#throwbackthursday! Came across this video of my full performance in the final event of the 2008 CrossFit Games. For time: 30 squat Clean & Jerk, 155 lbs. for males. From the dirt and caution tape in Aromas to the lights and stadium of the Stub Hub Center. It is always amazing to look back and see how far the sport has come!
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Q & A with Jeremy!
Part of what I love about CrossFit is being able to give back. When my brother and I started CrossFitting in my 3-car garage in March of 2007, CrossFit was still very new and the first CrossFit Games had yet to take place. My reason for starting CrossFit had nothing do with competition or the Games. I started to lose weight, feel better, and enjoy life. Since we started when we did, and because of the success we have had, it has provided me with a wonderful opportunity to give back to the CrossFit community. I want to share my experience with as many people as I can.
Like I have done in the past, I would like to open myself up for questions. I am an open book and welcome any and all questions. Feel free to ask questions about coaching athletes, the #kinnickbutternation, how to spread butter in life and CrossFit, my background, my training, competition experience, and anything in between! I will do everything I can to answer questions to the best of my ability. Thank you for allowing me this opportunity. Helping people change their lives in the same manner that I have is such a blessing and honor.
*Photograph courtesy of RX Magazine, taken by Paul A. Smith
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#kinnickbutternation in Costa Rica!
December 7th and 8th I had the awesome opportunity to run the very first International #kinnickbutternation training camp for a new gym, CrossFit Kreios in San Jose, Costa Rica. The CrossFit community is booming down there despite Costa Rica being a small country, so when CrossFit Kreios extended the invitation I jumped at the opportunity to share my knowledge and training. This was definitely the farthest I have ever traveled from home so it was an adventure from the get go. My training partner Nick Robles and I left from Los Angeles early on Friday and landed safely that afternoon in Costa Rica. We were hosted by the gym owner Roy Ramirez who took great care of us and made sure we had everything and anything we needed. Even though we were really far from home, it goes without saying that the CrossFit community there was extremely welcoming and kind.
Our goals for the course were to cover a broad range of topics that would give the group of coaches and athletes as much information as possible. We also wanted to share a lot of methods that we implement in our own training as top level competitors. In my 6+ years of CrossFit I have gained a lot of experience in developing myself and others into well rounded CrossFit athletes, so we focused on some specific things we incorporate in our training that allow us to address weaknesses and make steady, consistent gains.
Because we had a number of athletes new to CrossFit and because we personally focus so much on basics, we started by laying a solid foundation through fundamental movements. We talked about specific ways to master basics and build capacity. We then went into the power lifts which gave us a chance to help the athletes with their form and technique. This also allowed us to talk about mobility focuses specific to power lifting which was extremely beneficial to many of athletes with limited range of motion. The programming discussion was also a great one for the coaches who were interested in creating smart, well rounded programming for their box. The second day of the course we dove into some higher skill movements by going over the olympic lifts and more advanced bodyweight movements. We focused heavily on improving their olympic lifts and helping them understand different ways to train and strengthen the snatch and clean and jerk. Mobility specific to the olympic lifts was a whole new section and some of the athletes saw drastic improvements in their positioning. The topic of nutrition was also huge for them, and being that nutrition is something that I have a ton of experience with I was really fired up to cover the importance of proper nutrition in CrossFit. The group was eager to learn and I was really happy with how the course went and how receptive everyone was to the #kinnickbutternation!
Before we headed home we were blessed enough to get an extra day to experience as much of Costa Rica as we could fit in and we took full advantage. After starting our free day off with a solid training session, we headed away from the capital city of San Jose to a more mountainous area to visit a local farm. The scenery was amazing, everything was so green and the people were kind enough to show us around their organic strawberry farm and introduce us to their milk cows. We got to milk them and taste some raw milk and fresh cheese, it was a great experience! That night we headed into the Costa Rican cloud forest and went through a zipline course, in the DARK! Nick and I had never done anything like it and the view of the forest and Costa Rica at night was incredible to say the least.
Big thanks to CrossFit Kreios for bringing us out there and for becoming part of the #kinnickbutternation! We would love to spread the butter anywhere we have the opportunity so if you or your affiliate is interested in an all inclusive CrossFit course please contact me at jeremy@crossfitkinnick.com for details!
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Deadlift Throwback!
I stumbled upon this 1 rep max deadlift video (circa 2007) recently and since it is #throwbackthursday I thought I would share it along with my progress on the lift! That 355# was a PR that I hit in my garage where CrossFit Kinnick started in the same year. The deadlift has become one of my favorite movements throughout my training despite some issues with it in the past. There was a period that I struggled to break past certain numbers on my deadlift and I had to attack it in as many ways as I could to make it a strength. On February 10th, 2009 I pulled 397# for a big PR, then 6 days later I broke past the 400# mark with a 417# lift. It was tough for me to make big progress and it took me that 2 year period (2007-2009) to get into the 400# club. Later that year though, I had a huge breakthrough at the 2009 CrossFit Games, I was able to PR in the deadlift ladder event and pull a 435# deadlift. In the next year of training I worked hard at making it a strength and got my 1 rep max up to 485# in April 2010. I’ve gone through many different training phases using different accessory lifts and programs that have brought me to where I am. The last few months have been huge for me in regards to my overall strength and my deadlift is no exception, below is a more recent video of a 10 rep deadlift at 465# and a 5 rep at 485#! In my development as a CrossFit athlete I have focused heavily on developing posterior chain strength and I think it has benefited my overall strength and capacity a ton.
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Win Everyday
(My oldest son Carson and I after the Chipper Event at the 2012 CrossFit Games)
“Win everyday” ~ Me. Enjoy the journey. Embrace the struggle. Endure the pain. Reap the rewards. Something I have been saying lately is instead of getting overwhelmed with thinking about all the future goals or plans that you have, try focusing on today. Focus on what needs to be accomplished for you to take one step closer to that end goal. Having a direction you are heading is important, but if you are not taking the steps forward daily you will not reach your goals. Its fairly simple and merely a shift in focus. Win today, do that consistently and before you know it you will be on your way to spreading much BUTTER!!! #kinnickbutternation…please pass the BUTTER!!
Jeremy Kinnick 