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Come One Come All: Root Olympic Weightlifting Meet is Today!

Run 1600 meters150 Double-unders50 BurpeesRun 800 meters100 Double-unders35 BurpeesRun 400 meters50 Double-unders20 Burpees Michelle Jenneke from Losse Veter on Vimeo. Come One Come All: Root Olympic Weightlifting Meet is Today! The CrossFit Roots Olympic Weightlifting Meet will take place today at 10am. Check-in begins at 8:30.  Warm-ups at 9:00.  Spectators and cheering welcome! See you […]

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Last Chance for Oly Meet

10 rounds, each for time of:15 Push-upsSprint 60 yardsRest 60 seconds Last Chance for Oly Meet Today is your LAST CHANCE to register for the Roots Olympic Weightlifting meet.  Whether you’re a seasoned lifter or do them mostly when it’s during a WOD, this is a great meet for setting new PRs. And, for those […]

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Take What You've Learned…and Apply It

Front squat3-3-3-3-3Overhead squat1-1-1-1-1 Take What You’ve Learned…and Apply It We’re seven weeks into the 12-week lift cycle.  Hopefully the past two days were a little bit of a confidence boost as we went to 95% of your previous 1 rep max for two reps.  Even if you knocked out only one of the two, understand […]

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Oly Meet is SATURDAY. Sign-up Now.

Push PressDeadliftGHD Oly Meet is SATURDAY.  Sign-up Now. Come out THIS Saturday, July 21st for the CrossFit Roots Summer Olympic Weightlifting Meet. Check-in at 8:30. Warm-ups at 9:00am. Meet begins at 10:00am. Awards following lifts. Cost: $15 for members $25 non-members SIGN-UP HERE.

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CrossFit2012

8 x 200m runrest 1:00 minute between roundsScore is total time That’s a Season The 2012 CrossFit Games season came to a close last night.  Click here for scores, details, and recaps.

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Day 4 of the CrossFit Games!

Open Shop.10:30am-12:30pmOpen to members only. Sign-up on MBO. Day Four of the CrossFit Games Will Rich Froning hold on to the title spot?  Will local favorite Matt Chan secure a top 3 placing?  Will Julie Foucher overtake Thorisdottir in the final day?  We’ll know by 3:50pm PST!!

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Day 2 of the CrossFit Games.

30 Hand-stand push-ups20 squat snatch (135/95)400m run50 GHD sit-ups50 deadlifts (135/95)400m run Day 3 of the CrossFit Games. Rich and Annie T. sit at the top of the leader board after Day 2.  Will anyone jump ahead of them or will we see a double repeat? Post to comments.

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The Bear Complex

Bear Complex35-35-35-35-35 5 sets of the sequence: 7 rounds of:1 power clean1 front squat1 pushpress1 back squat1 push press Rest between sets as needed.  Goal is max load in a set.  No changing loading during a set (duh).   Last performed on April 23. Check the link for details on The Bear.

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