Jacinto: To me it's very important
of what people think
of all the people in their 80s or 70s.
To see that we could be strong,
and we don't have to depend on anyone.
That's why I work out so hard.
I was born in 1939, just
about the same time when the Second World War
was starting, Theodore Roosevelt was president.
I am Jacinto Bonilla I am 79 years old
and I love CrossFit.
What I love about CrossFit, you never fall into a routine.
If I'm here, I would never know what's on for tomorrow.
CrossFit is always constantly changing.
Instructor: Alright guys two minutes of rest.
Jacinto:I've been always looking for something different to do to keep
myself going.
I was walking down Central Park one time
and I saw these young guys doing
exercise one after the other.
And I told him you're mixing your exercises together.
And you guys don't rest.
Oh, we call this CrossFit.
So I said wow, I've been looking for something like this.
Can I join in?
They looked at me and they told me Okay, can you pull up?
I said of course I could do pull ups.
The beginning of 2007 I started getting
up, you know, like almost
a lot of times during the night to
the you know, to go to the bathroom.
I went to the doctor and the urologist he
diagnosed me with, with prostate cancer.
Obviously I had to stop because I had to recover.
I just had to wait to heal so I
could get back into exercising.
I just like being strong and able to move.
So I just at the time, I just couldn't wait
to get back into exercising.
I just came back slowly.
Before I knew it, I was back to doing the
things that I was used to doing.
Jacinto: Ready, come on up. Push, push, push knee.
There you go. There you go.
Adam: He's turning 80 years old and he still does this and I think that's amazing.
Interviewer: Do you think you can keep up with him during his workout?
Adam: Yep. Matthew: I could never.
Jacinto: I think I'm more ripped than they are.
Remember use your knees up, up, up, up.
There you go.
I wanted to do a workout for my birthday.
The Jacinto Storm has become a workout that we do once a year.
What makes me a little
proud of the Jacinto Storm
there is a few gyms.
They do it as a tradition.
The first Jacinto Storm was 69’
and we started first running around the block.
Then 69 squat 69 push ups
69 pull ups, 69 kettlebell swing
69 wall, wall. 69 deadlift.
Oh men. The Jacinto Storm last year
took me oh F*** 47 minutes.
you have to finish it
no matter what. You struggle you do it.
The first year of the Jacinto Storm I remember it was about
20 to 30 people in the gym that came to do it.
Now a lot of gyms do.
I'm glad that I inspire people that way.
Robert: I did it last year and it was very challenging
but amazing at the same time. I mean you're
doing a workout in honor of someone who's an inspiration to
so many and across your community.
It's a pleasure to do it alongside with him.
Jacinto: It goes up one every year.
So this year in July when I'm 80 years old,
all the exercises is 80 times.
when I have a month and five days
before the storm I
I started training already.
I'm ready I'm going to knock it out.
Hi guys I'm on my way to do the Jacinto Storm
I can't wait to get there and get this done .
Today it's very challenging and
I'm ready for it. I see what happens.
Okay, hey I did it how are you?
Come on, come on.
Three, two one
Biggest one I ever done.
It’s tough, it's not easy.
Take care if you’re young and you keep doing it
when you're 80 you can do it too.
Matthew: The fact that like this whole thing was like made from
him it's crazy because it's like
wow, to know that your grandfather is like the most like
the oldest man to be doing all this hard work it's great.
No way is going to come the day that and that I won't do it. I will do it.