Testimonial Blog

Ted Coen started at Crossfit Kinnick in January 2011 and in 12 months has lost nearly 40lbs and 10% body fat! He has accomplished some great things but more importantly he feels great and looks amazing! Oh and he just got his first muscle ups!!! Not bad for 56 years young!! Here’s to many more years Ted!!  Thank you for being an inspiration!

Congratulations are in order!  If you have been to the 5pm or 6pm classes you can’t help but notice the bubbly personality in the video above!  If you don’t know her name its Teri Cappuccio and she is 59 years young.  She has been with us for 6 months and just got her first kipping pull ups. In 59 years of life she has never been able to complete one.  Simply amazing Teri!  She started off on ring rows like many of our clients do.  She progressed to thick bands on the pull up bar and steadily worked her way to smaller bands.  If she can do it so can you!  Its real simple.  Just continue to work hard in the warm up and before you know it the progression will take you to the same place Teri is right now.  The beauty of Crossfit is that we can make it work for all fitness levels and all walks of life.  Be sure to tell Teri congrats on her accomplishment.  Great work Teri!  We are all so very proud of you and proud to be your trainers!  Keep it up.

Check out Phil showing off his newly acquired RED SHIRT!  Phil is the 3rd person at the gym to achieve this status.  Great work Phil.  He is quickly becoming one of the top athletes at the gym.  Phil is a hard worker and noticed a huge improvement in his overall performance while working on his RED SHIRT.  It makes sense if you think about it.  The colored shirts are representative of broad and general fitness.  Meaning…you have to be pretty good at everything.  From running, to core strength, to powerlifting, and so forth.  So working on those weaknesses will make you a better athlete and Crossfitter.

He had 1 month to complete all the tasks for the RED SHIRT. It was down to the wire, but he got it all in. Show Phil some love with some comments here and/or tell him good job.  You will probably see him in his RED SHIRT, I am pretty sure he sleeps in it most nights.  Great work Phil!!!!  Keep it up bud.  My question to all of you is…Who is next??  Challenge yourself guys.  Especially with the Zone Challenge going on.  Great time to start it up or finish up your Shirt.

I want to say Congrats to our rockstar athlete Veronica Bocanegra for getting her first muscle up on Monday the 18th. I quickly grabbed the camera and caught her 2nd one on video. Pretty awesome!

Whats even more awesome is the very next day was a workout involving muscle ups. It was Wall Balls and Muscle ups and Veronica did 2 muscle ups each round for 5 rounds.For those of you who have your muscle ups and remember getting your first muscle up, you know how hard it is to get those next few especially in a workout. Great work Veronica!! Great WORK!

If you don’t have your Muscle Ups and are wondering how the heck she did it, here is what it takes. In order to do a muscle up you have to be able to do a chest to bar pull up on the rings then dip out of it. So check it out, the Crossfit Kinnick Bodyweight warm up will get you prepared for the pull up side of the muscle up. Its up to you to spend time working on your ring dips. You can work on them daily, utilizing the first 10 mins of the hour before class or after class.

Veronica can do 6 ring dips in a row and has been working hard on her dips since Regionals. She went out and bought some rings that her husband Tony put up in the garage…talk about dedication! Its very simple to do, you just have to put in the time. Consistency and proper technique/range of motion. If you aren’t sure if you can do one just give it a try. If you need some help go ahead and ask one of your trainers to help you out. My question to you is…Who is next??