Community = Family

I want to thank everyone who made the 2011 South Central Regional Competition happen, Pam and Matt Munson, their team and all the judges and volunteers - All the athletes that dedicated the time effort to compete! I cannot say I have ever been happier for other people in my entire life. I feel like a very proud Husband, Brother, Mentor and supporter of so many people! I am so blessed and happy.

I want to give a shout out First to my wife Lisa Thiel. Ok, we all know she is the most amazing, talented women in the world! Yes, and she married me ha what a lucky guy!!!

Second my sister Carey Kepler is only showing you 1% of what she will do to change the face of the planet. YES she is amazing! Yes she is tough! Yes she is one of the fittest women in the WORLD! Yes #tigerblood Yes #patientfast. Her name will be remembered throughout the ages! She is a trail blazer and an inspiration to women all over the world!!

Third Lindsey Smith is a champion! She walks it, talks it, breathes it. I feel blessed to be around her. She makes everyone better by stepping into the room. I am so proud of her as a role model and an upstanding human being!

Fourth Aja Barto is the future of Crossfit Sport. He is one of the most amazing capable athletes I have seen in the sport. I know he is only beginning his dominance in the sport!

Fifth Zeph Littleton is a champion! He is a grinder that will not stop. He is an American hero! He has served his country proud. When I saw Zeph in 2010 regionals I knew he would compete for South Central Region at the Crossfit Games!

Sixth Andy Lewis I am proud of him like a big brother. He works hard and never gives anything he does less then 100%. Andy, you will be a success no matter what you do in life.

Seventh Team Crossfit Central, thank you for putting it all out there and committing yourself to competing.Michael Winchester Michael Gregory Travis Holley Jen Cardella Jessica Sharratt Crystal Nelson.

Eight Lance Cantu your my soul Brother. We will be in the games in the 2012. Over and out

Ninth Vic Zachary- Bayou City Champions! Glad I can be friends with amazing people! Jonathon Shelton- Crossfit Waco you Rock and am proud of you and your team! Dallas Central- Sam, Dean, Spencer, Chase you guys are ROCK STARS and I still want a tank!

Tenth Web Smith you are the fittest multitask-er I know. #Godblessyou !!! Great job #winning360

Eleventh Brian Diaz, Drew Bignall, Paul Smith, Miguel Garza, Aryan Barto, Arron Bielefeldt - It was an honor working out next to you and all the other competitors.

Twelfth all the women in the South Central region are bad assess! Yes and they can kick my ass too. Whitney Welsch, Candice Ruiz, Ingrid Kantola, Azadeh Boroumand, Megan Norris congratulations on doing #work!!!

Thirteenth  Kris Kepler is the peoples champ. #winning #tigerblood #soulman #brother

Do Work III

 

Bougie Photography

1) (n) The 36 chambers a warrior has to go through to become a Shaolin. Every chambers has a special task the warrior has to complete in order to be able to continue to the next chamber. 

2) (n) There are 36 'death-points' on the body, each seperated from the other at 10 degree intervals, where the trained Wu expert can cause death at a single blow. http://www.music-dictionary.org/36_chambers
 

Kinetic Linking


How does all this relate to Do Work?

Mastering a skill in business must take practice and laser focus.

1. You must learn from mentors 
2. You must read books 
3. You must listen to Audio CDs 
4. You must attend training seminars
5. YOU MUST DO WORK

Like martial arts business has many details that must be mastered to have success. The fastest way to success in mastery is to find a mentor and model their actions and what they study.

Kinetic linking teaches us fulcrums and leavers create power and leverage. How does this translate to business? Post your thoughts and I will post my next blog on the topic.

STAND

Living on the outer limits of what is possible will freak out 98% of the population, including me.  I am good at doing the dance, looking like I am putting it all out there but ONLY when I know it will work. What if you and I were willing to live on the edge but not only on the edge, truly willing to take the leap to the unknown.

Fear is the reason the mass majority are not willing to make the plunge.

I own one of the largest Crossfit Affiliates in the world, if not the largest? I have more than 700 clients, led by over 20 full time trainers. I am ready to make a quantum leap, but if I do this, I will be taking the group with me.

Five years ago, when I took my first leap to start this thing called Crossfit Central, it was me and a hand full of people. The risk was much smaller and the landing if I failed would be much softer.

Today the game is bigger, threatening a much more painful landing.  I do not make decisions without a lot of consideration these days.  It is time to make a move!

You might not see the effects today or tomorrow.  However, in one or two years when you do see the effects, recall this blog post and know a decision was made in the face of FEAR.


God speed

Adapt or Die

 

Opening a Crossfit affiliate can be the scariest and most exciting journey any crossfithead could ever do! Crosssfit recently hit 2000 affiliates world wide. Two thousand is a pretty large number of people.   If you just do simple math, 2000 affiliates times an average of 50 clients at each box is 100,000  organized crossfitters. This is not even counting all the military and home garage gyms, boot camps etc.

As Crossfit reaches mass consumption across the country, new ways of approaching the business must occur.  Going about things as-is, will not meet the demands and the desires of the people.

I personally have had to stretch my view of what is possible at Crossfit Central and how we will touch more people and change the world. Our staff is constantly upping their game and looking at our affiliate with fresh eyes to develop the program and to bring the best product to market.

As the leader of Crossfit Central I must adapt just as fast as the market demands. Sometimes this can be challenging when you are familiar with the old ways of doing things. I am committed to having an open mind to to get our game to the next level!

Check out Brick House Crossfit's Success

 

Vision

Jeremy GGBP from CrossFit Central on Vimeo.

This past weekend 5 affiliate came through the Garage Gym Blue Print. It was one of the best groups to come through yet! Every one was excited motivated and ready take it to the next level!

