Great Success!

I Am Crossfit is officially over! But I have to officially give a BIG congratulations to James who took the challenge by the horns and absolutely slaughtered it. In eight weeks James managed to lose 5.8% Body Fat, 11.2 Inches, and 20.6 Pounds! He finished the WOD in 10:10! His previous attempt was a DNF with a 12 min cut off! James religiously logged his food, did the extra WOD's and then some. So congratulations James on a job well done. And I also want to say congratulations to all of my team. Everyone lost a percentage of body fat and everybody took time off of the I Am workout. It was a pleasure working with my whole team! Everyone took the challenge seriously and overcame everyday life to get their food logs to me as well as made it to the extra workouts we did on the weekends. Thanks guys for doing this and thanks Crossfit Central for putting on such a great event!

(James getting his jump on during one of our Sunday morning team workout's)

Spring Gardening

There is nothing better than getting to go out to your backyard to gather up dinner. This spring I decided to try my hand at some small scale farming. I grew up farming produce on a large scale with my dad, but this is quite different.
One of the great perks of having a garden is the freshness factor. Did you know that many of the fruits and vegtables that you and I eat travel thousands of miles to get to us. Plants are alive and when we get to eat them before they are old and dead we get the most out of the nutrition they can provide. I will keep y'all updated as things progress and we can really see if I have a green thumb!
Just another tip, if you don't have a garden the best way to get the freshest food is to eat foods that are in season and less likely to have traveled a long way to get to get to the grocery store.

It's A Boy!

Just wanted to say thank you to all of the good vibes and love every one is send to Ashley and I. Pierce Uzzell Thiel was born yesterday at 5:50pm and weights 7lbs 10oz and is a staggering 20inches long. Ashley worked her tail off and brought Pierce in to the world in a fast 40 minutes. I can't really explain what I'm feeling or how I am going to handle this little guy. What I do know is that I am extremely proud of my wife and proud of my little bouncing boy. And I am extremely blessed to be apart of such a great community of outstanding friends and clients. I don't think I could ask for a better life and all of you play such an important role in. Thank you all so much!

Come Out and Support Us!

The Central Southern Texas Sectionals are coming soon!!! The weekend of March 13th - 14th many CrossFit Central coaches, like yours truly, and clients will be competing in a grueling 2 day event at Camp Mabry here in the ATX. The top 30 bad ass men and women will go on to compete in the Regional CrossFit competition for a spot at the 2010 CrossFit Games! It should be a fun and exciting weekend for everyone! Click here to register as a spectator and kids under 12 get in FREE! They are also still in need of volunteers, so if you want to help out in this fun event and get to see it all for free contact georgianixon@crossfitcentral.com.

Two Weeks Left!

This past weekend Team Two got together for a nice little workout at the gym. I can only speak for my team when I say these people are serious! They have dedicated time and effort, and, in some cases, have drastically changed things about their diet. They have all seen great results in strength gains and changes in their bodies. They have also managed to work around their busy schedules and other things that life throws at them. So, my hats off to all the I Am Crossfitters! It has been a pleasure to be a part of the whole self competition and get to know all of my team.

(Lory powering through the Kettlebell swing)

What's all this about pH?

Do you ever feel like you are just a little bit off?? Well, for the last week or so that is how I feel!
Even after doing a lot of trial and error with my supplements and post work out food I know my body well enough to know that something is off. Incidentally, yesterday my sister Carey and I were talking about the effects of the pH of your body. After testing my body's pH, low and behold, I discovered that my body is extremely acidic! Damn! I'm sure some of you can relate to my love of meat, especially a big fat bloody steak, but unfortunately this is one of the contributors to being acidic.

Focus for the week:

• Instead of eating that extra serving of protein, go for the green stuff
• Cut down on caffeine intake
  
• Monday begin a cleanse

I'm no expert on the pH of your body, but I do understand that what makes your body more alkaline is the green, living stuff, so even if you fall off the veggie bandwagon occasionally get back on it. It will do your body good!

• pH of food list
• 12 reasons to avoid acids and stay alcaline

Strength and Conditioning

ATTN: this training program is Full! I am considering opening another time slot in the near future though, so if you are still interested contact me @ zacharythiel@crossfitcentral.com

Ladies and gentlemen, I am introducing an intensive eight week long small group strength and conditioning program. Some of you may know that I have a great passion for strength training and Olympic lifting, therefore I have decided to begin offering this opportunity to all CrossFit Central clients and non clients alike. The group will be limited to three people who are dedicated to meeting one time per week with me for and hour who want to improve on strength specific training and Olympic style strength training. The details are as follows:

*eight week program, every Friday at 6:45am
*working on strength gains through power lifting
*learning to improve on Olympic weightlifting through specific
drills
*learning proper weightlifting technique

Coach Jen Cardella has been training with
me over a month now. Look for her testimony of
skill and strength gains coming soon!!

If you are ready for strength gains and to improve your weightlifting and Olympic weightlifting technique get signed up now. These classes will begin Friday February 26th, will last eight weeks and is limited to three people. This will fill up fast so to get your spot or for more information contact me at zacharythiel@crossfitcentral.com