Message From Bristol Zick of Zickview Farms; What is “Cow Share” ?  In short, its a group of people (gym members in this case) pooling together to get a “share” of high quality beef.   We sell the meat by hanging weight, which is the weight of the carcass after initial slaughter. Take home weight is approximately 75-80% of this. Each share will break down to approximately 35% ground meat, 40% steaks and 25% roasts. For shares ¼ and larger you can have your beef custom cut, selecting which steaks and roasts you prefer. All meat is vacuum packed and labeled with cut name and weight. Steaks are packed in single packages. The meat is aged for 12 days before it is cut, vacuum packed and frozen. The meat will come frozen and will stay good for 18 months or longer if kept frozen. We are a third generation family farm...Read more

We know that people have busy lives, and coming to CrossFit is just one part of the day.  With family obligations, work, traffic and everything else, showing up on time can sometimes be difficult.  Here at CrossFit Thermal, we understand that.  You all pay to be part of this community, and we never want to turn someone away, but when late arrival starts to effect the way we run classes, and the quality of the product that we offer, it’s our responsibility to pay attention. On a daily basis, our coaches are looking ahead at sign-ups to see who is in class and how many people they will have.  This allows us to plan warm-ups, consider equipment and other logistics, and ask for coaching assistance if needed.  Knowing who will be in class and having them all arrive for the start of class is a key component to being a...Read more

As a gym, our goal for the 2018 CrossFit Open is to allow as many members as possible to complete the workouts here at CrossFit Thermal.  While we encourage each of you to make every Saturday morning, we understand that is not always possible.  This year, we’ll be offering the Open WOD at each class time on Monday as well.  Here is how it will work. If you can not make Saturday, there will be a limited number of slots (depending upon the logistics, and equipment needs) available on Monday at each class time.  Monday athletes will need to supply their own judge and have it approved by Vin, Megs or Brian, prior to the start of the workout.  In some cases where the entire gym space is needed, like 50 ft of walking lunges, Monday may not be available, but we will do our absolute best, while not stopping...Read more

We’re so pumped that its Open season and that we have over 50 people already signed up!  I don’t have to tell you guys that this is the biggest event of the year, thats right I said “EVENT”.  Here at Thermal, there a bunch of great athletes, but there are even more great people, and for us, its about bringing those people together.  Saturdays during the Open are the best time of the year to be in the gym and throw down with your friends.  The environment for working out is never better, and the camaraderie and friendships that are forged are amazing. How it works: Every Thursday night during the Open, CrossFit will announce a workout.  EVERYONE (read, anyone who likes CrossFit) will complete the workout either RX or scaled and submit their result by Monday evening at 8:00pm. When to do it: CrossFit Thermal hosts the Open workouts...Read more

As we begin our next training phase we set our eyes on the 2018 CrossFit Games Open and we’ll need our gymnastics to be on point. This phase focuses on developing quality movement patterns and building capacity. CrossFit Thermal presents “Spider Monkey”, our first annual 7 week gymnastic capacity cycle. For Day One we’ll be working on strict pull-up and handstand push-up progressions. Since we all enter this cycle in different places with regard to our ability in these disciplines, please keep the following movement hierarchy in mind. Keep these progressions handy throughout the phase. When selecting the movement appropriate for your ability you should choose the movement(s) that allows you to complete perfect reps for the volume required on that day of training. Gymnastics Phase Strict Pulling Hierarchy Strict MU Strict C2B Pull-ups Strict Pull-ups Horizontal Ring Rows / Inverted Barbell Row Assisted Pull-ups Ring Rows Additional Assistance Options Rows...Read more