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Summer Schedule for Kids and Teens

SIGN-UP HERE for Summer Program or email [email protected] for a punch card. Nutts 10 Handstand push-ups 250 pound Deadlift, 15 reps 25 Box jumps, 30 inch box 50 Pull-ups 100 Wallball shots, 20 pounds, 10′ 200 Double-unders Run 400 meters with a 45lb plate This is part of your yearly benchmark series.  Log your score. SIGN-UP HERE for […]

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Spring Food Challenge – Week 2

clean and jerk 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 Week 1 is in the books for the 2016 Roots Spring Challenge. What type of things are you noticing about your eating and sleeping habits? How are things going for you? Here’s a recipe that’s been tried and tested multiple times by yours truly. It does call for a slow cooker […]

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Range of Motion

With a continuously running clock do one pull-up the first minute, two pull-ups the second minute, three pull-ups the third minute… continuing as long as you are able. Use as many sets each minute as needed. Every joint in the body has an associated range of motion (ROM) that it can move in assuming the […]

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Maupin.

Maupin 4 rounds for time of: Run 800 meters 49 push-ups 49 sit-ups 49 squats U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Keith “Matt” Maupin, 24, of Batavia, Ohio, disappeared on April 9, 2004, when insurgents south of Baghdad attacked his convoy with small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades. His remains were found on March 20, 2008. Prior to […]

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Brussels Sprout Guacamole

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] MEN – includes Masters Men up to 54 years old Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 5 minutes of: Squat clean (165lb / 75kg) Jerk (165lb / 75kg) WOMEN – includes Masters Women up to 54 years old Complete as many rounds and reps as possible […]

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Memorial Day Murph

Deadlift 2-2-2-2-2-2-2 May is just around the corner and that means one thing – Memorial Day Murph at CrossFit Roots. We hope you can join us for this annual event that honors our country’s fallen soldiers. This year’s Memorial Day Murph is on Sunday, May 29th. Athletes do the CrossFit Hero workout Murph and then stay for […]

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Eat Burgers, Raise Bucks for Boulder MountainBike Alliance

In teams of two, complete 3 rounds for time of: • 20 strict ring dips • 20 strict chest-to-bar pull-ups • 10 barbell Turkish get-ups, 75 lb. It seems that I haven’t been to the shop in the past few weeks without talking to someone that it’s finally time for bike season! And what better […]

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Roots Roadhouse Runs on Thursdays!

Row 2,000m Oh hey! Just another friendly reminder that the Roots Roadhouse Runs are in full swing on Thursday evenings at 5:30pm. Come meet Kirk at the shop to do a 2-6 mile run. Afterward, walk across the street to the Roadhouse Boulder Depot for a free drink! The sun is sure to be out this […]

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Congrats to Our Masters Qualifiers!

“Nancy”  Five rounds for time of: 400 meter run 95 pound Overhead squat, 15 reps Nancy is part of the Yearly Benchmark Series. Log your score! A huge CrossFit Roots congratulations to our Masters Qualifiers! These individuals finished in the top 200 WORLDWIDE to earn a spot in the next round of competition – the […]

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Berkeley vs. Big Soda.

Robbie Complete as many rounds as possible in 25 minutes of: 8 freestanding handstand push-ups 15-foot L-sit rope climb, 1 ascent  U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller died Jan. 25, 2008, in Bari Kowt, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when he encountered small-arms fire while conducting combat operations. The 24-year-old, of Oviedo, Florida, was assigned […]

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