February 2026 Newsletter: The Open is Here, Advance your Skills, and Oly Workshop!

Expensive Roots Crew, 

It’s time to move into the 2026 CrossFit Open!

Final Friday, we handed out a letter after group lessons that Eric and I wrote to you. Should you didn’t get a duplicate, you possibly can learn it right here. It explains why we do The Open at Roots and invitations you to register and take part. We hope you’ll take the time to learn it and please don’t hesitate to speak to Eric, me, or any of the coaches at Roots if you’d like extra info!

You’ll want to learn all the best way to the tip to find out about all the nice stuff happening on the store: from the Olympic Weightlifting clinic to our new native enterprise sponsor Colorado Concussion Clinic, the Open prep class, personal coaching, and a save the date!

Root for one another, Nicole

QUICK HITS

The 2026 CrossFit Open is HERE!

Personal Coaching To Advance Your Abilities

Native Enterprise Sponsor: Colorado Concussion Clinic

Diet: Why Most People Fail at Diet (and easy methods to Repair it)

Intro to Olympic Weightlifting Workshop

2026 CrossFit Open Prep Class!

Save the Date! – 2026 Open Celebration & Crew Trophy Ceremony

The 2026 CrossFit Open is Right here!

The 2025 CrossFit Open is coming FEBRUARY 26TH and registration is open NOW!

We’re bringing again the perfect of the perfect: Intramural groups, weekly prizes, and tons of enjoyable! The Open is for EVERYONE, and we wish YOU to take part – whether or not you’ve been doing CrossFit for a very long time or simply began. 

Belief us. You don’t need to miss out. Don’t imagine us? Ask an athlete in school for the lowdown. 

For now, listed below are the 4 issues you want to know or be looking out for within the subsequent couple of weeks:

Begin Right here: What’s the CrossFit Open and Why Ought to I Signal Up?

It’s Simple to Take part

Come to ANY group class for 3 consecutive Fridays from February Twenty seventh-March thirteenth, and we’ll deal with the remainder! All you want to do is register, and we’ll deal with the remainder!

We Run an In-Home Enjoyable Competitors

Register by February 14th to be included within the Roots Intramural Open. Yearly, CrossFit Roots is among the many high associates nationwide to take part within the Open, and we’re pleased with our historical past and dedication to The Open. A big a part of our historical past with The Open has concerned working an intramural group competitors within the fitness center. This competitors brings a enjoyable, spring-fling vibe to the store as groups tackle further challenges, together with trivia, wine tasting, and interest horse, to call a number of.

Take the 2026 Judges Course

Quickly, you’ll begin to see many CrossFit Judges Course certificates grace the entrance desk as we head into The Open. Like proud mother and father hanging their youngsters’ paintings on the fridge, the teaching employees couldn’t be happier than when our athletes select to take the course.

We might love so that you can take the judges’ course. It should assist us run an ideal Open and make you a greater athlete by offering one other studying possibility for understanding the actions you carry out every day.

All in favour of Turning into a Sponsor for The Open? 

Do you personal an area enterprise and need to assist us make the Open further particular and enjoyable? E-mail Entrance Desk to be taught extra! From weekly prizes to athlete giveaways, we purpose to make the Open further superior for everybody who participates. 

Is there an FAQ? YES

Right here’s an FAQ web page!

Personal Coaching for YOU

Nonetheless chasing your first pull-up, muscle-up, or rope climb? Wish to dial in your squat mechanics (we love squats!)? Irritated by your lack of progress? Bored with tripping on bounce ropes or simply need some further 1:1 focus?

Roots coaches provide personal coaching to assist take your abilities and health to the subsequent degree. Attending group class 4-5 instances/week builds a stable basis, and athletes who work individually with our coaches grasp past the fundamentals.

Personal coaching will be ongoing, weekly, month-to-month, or as wanted, and is a superb addition to a weekly class attendance schedule. It may be performed 1-on-1 or alongside 1-2 athletes.

