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Gus Thiel, BS, NASM-CPT, CFSC-L1, FMS-L1

Performance Coach

Gus was born and raised in Omaha and attended Creighton Prep High School where he played
football for four years and basketball for one. His honors included being elected Captain and he
was selected to the All-District and Academic All-State teams his senior year. Gus was also a
member of the National Honor Society and excelled academically.

He earned the Goodrich Scholarship and attended the University of Nebraska Omaha where he
completed his Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science. During this time, Gus volunteered as a
junior varsity football coach at his high school alma mater and stayed active in intramural sports
where he claimed the 4 on 4 Intramural Football Championship. Gus has received his NASM CPT
Certification.

In his free time, he likes anything related to sports – especially football and basketball, and he
enjoys golfing and bowling whenever he gets the chance. Gus has been married to his wife
Laura since August 2019 and they have a sweetheart dog named Charley.

I’ve always loved sports and have been involved with them my entire life. To fill the void of not playing sports after high school, I volunteered as an assistant football coach back at my old school and got the “itch” to coach. Gus Thiel – My “Why”, Athletes' Training Center

Being a performance coach gives me the opportunity to stay involved with sports by helping athletes physically prepare for competition.

My favorite part about my job is that I get to witness athletes’ testing results improve during their time training with us. There is nothing better than seeing someone you’ve worked with succeed at his or her sport. Here’s a quick story from a client of mine who not only improved her testing results, but also gained unmeasurable confidence by training with us.

During testing week one summer, we had a 12 year old girl in our program who was performing exceptionally well. She was improving on all of her tests and it looked like she was even a little surprised at some of her accomplishments.

While another kid in her session was going through testing, I looked up and caught her flexing into the mirror. I started laughing and asked her what she was doing, and with a big smile she replied “I have muscles!”

I could tell that in that moment, she gained an immense amount of confidence and a great sense of accomplishment, which is exactly why we do what we do.

I also enjoy developing relationships with our adult members and helping lead them on a path to achieve their fitness goals. I get to wake up every morning and work with people and not with computers.

As a coach the most rewarding compliment to hear is when a client says “Wow, that workout session really kicked my butt!”

Gus Thiel, BS, NASM-CPT, FMS-L1 Performance Coach