* Tony Young & Karen Katzenbach from CrossFit Genius (Montgomery, Alabama)

* Max Fernandez & Paul Gregrow from CrossFit South County (Laguna Hills, California)

* Jill Baker & Brian Baker from CrossFit Fly (Laguna Hills, California)

* Adrien Rudesal & Landon Adams from CrossFit Round Rock (Round Rock, Texas)

* Chris Biles and Amy Glass from Better Functional Conditioning soon to be CrossFit Waxahachie (Waxahachie, Texas)

Discomfort

 

Here today gone tomorrow. When we think about musicians, actors, athletes they come and they go but some rise up to the top and stay there for many years. How is that so? Musicians that come to mind, Johnny Cash, Michael Jackson, Jay Z, and Madonna have been around for years or made come backs in their career keeping them at number one.

Talent is? The ability to continue to produce quality content? Discomfort

Greatness is not a function of circumstances. Greatness is Largely a matter of Conscious Choice and Discipline. GOOD TO GREAT

Courage

"Here I stand, the future ahead of me the past behind me and only the present to engage. Desire, passion, hunger to be the best nothing more nothing less this is my test."

Last night I was able to relax and watch a movie Coco before Chanel (Trailer). During the part of the movie I mentioned how brave she was and Lisa T. said "she has nothing to lose". It took me back to a time when I lived that way. Oh how good it feels to be ALL IN. The movie was great and very inspiring!

What events in my life caused me to draw in and not live on the edge. Have you seen Rocky 3 Eye of the Tiger. To relate my life to movies I feel like I lost my eye of the tiger and I am going back to the old school to claim it.

I feel a hunger inside of me rising up bigger badder then before a ferocious lion that will not surrender. When I first started out on my life mission I was out to prove my self. This weak place of desperation is dead and gone. 

I am on a Ruthless and Relentless mission to take a stand for all people!

SICFIT

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ShowOut your Life!

Ok so it has been pointed out to me many times by my lovely wife and many others that my black and white non-color attire is lame. So in many attempts to broaden my horizons and not be so boring I need to get with some color. The title is inspired by my lovely associate Megan Parsons! She is always dresses "ShowOut" and her blog says it quietly!

So here is the deal I will commit to adding one color to my attire daily to liven up my boring and overly serious demeanor. Hey maybe people will like me?! LULULEMON Austin Texas Store front.

Crossfit Leander

Web, Big Mike and myself drove up the road for the Crossfit Leander Grand Opening! It was great to see Chad, Dale and Mike so excited about their new facility! There was a great group of clients family and friends on hand for the monster workout Fran! Three groups went beginners (pvc pipe) intermediate (45lbs women 65lbs men) and elite (65women 95men).

SicFit.com was on hand to catch the elite workout on video!

The Foundation—Humility and Service

The foundation of this business is humility and service. It
is the vision of the community. When Carey Kepler and I
went to our Level 1 Cert in 2004, I saw the most amazing
group of individuals. I looked at my sister and said, “These
are my people!” They were the most humble people I’d
ever met. Greg and Lauren Glassman didn’t know who
we were, yet they welcomed us and truly cared about me
as an individual and my success.
As an affiliate owner, it is your responsibility to truly care
about your clients and their success. No one can teach
you how to care, but if you do, your clients will know and
they will be loyal. But you must be there for them and for
their success.

Crossfit Journal Article

Relentless Boot Camp

FREE workout on Wednesday at 9:30AM @ Town Lake Under the Bridge on the Hike & Bike Trail (Map)
Contact 512-791-7215
www.crossfitcentralrelentless.com

Never Been Done Before!

Muscle Confusion - Constantly varied functional movements.


P90X- I have had more people ask me about this program in the last few weeks.


What do you think about P90X? Have you tried out the program?

Next?

Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed on an equal or greater benefit. -Napoleon Hill

As I take time to recover from the Crossfit Games I am plowing the field of my mind of old ways, old habits, old beliefs that will consistently bring about similar out comes.

I will be ready a couple more days of rest though ; )

Champions!

 

I am Crossfit Challenge is over! 111 people set out to challenge them selves for 8 short weeks. Out of the 111 how many stayed the course? How many stayed dedicated to food logging showing up to the gym or boot camp and adding extra workouts?

Congratulations to all who completed the I am workout on Saturday!

The Fittest Games

If your are ready to challenge your self get signed up for the Fittest Games asap! www.crossfitcentral.com

Crossfit Radio!

The next show will be Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 6pm PST. Jeremy Thiel of CrossFit Central will be the interview. http://journal.crossfit.com/

I will be on Crossfit Radio Wednesday Night around 8o0pm. I think you can listen live on the net!
I really can't tell you how much I love Crossfit. I got the idea for the I Am Crossfit challenge (and the video) after competing in the Crossfit Games. I realized anyone can be Crossfit all you have to do is do it. Get some!

I am Crossfit

I am Crossfit Challenge. LINK

Crossfit Texas Affiliates

Crossfit Austin Crossfit A&M and Crossfit Central Austin Texas
Crossfit Austin a new affiliate in Austin Texas will host its Grand Opening
December 6th
CrossFit Austin Grand Opening
CrossFit Austin
Austin, TX
10am - 3pm

Fight Gone Bad III

Fight Gone Bad III Photos

Youtube Video FGB III Voted 2nd Place In Crossfit FGB Video Challenge!

Youtube Video FGB II Last Years video

Crossfit Central Article by Nicole Hughes

Crossfit Central raised over $30.000 for the 2008 fund raiser coming in third place over all!

Following www.crossfit.com WODS scored 425 yesterday!