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Curry Chicken Salad Recipe

5 rounds for time: 40m overhead plate lunge (45/35) 30 wallball (20/14) 40m farmers carry (45 pounds/arm OR total weight equivalent) Curry Chicken Salad Recipe I like dark meat.  When I buy a rotisserie chicken I am hard pressed to find a use for the white meat.  Usually it ends up in scrambled eggs or […]

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Friday and Thanksgiving Schedule

Please read below for Friday class updates and Thanksgiving schedule. Three rounds for time of: 95 pound Overhead squat, 15 reps 15 L Pull-ups 95 pound Split-jerk, 15 reps 15 Knees to elbows 95 pound Hang clean, 15 reps 15 Back extensions, with 25 pounds Friday and Thanksgiving Schedule You asked for an occasional weekday […]

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Silliest CrossFit-Inspired Photo Contest

Reminder: Please reply to the Annual Member Survey if you plan to do so.  We will close responses Wednesday. Clean, 1 repBench press, 1 repOverhead squat, 1 rep Silliest CrossFit-Inspired Photo Contest We’re looking for YOUR PICTURE.  CrossFit can be hard, challenging, and effective yet there is no doubt that it’s also fun, crazy, and […]

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Double Couplet = Double Fun

In teams of two: Part 1: 150 wallballmax rep burpeePart 2: 1 mile wall ball carrymax rep KB swingBOTH partners may be working at the same time but on different exercises.  Must complete Part 1 before moving on to Part 2.

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The CrossFit Connection

“Tabata Something Else”Complete 32 intervals of 20 seconds of work followed by ten seconds of rest where the first 8 intervals are pull-ups, the second 8 are push-ups, the third 8 intervals are sit-ups, and finally, the last 8 intervals are squats. There is no rest between exercises.  Score is total reps from all 32 […]

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Buff Geeks

CrossFit Roots links to an article in the Daily Camera about BracketLabs and its decision to incorporate CrossFit into it’s startup.

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Rowing Clinic – Erging Longer & Stronger

Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:3 Wall climbs10 Up-downs5 Parallette pass-throughs (forward + back = 1)10 Grasshoppers (right + left = 1) Erging Longer & Stronger Form, technique, stroke rate, pace, meters, computers – AH! Want to better your erging capabilities and improve your performance in workouts?  Come learn from the […]

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A Cup for The Cup

SUGAR WILL KILL YOU. 21-15 and 9 rep rounds of: Left-arm Kettlebell snatch, 1.5 pood Right-arm Kettlebell snatch, 1.5 pood Pull-ups Register for Ryan’s Olympic Weightlifting Foundations Course HERE and gain access to Oly class. A Cup for The Cup Congratulations to Wendy for winning the Crocktoberfest Cup at the first annual Crocktoberfest.  Wendy crafted […]

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Crocktoberfest is HERE.

Crocktoberfest is here. Join us for Roots’ First Annual Crocktoberfest and crock-pot cooking contest! Bring your favorite crock-pot creation and compete with your fellow athletes for the title of Roots’ Ultimate Crocktologist.  The event starts at 3:30PM and judging starts at 4:15, don’t be late!!! Here’s a recap of the fine print incase you’re just […]

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