  Over the past few years, the airlines have made economy ticket travel a wretched, cramped, cattle herding industry in which they now sell you […]

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Event Reminders, SFH Pre-Order, and Lost & Found!

For time:75 Handstand push-upsAt the beginning of each minute perform 20 Double-unders. Event Reminders, SFH Pre-Order, and Lost & Found! Don’t miss out!  Details below on the Chicks Only Happy Hour, SFH Pre-Order, and Valentine’s Day WOD.  And, don’t forget to take home your Lost & Found items by SUNDAY.  All items will go to […]

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Lights Out

For time:135 pound Thruster, 15 repsRun 200 meters95 pound Thruster, 20 repsRun 400 meters65 pound Thruster, 30 repsRun 800 meters Lights Out Growing up I had a bedtime until I graduated from high school.  Yup, all through high school I had to be in bed by 9:30pm (not including Fridays and Saturdays, thank goodness).  That […]

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Meet a Coach: Here's Ali.

11 Min AMRAP: 11 Chest to bar pull-ups 75 pound Front Squat, 22 reps   Meet a Coach: Here’s Ali. What does your non-Roots world consist of? Most of you know that I LOVE Colorado and like to enjoy all sorts of outdoor activities in my free time.  Typically, my boyfriend Rick (some of you […]

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Variety is the Spice of Life.

Deadlift 3-3-3-3-3 Variety is the Spice of Life. We cook at home almost every night. I love nothing more than going out to a restaurant and being served a delicious dinner; then walking away with no mess to deal with. However, my children are 10, 7 and 4 years old which means that going out to […]

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The Whiteboard.

“Isabel”For time:Snatch 135 pounds, 30 repsUse 95 pounds, 65 pounds or broomstick as needed.     The Whiteboard. The whiteboard is a unique and powerful component of Crossfit.  It represents vastly different things to each and every athlete. I believe it can and should serve as a powerful motivator. It was designed to accomplish this […]

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Sunday Sunrise.

7 min AMRAP:20 deadlifts (95/65)20 hang power cleans (95/65)20 front squats (95/65)20 push press (95/65) Sunday Sunrise. If you aren’t a regular 5:30 or 6:30 AMer, this is what you are missing. The recent snow and  the angle of the sun right now have made for amazing sunrises most every morning. The new schedule added […]

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Magic Fairy Dust.

20 double-unders8 muscle-ups40 double-unders6 muscle-ups60 double-unders4 muscle-ups80 double-unders2 muscle-ups100 double-unders   Magic Fairy Dust. We all have movements that we struggle with: snatches, pullups, overhead squats, running, ring dips, handstand pushups. The list is endless. We all have our goats and often they are our least favorite thing to work on. Why? Because we like […]

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