I have had six knee operations from playing basketball in my younger years…and have developed degenerative arthritis in my left knee due to the injuries, the operations… but mostly it was me not taking proper care of my body..the only one I have.

About four months ago I sustained an injury to my lower back while attempting to put our son Antonio into the back seat of my wife’s van.  I was trying to place Antonio in the very last row of the van…where he would be safest… I bent over, twisted to my left…and ouch…I mean really OUCH…and experienced a sharp pain shoot through my lower back. Luckily the injury wasn’t more severe…I could have done a number of bad things to my back…ruptured disk, herniated disc, pinched nerve, back spasms…you name it…but I got off easy. Thank god all I did was strain my lower back…I was extremely lucky. This little lesson in lack of functional fitness was the wake-up call I “sorely” needed. I had been doing outright stupid things to my body for years…and Now was and Now is…the time to change all of that. So…I signed up with Paul Flores of Crossfit East County about a week after this incident and have been training with Paul ever since.

I have lost twenty pounds…recognize some old muscles returning…but more importantly I am ever mindful of not only how I lift Antonio…but how I make all functional movements throughout the day. I haven’t felt this great in more than twenty years! So bend your knees, keep your back straight, and find out more about a Crossfit training program nearest you.