Jonathan Kinnick

Cover: I Will Follow You into the Dark

Jonathan — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 19:45:48 +0000

CrossFit and Life

Jonathan — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 17:06:19 +0000

This is what CrossFit has taught me about life:

ALL people have weaknesses. Most people are content to hide them or downplay them, focusing the attention instead on their strengths. CrossFit challenges us to identify our weaknesses, and work hard to turn them into strengths. Whatever your “goats” may be, find them, and work on them. Whether it be strength, flexibility, or double-unders, don’t avoid them, don’t ignore them.

The same is true in life. We each have our own struggles. It may be anger. It may be bitterness, or resentment. We may be judgmental, or selfish, or self-righteous. But if we soberly examine ourselves, we can identify these shortcomings and work to address them. And we should.

I expect my coaches to care enough about me to point out the chinks in my armor. I expect my friends to care enough to point out the flaws in my character. Not in order to tear me down, but to allow me to grow. And that’s a rare and difficult thing. It takes tact, and empathy, and compassion.

Granted, some people come into the gym so beaten down physically and mentally that they don’t need anyone to tell them how terrible they are. They already know. They need someone to lift them up. Someone to encourage them on their air squat progress and point out how awesome it is that they showed up.

And that’s where some people are in life, too. They are so overwhelmed with their shortcomings, they can barely function. They don’t need someone to point out their flaws. They need to be loved. They need to be encouraged. They need to be lifted up.

They need hope.

It’s the responsibility of good coaches, and decent humans, to recognize where someone is, and act accordingly.

Cover: What I Got

Jonathan — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:38:16 +0000

Cover: Loving Her Was Easier

Jonathan — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:36:35 +0000

Cover: Rocky Mountain High

Jonathan — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 17:31:43 +0000

Cover: The Dance

Jonathan — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:28:38 +0000

Cover: Iris (Duet)

Jonathan — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:26:51 +0000

Vocals: Julianne McDorman & Jonathan Kinnick
Guitar: Jonathan Kinnick

Butterfly Kipping Pull-up Tutorial

Jonathan — Thu, 19 May 2011 08:57:08 +0000

Learn how to do the Butterfly Kipping Pull-up from Jeremy Kinnick of CrossFit Kinnick. We recommend that you have 5 strict pull-ups and regular kipping pull-ups before attempting to learn butterfly using this method.

-Filmed/Edited by Jonathan, originally published on crossfitkinnick.com on 5.19.11.

Cover: What Do I Know of Holy

Jonathan — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:53:02 +0000

Vocals: Julianne McDorman
Guitar: Jonathan Kinnick

How to Read Food Labels

Jonathan — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:32:41 +0000

Here is a quick video showing how to find out how many blocks are in a food item based on the label. This type of eating is not preferable, and you should try to eat unprocessed food from the food list in CrossFit Journal 21 as much as possible. Also, if there is a discrepancy between the food label and the food list, you should go with what the food list says. There is some wiggle room here depending on exactly what foods you are getting, but that’s not a problem. Trust the food list.

-Jonathan, originally posted on crossfitkinnick.com on 1.6.11