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CrossFit North’s Kettlebell League and Experimental College class: Kettlebell Basics
By Nancy Meenen View all photos for this blogpost at SmugMug here The kettlebell tool was one of the first things Dave used when he was rehabbing his back. He loved the movement and skill of the kettlebell and how nicely it complimented what CrossFit North was doing...
First CrossFit affiliate Seminar and Challenge delivered by Greg Glassman
By Nancy Meenen View all photos for this blogpost at SmugMug here Somewhere along the way it was decided that Greg Glassman and his then wife Lauren would come up to the first CrossFit affiliate on the planet, Greg would give a seminar and we would put on a CrossFit...
1st Kettlebell Championship plus Kettlebell Seminar with Pavel Tsatsouline
By Nancy Meenen View all photos for this blogpost at SmugMug here Shortly after moving to our 3rd location at the hangar at Sand Point Magnuson Park, we started to advertise for our first big event. Little did I know that events would dominate my life for the next 15...
In the Beginning
By Nancy Meenen View all photos for this blog post at SmugMug here. A long long time ago, just yesterday, in a little garage in a northern neighborhood in Seattle, an idea drifted in through the rafters. What if we started the first CrossFit affiliate, a Box, right...
How Much Weight Should I Lift?
By Dave Werner Consider this instruction; deadlift 120 lbs. for 3 sets of 8 repetitions. This is a satisfyingly clear instruction. It tells the reader exactly what to do, how much weight to do it with, and how many times to do it. (It does leave out...
Moving Beyond An Injured Back
by Dave Werner People with back pain are often skeptical that exercise can help them. “My back hurts so much that I can’t even tie my shoes. How do you expect me to work out?” they ask. This article describes how I rehabilitated my own severe back problems and what I...