The Open is over and now it’s on to the final phases of CrossFit competition.  Unfortunately, for most of us that means taking a seat on the sidelines.  Our roles are reduced from vibrant, eager, and motivated Open participants to (even though we might not be willing to admin it

“Solidarity”.  “Misery loves company”.  “Strength in numbers”.  Each are phrases that describe human nature at its core: we love community.  Put simply, life is better when you’ve got people to share it with.  Struggles seem easier.  Triumphs

This weekend team “Aged Butter” took 14th place out of 19 teams at the Interbox Friendly competition held at CrossFit Fontana.  We are super proud of Ted Cohen, Tamara Friday, Kim Stirrat, and John O’Brien for giving their best, representing CrossFit Kinick with inte

The success stories just keep rolling in!  Sal Garcia came to us in desperate need of a change and now he’s finally beginning to unlock his athletic potential.  Every one of us has potential.  It comes a little easier for some than others, but only those willing to work hard eno

Everyone wants to be better.  In the case of working out, better is usually attributed to extra work.  Think about the stories you’ve heard of Rich Froning (back-t0-back-back defending CrossFit Games champion) hitting 5 workouts a day.  If he’s working out that much, and y

7 billion people live on this planet.  There are roughly 7000 CrossFit affiliates worldwide.  Assuming each of those affiliates has, on average, 200 members, that’s a total of 1,400,000 CrossFitters.  Now let’s double that to take into account all of the CrossFitters who d

You can’t change a life after it’s already been lived.  What a shame it would be to look back and regret any unrealized potential you may have had.   Unfortunately, with as busy as our lives can be these days, it’s difficult to have the foresight necessary to live th

So far this has easily been the most fun I’ve had during a CrossFit Open season.  That’s saying a lot given that I’ve done them all!  I know we’ve only been through 2 of the 5 events at this point, but I get the distinct feeling it’s going to be a whole l