Monthly Archives: February 2009

It works the other way as well

Not everyone needs to gain weight like Michael.  Some would prefer to shed a few pounds of body fat.  Before CrossFit, Jeremy was definitely in the latter category.  On the left, he was 215.  A few months prior to that he was pushing 235.  Today, he hangs comfortably around 190.  Pictured here his body fat is a couple points higher than his lowest, but his performance is better at this level.

You can look at his PRs here to see what his athletic capacity is now.  Would you believe me if I told you that his first Rx’d Fran took him over 17 minutes, and that was after he had been CrossFitting for about 3 months?  With CrossFit, anyone can see incredible improvements.  It just takes commitment and consistency.  I’ll put up some of the progress pictures of our female clients, if I can get any of them to agree to it.  Wish me luck.

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4 Responses to It works the other way as well

  1. danny says:

    YOU WERE A FATTY!!!
    hahaha
    no worries
    as was i.

  2. Gotta love the freaking buddha belly in the blue shirt!! Zone and Crossfit (PERIOD)!

  3. Nick says:

    your a fieeeend! and an inspiration to us all. i know i wanna be jeremy kinnick when i grow up hahaha

  4. julianne kinnick says:

    hahahahahahaha
    i love how you can click on 235 and jona put a beast picture of you
    haha
    good job brother!!!

Michael O’Brien: Then and Now

Michael has been CrossFitting since January 2008.  He has put on 25# of muscle since he started, and has seen incredible performance gains.  He eats Zone and works out consistently.  Before CrossFit, Michael had never weight-trained, and didn’t play High School sports.  He is a musician, about to graduate from Cal Poly Pomona.  I can confidently say that CrossFit has made him an Athlete, and a pretty beastly one at that.

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6 Responses to Michael O’Brien: Then and Now

  1. danny says:

    my brother isn’t skin and bones anymore!!!

  2. jeremy kinnick says:

    WOW MIKE!! Its crazy to look at pre-crossfit pictures. Thats hardwork, determination, and consistency right there. Great Job! Not only does crossfit give you muscles but it also gives Tattoos. Hope crossfit gives me a cool one like Mike!

  3. Mike O'Brien says:

    Haha I wish I got the tattoo by working out – would be a lot cheaper. But yes – I thank Crossfit for being the only program that makes me actually want to work out – because you actually see real results!

  4. Jeremy Kinnick says:

    Ya like bursting ABS!!!! FIEND!! I think your head looks bigger too. I have a theory that Crossfit makes your brain grow. Think about it… being able to keep track of your reps and rounds while dying in the middle of a WOD. Need I say more?

  5. julianne kinnick says:

    yeah, basically this picture is extremely bursting. way to go mike!

  6. matt kovach says:

    good work man

John A Deadlifts 402#!!!

John A (who happens to be 49 years old), set a new PR in the Deadlift last week.  He pulled 402#, to beat Jeremy’s then PR of 401(Jeremy got 417 on Monday).  Great job John!

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2 Responses to John A Deadlifts 402#!!!

  1. danny says:

    deadlift fiends are what john a. and jeremy are lol
    i’m happy with my 310! lol. someday ill be up there with you guys :(

  2. Ethan Doiron says:

    beast!

Kristie Gets 5 Full ROM Air Squats

When Kristie first started CrossFit, she could barely get a 1/4 depth Air Squat.  Now she can do them full depth in sets of 5.  Awesome work Kristie.

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6 Responses to Kristie Gets 5 Full ROM Air Squats

  1. Jake says:

    That’s so awesome Kristie! Keep up the good work.

  2. danny says:

    yeeeuh!!!
    that’s so tight!
    i love seeing people getting better at stuff.
    just shows how cool crossfit is :)

  3. john says:

    keep it up Kristie. the next video of you i want to see is you lifting that yellow tire.

  4. Nick says:

    i second danny! :) great work keep it up!

  5. Veronica Bocanegra says:

    Go Kristie!!!

  6. John O says:

    Way to go Kristie!

Speaking of Fran

Veronica just completed her first “Fran” as Rx’d on Friday.  She set a PR of 8:22.  Great Job. (She didn’t use the Band on Fran).

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3 Responses to Speaking of Fran

  1. michael c says:

    Why are all the girls beating me? (lol)

  2. Ethan Doiron says:

    that dominates anything i ever did lol

  3. Nick says:

    seriously! haha that got me by a 1:40 too, great job!