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Ladies Night at JLounge!

5 rounds for time of: 30 hip extensions Handstand walk 50 feet Lunge 150 feet Ladies! On Thursday, December 3rd we invite you to an evening of girlfriends, beauty, and CrossFit chit chat at the JLounge Spa and Natural Nail Bar. Sign-up for a mani, pedi, facial, or brow wax and enjoy drinks and snacks throughout […]

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Dunk Tank Back on Monday

Back squat 7-7-7-7-7 This is part of the Yearly Benchmark Series. Log your score! In just one short week we’ll learn the winner of the Fall Food Challenge! As part of the challenge wrap-up the hydrostatic dunk tank will be back on-site to retest the body composition of the challenge participants. The dunk tank will […]

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Benchmark Series Workouts

5 2-minute rounds of: 5 muscle-ups 150-yard shuttle sprint (25 yards there and back, 3 times) Max reps 135-lb. thrusters Rest 3 minutes between rounds. Post number of thrusters completed each round to comments. Last week we published the 2016 Benchmark Series and listed the first four workouts. Below are four more of the workouts listed […]

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Fit and Fresh Monday

In front of a clock set for 12 minutes: 1 minute of 30-inch box jumps 1 minute of 115-lb. sumo deadlift high pulls 2 minutes of 30-inch box jumps 2 minutes of 115-lb. sumo deadlift high pulls 3 minutes of 30-inch box jumps 3 minutes of 115-lb. sumo deadlift high pulls Calling all Roots Athletes! Fresh […]

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November Newsletter Arrives Tomorrow

15-12-9 reps for time of: 135-lb. clean and jerks Chest-to-bar pull-ups The November newsletter will make its way into your email inbox tomorrow morning. Be sure to check out all of the awesome events we have going on through the holiday season including the Thanksgiving Eve Happy Hour at FATE, the Holiday Party, and the […]

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Ski Passes!

Four rounds of, 5 min on 2 min off: 15 cal row 15 wallball 20/14 10 hspu 10 chest to bar 1 squat snatch 155/105 Start each round where you left off the previous round. Score is total rounds completed.  Ski season is just around the corner. Did you get a pass this year? Where are […]

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CrossFitting Through Pregnancy – A Talk at Roots

21-18-15-12-9-6-3 reps for time of: Ring dips 115-lb. overhead squats Ladies of Roots! Are you either currently pregnant, thinking about having a baby, or recently had a baby and wondering how to continue your CrossFit journey through kids? If you answered “yes,” we invite you to join Nicole and Ali on Tuesday, November 17th at […]

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Welcome Dakota Rose Gaard

Sumo deadlift 5-5-5-5-5 reps Bench press 5-5-5-5-5 reps This past week, Emily and Sam welcomed their first little one into the world! Dakota Rose Gaard was born Oct 29, 2015 at 10:27am weighing in at 7 lbs 10 oz. They are doing great and came home from the hospital early this week. With the birth of Dakota – […]

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Announcing the 2016 CrossFit Roots Benchmark Series

3 rounds for time of: Row 500 meters 21 burpees 95-lb. thrusters, 12 reps We are proud to introduce to you – The 2016 Benchmark Series! The benchmark series was born in late 2014 and the first year of the series wrapped up in September of 2015. We all know that CrossFit is constantly varied, […]

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Yasmeen Takes Home The Crocktoberfest Cup – AGAIN!

Jerry For time: Run 1 mile Row 2K Run 1 mile Jerry is part of the 2016 Benchmark Series – log your score – and check the blog tomorrow for the debut of the entire workout list! For the second year running, Yasmeen Sokol took home the Crocktoberfest Cup. She won with a splendid carnitas […]

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