Flank Steak Topped wtih Avocado Salsa! Hay Que Rico!

Howdy,

Here is a recipe that I tried this past Labor Day and I was Awesome. Check it out.

Ingredients
1/4 cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Gradassi*** - Check with me)
Juice and Zest from 1 lime
1/4 cup of Cider Vinegar
1 tsp of soy sauce
2 tsp garlic Powder
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1 Lb Flank Steak, cut against grain into 1/2 inch strips
1 avocado, peeled, pitted, and cubed
1 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
2 cloves garlic, minced
Sea Salt to taste


Directions
Whisk the olive oil, lime juice and zest, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic poweder, and pepper. Set 2 tbsp aside for salsa.

Add the Steak and toss to coat, let sit for 15 min

In another bowl, mix the avocado, cilantro, minced garlic, and marinate. Add salt to taste.

Make sure your coals are nice and red and add meat to the grill for 1 to 2 min until grill marks appear. Top with avocado salsa and Enjoy!

*** Premium, Natural Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Infused Extra Virgin Olive Oil can be purchased at the Box****

Stay Healthy My Friends,
doug

Have you met your Farmer's Market Lately?

Howdy,



To kick off our Paleo/Jump Challange I have found a source of information to help you on your way. Here is a list of some Farmer's markets in the Houston area where you can purchase your food straight from the source.



My favorite is the Canino's Farmers Market on Airline just South of 610. Once you go to the back, you will find a plethora of booths that can accomodate your every need. Here are some others as well.



Midtown Farmer's Market - Saturday - 8am to Noon

Spring Branch Farmer's Market - Wednesday - 2:30 to 6:30

Wild West Farmer's Market - Sunday - Noon to 4pm

Tomball Farmer's Market - 8am to noon (2nd and 4th Sunday)



Stay Healthy My Friends,

doug

H20, the Magic Elixir...?

Howdy,

So I was on Yahoo! today and came across this article about the different effects of health and how it can be affected from what you drink. I decided to read on and found some stuff I already know and just started this past month, but I didnt know the amount of weight that could be shed by following these simple suggestions.

1. Swear off Soda and Iced Tea -- 18 Pounds lost annually, 1.5 Pounds a month

2. Drink Water... Drinking the proper amount of H2O will raise concentration and energy levels. good Rule of thumb. Divide your weight by 2 and that is how many ounces of H2O you should be drinking daily. --26 Pounds lost annually

3. Smoothies -- 10 Pounds lost annually

4. Avoid Juice Drinks -- 19 Pounds lost annually. P.S. Sunny D is not good for you.

5. Drink Coffee - Not Coffee Drinks -- 18 Pounds lost annually

Here are the tools for better fitness, now the rest is up to you and your CF Coach.

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/eatthis/sip-your-way-flat-belly

Stay Healthy My Friends,
doug

Pain is Perfect, It never fails to disappoint...

Howdy,

Sorry for the time off I didn't realize that my last post was on May 18th. The title of this post really have nothing to do with the content, I did Fran today and was out of commission for about an hour and my heart is still beating hard. I had a PR time, 4:15, and never want to do it again. I finished the Advocare Herbal Cleanse last week and will do it again in about three months. I missed a few days but was able to make them up. I have seen an improvement in my SPARK and Catalyst absorption and have seen results. The main key is to DRINK a lot of water while on the cleanse. The directions say to drink 8 glasses of water immediately after taking the fiber drink and they mean it. Also, I have started my No-Ice Tea or Soft Drink for the Month of June and have been on the wagon so far. The cravings a subsiding but it will be a challenge. A massage therapist told me that I would have to drink as much water as iced tea because my muscles were tapped out. Since I drink about a half gallon of tea a day, that would put my water consumption to 1 1/2 gallons. So I decided to leave the tea a Micky D's and instead carry my 52 ounce Buc-ee's mug with me and fill it with H2O.

Stay Healthy My Friends!

doug

Continuing Education

Howdy!

Awesome, I have three followers now. Last Saturday Bayou City Crossfit hosted the second annual Crawfish WOD Megafest. I couldn't tell you who won the main competition but I can tell you who won the Crawfish competition. Doug Lopez from Bayou City Crossfit (Me) took the honors and will take pride in this accomplishment until I defend my title again next year. Now on the article...

Continuing education is crucial to better yourself mentally as well as physically. With Crossfit, signing up for certifications that might not interest you might be the world to someone that you are training. This could also apply to your job or a personal hobby. Taking that initial step is not only the hardest part it is the smartest. After the first step, it is all downhill until the next peak which requires will and determination to cross. In my grad school days I attended a lecture and the speak, John McNabb II said a quote that has stuck with me til this day and it is something that I live by every day. He said, "Preservation is key, as long as you stick with what you are doing the competition will eventually quit and you will win, I wasn't the smartest or the strongest, but I had the will power and I wasn't going to lose." The moral from this story is simple, yet transcends through all cultural background. Preserver and you will win.

Liftoff

Howdy,

Today is the beginning of my new blog, so let me take the time to introduce myself. I am a coach at Bayou City Crossfit and been so since June of 2009. I have a Crossfit L1 Certification and have a Mobility and Recovery cert in June and a Crossfit Football Cert in August. I trained with Vic Zachary, Owner Bayou City Crossfit, since June of 2008 and have coached well over 170 classes. I love Crossfit and enjoy coaching people. I graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Biomedical Science in December 2004 and received my MBA from The University of Houston in May of 2009. I have been enamored with fitness and sports ever since I was a child and lettered in football and track all four years at St. Pius X High School in Houston, TX. Starting in May, Bayou City Crossfit will begin a Crossfit Bootcamp in the Garden Oaks/Heights Area, so if you are interested please don't hesitate to email me at dklopez04@gmail.com. I look forward to sharing my thoughts and ideas about fitness and random tangents.

Doug