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July Cool Cruel Summer!

Place your Yellowbelly food order for tonight’s Cool Cruel Summer by noon today! 30 deadlifts (225/155)30 calorie row30 burpees over the bar July Cool Cruel Summer! And just like that, Summer is halfway over!  Where did it go?!  I can’t tell you but I can tell you that means it’s time for the July installment of Roots’ […]

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Nature's Chill-Pill

Place your Yellowbelly food order for this Thursday’s Cool Cruel Summer by the end of the day today! Weighted Dips5-5-5-5-5 then,12min AMRAP:min 1: 12 toes-to-barmin 2: 10m handstand walkmin 3: 35 double-unders Nature’s Chill-Pill Bacteria used to be a dirty word and something we aimed to avoid as much as possible but more and more […]

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Roots Track WODs

Place your Yellowbelly food order for this Thursday’s Cool Cruel Summer! PK5 rounds for time of:225-lb. Back Squats, 10 reps275-lb. Deadlifts, 10 reps400-meter SprintRest 2 minutes Roots Track WODs Hey Roots, did you know that every Thursday from 12:30-1:30pm there is a Track WOD?!  That’s right, it started in May and it’s still going strong […]

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Working Through Injury

Place your Yellowbelly food order for this Thursday’s Cool Cruel Summer! 3 rounds for time of:Run 400 meters35-lb. dumbbell thrusters, 21 reps Working Through Injury We’ve all had injuries of some degree at some point in our lives.  They come with being alive.  It’s easy to try and point blame on the activity responsible for […]

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Snatch Ladder

Today’s WOD is at the Centennial Middle School Track. 15min AMRAP:runevery minute stop and perform 5 burpees and 10 air squats Score is total distance. Snatch Ladder The CrossFit Games are fast approaching and we’re starting to get bits and pieces of what we can expect to see the best athletes in the world go […]

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Support Our Troops with CrossFit

With a partner:50 kb swings (24/16)100 yd kb run40 kb swings80 yd kb run30 kb swings60 yd kb run20 kb swings40 yd kb run Support Our Troops with CrossFit It’s no secret that our troops need to be in tip-top shape to carry out their daily tasks.  CrossFit not only helps them maintain this necessary fitness but […]

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Cool Cruel Summer July is Next Week

5 rounds:run 200m3 rope climbs This is part of your yearly benchmark series.  LOG YOUR RESULTS. Cool Cruel Summer July is Next Week The second installment of the Cool Cruel Summer is upon us!  Come join us next Thursday for another evening filled with barbells, YellowBelly fried chicken and Paleo Pong. Just like last time, we’ll […]

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Firecracker 50 Recap

4 rounds for time of:row 500 meters135-lb. push presses, 15 rep Firecracker 50 Recap Over 4th of July Weekend, a crew of Roots athletes and friends grabbed their mountain bikes and headed up to Breckenridge to take on the Firecracker 50. The mountain bike race is a grueling 50+ miles of long gradual uphills, punchy […]

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6 Year Anniversary Apparel Pre-Order

Power Snatch3-3-3-3-3-3-3 Power Clean3-3-3-3-3 6 Year Anniversary Apparel Pre-Order Show the world where your Roots are!    We’re celebrating Roots’ 6 year anniversary with our favorite Anniversary Tee yet! Available in multiple color and style options, you can choose exactly the combination you want!    Some colors will be available by pre-order only so don’t […]

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Meet a Root: Charity Watson

For time: 80 squats 70 push-ups 60 one-legged squats, alternating 50-calorie row 40 single-arm overhead squats, 35-lb. dumbbell 30 handstand push-ups 20 thrusters, 35-lb. dumbbells 10 muscle-ups Meet a Root: Charity Watson 1. Vitals: Charity Watson. I joined roots in February 2015. 2. Where were you born/raised?  I grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin.  No, […]

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