An elimination diet is the gold standard for identifying food sensitivities. The basic premise is to remove an item from your diet for 3-4 weeks, reintroduce it and observe the effects. If the reintroduction increases symptoms, the food should be kept out of your diet at least for the short-term. It is important to reintroduce […]
Want to up your pull-up game with one simple fix? Wrap your thumb around the bar. That’s right, wrapping your thumb helps to create a stable shoulder position to pull from, it’s a stronger grip and it has loads more transferability. Of course it’s going to feel “weird” in the beginning, so did the overhead […]
Details on next week’s schedule modifications as the staff heads to Ali Minton’s wedding.
EC dishes on the next Strongman Foundations slot and OpenSesh details.
When I first began CrossFit I fell in love with the fun of it, but I’m human and so it didn’t take long for me to get caught up in the aesthetics and then the competitive side of things as I progressed. In general, it’s safe to say that few people exercise with the main […]
We are pleased and excited to partner with OptimizeMe Nutrition, led by EC Synkowski.
Hand Balancing Clinic Spend some extra time each week developing hand balancing strength and coordination. We will train handstands as well as work on several different ways to balance on our hands. This development has a natural carry over to a more balanced overhead position as well as pushing strength. Some of the movements we’ll be […]
CrossFit is defined as constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity. Constantly varied meaning any and all imaginable tasks, and the goal of that training method is to create a well-rounded and general fitness base. But “any and all imaginable tasks” covers a lot of things! And what about the tasks we can’t yet […]
What do CrossFit Roots and Marvel Universe LIVE! have to do with one another? Read below to find out! Many of you know Taylor and Gary Castriota at the shop. This awesome couple comes through Roots each March when on break from their traveling show. That show is Marvel Universe LIVE! where Taylor plays one […]
Every day at CrossFit Roots athletes are nervous, fearful, and anxious about the workout (they’re also excited, happy, and motivated). Perhaps the movements are new to them, or the length of the workout seems impossible, or the workout contains a movement that is not their favorite. It came to my attention awhile back that while […]