There are a variety of causes an athlete may take into account working 1-on-1 with a coach:

• To realize a selected ability comparable to a pull-up, kipping pull-up, muscle up, or handstand strolling

• To offer further construction and accountability throughout a busy work journey season

• To deal with a nagging harm or a motion high quality limitation

• As a result of they need to enhance sooner

• To deal with a weak spot in a coached, structured, and measurable means

• To deliver further accountability and construction to their progress

Curious?

E-mail [email protected] or join straight with a coach!

Native Enterprise Sponsor: Colorado Concussion Clinic

We’re happy and excited to welcome Colorado Concussion Clinic to our native enterprise sponsorship wall!

Colorado Concussion Clinic is dedicated to lowering the long run well being affect of concussion by offering revolutionary care.

The clinic is a multi-disciplinary apply targeted on delivering complete look after acutely concussed sufferers. Companies vary from concussion prognosis to concussion symptom administration (sleep disturbances, complications), in addition to therapy for extra persisting points together with: dizziness, lack of stability, and alter in cognition. 

Colorado Concussion Clinic gives the gold commonplace for evidence-based look after the acutely concussed affected person. And it’s owned by 11-year Roots athlete Sarah Brittain!

You’ll want to try the banner wall with the entire fantastic native companies that assist to assist Roots in our group: Selten Motors, Jones and Co., Gloss Auto Wash & Element, Jon Sisenwein Realtor, Unity Colorworks.

Diet: Why Most People Fail at Diet (and easy methods to Repair it)

The meals pyramid simply received an enormous replace (flip) and we couldn’t be extra completely satisfied. Processed and refined carbs are OUT and REAL FOOD is in. Many Roots members are half means via EC Synkowski’s 800g Problem which serves as the right basis for the latest meals pyramid replace.

EC joined The Learn State podcast to dish on this easy but efficient approach to incorporate 800 grams of vegetables and fruit into your every day routine—with out slicing out the meals you like. Whether or not you’re collaborating within the problem or want a reset, give this episode a hear!

Intro to Olympic Weightlifting Workshop

Simply because the snatch and clear & jerk are technical lifts doesn’t imply they will’t be discovered! The Olympic lifts are unmatched in creating energy and energy, so we’re excited to supply a half-day workshop designed particularly for newcomers.

This clinic is for you if:

You might be acquainted with the lifts, however they really feel awkward or mysterious

You’re a newbie lifter who needs devoted time studying, or re-learning, the fundamentals

You need to dial in your approach to hit your subsequent PR

You need instruments you possibly can bear in mind so the subsequent time the lifts present up in school, you’re feeling assured

Be a part of Amy for a half-day workshop to dial within the fundamentals of the snatch and clear & jerk. Athletes will work on stance, grip, and positions, timing, and coordination, and have the chance to place their new abilities into apply with devoted time to discover each lifts.

Date: Saturday, February 21

Time: 11am-4pm

Value: $100

Areas are restricted, electronic mail [email protected] to order your spot!

Open Prep Class!

Be a part of Nicole at 12:30 on Fridays for the subsequent three weeks for the Open Prep class! This class will revisit (see: repeat!) previous Open exercises and give attention to components that will help you get probably the most out of every exercise, comparable to: easy methods to warm-up through the Open, easy methods to strategize a exercise for YOU, easy methods to settle down, and extra!

Whereas this class received’t make you decidedly fitter for the Open (it’s simply three lessons!) it should present a very good prelude to the Open in a enjoyable and informative class setting. All are welcome!

This class will change the repeatedly scheduled 12:30 group class on Fridays for the subsequent three weeks. Reserve in ZenPlanner!

Save the Date!

Mark your calendars now for the 2026 Open Celebration and Crew Trophy Ceremony!

March 28, 4-6pm, Rayback Collective in Boulder.

p.s. Are you signed up for The Open but? No?!!? Join HERE.

The 2025 Nice Attendance Problem & MORE

The 2026 Nice Attendance Problem is off and working! Attend 225 lessons in 2026 and be entered to win a FREE YEAR of membership at CrossFit Roots! Study extra concerning the problem HERE.

Members who attend 19 or extra lessons every month keep on observe to attend 225 in a single 12 months. Right here’s who’s on observe via January!