If you’ve taken the CrossFit Level 1 Certificate Course, there’s a very good chance that Nadia Shatila (pronounced like “Tequila”) was one of your instructors. I run into coaches all the time that indicate Nadia as the one who “knighted” them so to speak into the CrossFit world. She has been on staff with CrossFit since 2009, she is a CrossFit gym owner(her gym, CrossFit Belltown, has been named one of the best in the world through a number of sources), a former CrossFit competitor, and more recently a 2-Time National Masters Champion AND a 2016 World Masters Champion as a competitive weightlifter. Listen in to hear us talk about the squat and other misconceptions/misunderstandings when it comes to teaching and coaching in the CrossFit and Weightlifting communities, in addition to the following topics:

-Being a better coach by working to increase your abilities (movements in general) as an athlete (and vice versa)
-Gym/Affiliate owner recommendations from one of the best
-The importance of being “sport specific” to the Olympic lifts with your squat
-Defining “Hip Crease Below Knee” and what the standard really is
-Confirming the purpose of the CF Level Certificate Course
-Being an introverted coach (come on guys, give us a break!)
-Updates on CrossFit Seminars/Levels