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CrossFit Seminar and Challenge delivered by Greg Glassman at first CrossFit Affiliate
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...
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 north Seattle neighborhood, an idea drifted in through the rafters. What if we started the first CrossFit affiliate, a Box, right here in...
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 important...
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...
How I Fixed My Back and Overcame Debilitating Pain
By Dave Werner In my late 30’s, I was hobbling around with a cane, the result of debilitating back injuries. Today, it seems kind of hard to fathom, but the truth is, I spent years convinced that I was stuck - that I would live out my life in pain. I ended my career...
Handstands – Why Do Them?
By Dave Werner Do you need to do a handstand tomorrow? For the great majority of people the answer is no. Heck No! I could go through the rest of my life without performing a single handstand without feeling that I was missing a thing. Asking the question this way is...
Redefining Athleticism
By David Werner By now, most of the people that know me have probably noticed that I’m very interested in studying and teaching movement skill. I want to tell you why I think it’s so important. This goes back to the early days of CrossFit Seattle, when the gym was in...
Elastic bands are doing more harm to your pull-up progress than good
By Zack Finer The pull-up is a foundational strength movement. Being able to hang from support and pull yourself up, using no momentum, until your hands contact your chest, is a major upper body development goal. From our earliest days we have used elastic bands as a...