ALL AROUND ATHLETE

The WOD for today:
Scenario WOD

1 1/2 mile Movement (w/ruck 50lbs, & 25 lb vest)

In any order w/ vest on:

3 rope climbs
20 box jumps/step 30inch
5 sled pulls (down back is one 100lb)
10 Floor Press (135)
5 Farmers Carry (down back is 1 2-70lb KB's)
20 Incline push ups
200 M bag carry (100lbs)

Then ruck back w/ everything on

1 1/2 mile Movement (w/ruck 50lbs, & 25 lb vest)

Doing today's WOD was Carlos CF Houston and Kirk (with is SF contract, leaving early next year) and myself. I will have to say both of them kicked my ass. Its been a long time that I have felt that bad. I think my total time was 1hr 20min some where around there.
We are going to try to do a scenario WOD at least once a week. Got to build up that long endurance again. Also while working on my swimming and biking for the Half Iron Man, Also while working on my Oly Lifts getting ready for the USAW/ CrossFit meet. Not complaining at all, I love doing it all. If I got stuck doing the same thing day in and day out I would go crazy. So my challenge for, who ever you are reading this, is try something in your workout that is different if all you do is METCON METCON METCON, try a long bike ride. If all you do is long run and/or long biking try a 5-10min WOD. Get out of you comfort zone, you might get a little mad but its good to get out of your normal comfort zone to truly test your self. Try it, then let me know how it goes.

Sunday Game Day GO TEXANS!!!!!!!

Olyathlete Open At CF Austin

This is a video of last weeks comp that Katie and myself competed in. Katie won in the crossfit class, and over all female. I won in the crossfit class and lost to Dutch for the over all.
They put on a great comp.

Olyathlete from Vic Zachary on Vimeo.

Olyathlete

Coming up in the near future we will be attending the first Inaugural CrossFit / USA Weightlifting Open in Colorado Springs, Oct. 1-3.
This will be the first USAW and CrossFit event. There will be true Olympic Lifters as in Chad Vaughn and true CrossFiters as in Kristan Clever and Josh Everett. The field will be full of talent. We all know what is in store for the event, there won't be any mystery event or anything crazy.

A Couple weeks ago I was able to get Ursula and Chad to come down to Houston and and give our coaches some great training. I truly beliaeve it has helped our entire box. The coaches have a better understanding of the lifts and a few more Q's.



As for my personal training I have been following the Olyathlete programing http://olyathlete.com/. I have been on it for about a week and I feel great. My WOD's have been a mix of CF.com and or our WOD's at the Box. What I like about the Olyathlete programing is I'm actually training to better my Olympic lifts, and the most important thing, I'm having fun doing it.


Also training a few days of bike riding and running to get ready for the Half Ironman on Oct 17. Now I just need to get into the pool.

Group Pic's

I have been going through some old pic's, and found some great group shots. We are where we are now because of a great community, and the great thing is, our community keeps getting bigger and better. Its not just talk, its real. Love it.

2 Years

I started Bayou City CrossFit 2 years ago in July, with some help from some great friends we have been able to grow tremendously. The following pics are from the beginning to now and some of our past locations.

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Next pics I put up are going to be a bunch of group pics of old clients and some of our current clients.

Back from the Games

Back from the 2010 CrossFit Games, damn what a time. Learned a lot about myself, its crazy what it takes for you to learn more about yourself. Even through all the other stuff I have been through in my short 28 yrs, I'm still learning.
This years Games was completely different then last year. I feel lucky that I was able to be a part of both in 2 completely different venues.
For me, I'm not happy about my performance. But I have been trying to tell myself the same thing I tell my clients and friends that compete, "you learn from every competition, take the good and the bad and get better". So here I am 3 days after the Games chomping and the bits to start training. I WANT IT.
I have to say congrats to CrossFit Central, CrossFit Dallas Central, CrossFit Albuquerque, their teams did amazing. To all from our region that went and competed yall did amazing. To the Crew that came out and supported me, yall are amazing, thank yall. To all the peps that could not make it out, I felt the support, thank yall.

On the list of upcoming events:
Fran Day at the box July 31
LuLuLemon CF comp. Sept 11
Fight Gone Bad 5 we will be hosting Sept 25
Half Iron Man in Austin Oct 17
Barbells for Boobs we will be hosting Oct 23
more info will be coming about all events

As for me, I'm going to change up my training a little bit, and come back stronger and faster then ever before. The want and the drive are there, the hard part is acting on it, and being willing to do what it takes.

My Road's to The CF Games

So I'm bad on my blog, I don't keep it up to date. I know, I get on my coaches for them to and I don't. I'm working on it. So for my road to the Games I am doing a little video blog and everyday going to try to post it on here.
First of all I have to say a few thank you's. To my mom and dad, yall are the best and I love yall. To Katie for always being there for me and supporting me, I love you. To all the coaches at Bayou City CrossFit. All those that came to support me and for all of yall supporting me back home. Thank you.

Vic's Road to The CF Games 2010 from Vic Zachary on Vimeo.