Sunday, December 28, 2008
Our New Blog
http://teammorchat.blogspot.com/
We updated it from our recent trip to Thailand. Come see us!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Post 104...
I'm feeling great and everything is working well for me right now. I talked with a friend about training for the 2009 CrossFit Games in 2009.
CrossFit Games.com put out this release ,
"The official dates for the 2009 CrossFit Games will be July 11-12, 2009.
The exact format of the Games will not be announced until July. It is likely to be quite different from the 2008 format.
The 2009 Games will not be open enrollment. There will be no scaling. You must qualify to enter. Adequate performance in the 2008 Games will count. There will be a series of qualifying events around the country (world) in May, 2009."
Jonny Kalaher and I will start officially training in mid January and will keep everyone updated on our progress. We are shooting for the qualifying event and if that takes us to the big show then so be it! That would be great, but first things first!
On Saturday I did a great WOD with Jordan...
3 rounds for time:
50 box jumps
21 Deadlifts (185)
30 Pull Ups
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Danny: Rx'd = 12:27
Jordan: w/53 = 18:38
Sunday I took a rest day with Jordan and started getting ready for our trip to Thailand! We will be gone for 13 days and can't wait to start exploring!
Today I did a WOD from the 2008 Games.
275lb Deadlift, 5 reps
10 Burpees
I used the games standard of not being able to let go of the bar on the DL and full hip extension on the burpees.
Time: 4:17
I hope to be able to trim 1min to 1.5 off of that time before I can even start to be up with the best.
I love you all and will update when I can!
peace
Thursday, December 11, 2008
That one sucked!....
WOD:
3 rounds for Time
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25 Pull Ups
25 Ring Push Ups
25 Sit Ups
400m Run
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Danny: 13:46
That sucked!!!!
Cheack out http://teammorchat.blogspot.com for more updates.
or http://jordancoulter.blogspot.com
Peace
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
The Start of the Week.
- I got a new Squat Clean PR!
- Drew and Jenny are going to have another baby!
- Jordan and I are leaving for our honeymoon in 1 week!
- Our diet has gotten more and more dialed into a Paleo Diet
- We have been sleeping great!
- and We are feeling really good about being here in College Station!
Monday WOD:
"Perfect Form Clean and Jerks"
AMRAP for 7 min @ 135lbs
1 Squat Clean
3 Push Jerks
"Only count the perfect sets. If you miss one jerk then the set doesn't count!"
Danny: 7 perfect sets
Tuesday WOD:
100 Squats
2 Muscle Ups
80 Squats
4 Muscle Ups
60 Squats
6 Muscle Ups
40 Squats
8 Muscle Ups
20 Squats
10 Muscle Ups
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Danny: 12:15 ( I did all of the Muscle Ups unbroken until 8, then did 4+4. On the 10 I did 4+3+1+1)
Sunday, December 7, 2008
AGAIN!!! NEW Olympic Clean MAX!!! + Video
I felt so good and will start to work on my snatch max this up coming week. Jordan also has a great clean and I'm working on a video to post with music. More to come from Team Morchat + Team Kalaher!!!
Friday, December 5, 2008
Heavy Fran...
Heavy Fran is Rx'd with 135lbs on the thruster and 45lb pull ups using a kettlebell strapped between your legs.
WOD:
"Heavy Fran" - Rx'd
15-12-9
135lb Thrusters
45lb Pull Ups
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Danny: 8:54
"Fran"
21-15-9
52lb Thrusters
Pull Ups
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Jordan: 8:15
Last night was our off night and we had an OK meal at Square One in Downtown Bryan and walked around the shops at First Friday's.
Thursday - Sushi Night
Needless to say... we ate the squid and smiled, but will never do it again. I was looking around for Joe Rogan to tell me that I won $1000 on Fear Factor!
Jordan and I are both doing really well being dialed in on our diet and rest. I'm glad the weekend is coming so that I can sleep the rest days away!
WOD:
Snatch work with 65lbs... looking for a fast hip extension and patient pull off the ground.
25-20-15-10
Med Ball Cleans
Kettle Bell Swings
Jordan (12/35lbs) =10:04
Danny (16/52lbs) = 7:18
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
New Squat Clean PR!
... Yesterday I rested and ate well. I've been drinking 4 cups of whole milk before bed each night and have been feeling really strong. I sleep better on a full stomach and sometimes drink goats milk! The last time I tried goats milk was with Dr. Drew and Jenny and Sam Cavin and didn't like it at all. Drew loved it!! But now it seems that I've gotten a taste for the stuff and can't do without it! Thanks Cavins!
Today, I did some light snatch technique work up to 95lbs and then heavy cleans. I tried for a max because my form looked great and I was feeling good.... 226lbs!!!! NEW CLEAN MAX!!!! ( I'll put up video soon)
Other than that things are going well and not drinking alcohol has really made a difference in my performance.
Lifting heavy weight= good // drinking beer every night=bad
Zone: 3,4,4,4 = 15blocks
Sleep: 6-7 hrs
WOD:
Burgener warm up
Snatch work, foot placement, Hip extensions, stretching
Cleans... 3 reps up to 200lbs, then 1 rep until max!
Monday, December 1, 2008
Week Two - "The Hard Routine"
Paleo/Zone: 4-4-2-4-2 = 16 blocks
Sleep: 7 hrs
WOD:
100 Overhead Squats for Time
Every 2 minutes perform 2 burpees and 7 Wall Ball
Danny= 6:33 (65lbs)
Jordan=8:42 (alternating 45lbs and pvc)
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Tabata Something Else
Saturday:
Zone= 15-18 blocks (dinner was our off meal)
Sleep= 9+ hrs (this has been amazing)
WOD: DeadLift 3-3-3-3-3
Jordan: 65-95-115-135-145
Danny: 135-315-335-335-335
Sunday:
Zone=4,5 + one beer, 4,3 = 16 blocks
Sleep=8+ hrs
WOD:"Tabata Something Else"
Complete 32 intervals of 20 seconds of work followed by ten seconds of rest where the first 8 intervals are pull-ups, the second 8 are push-ups, the third 8 intervals are sit-ups, and finally, the last 8 intervals are squats. There is no rest between exercises.
Jordan: 357 total reps
Danny: 355 total reps (she wins!!! ... again! :)
Friday, November 28, 2008
My Standards for "The Hard Routine -2"
My Stats:
-5'9"
-169 lbs
-26 yrs old
Lifts:
Snatch - 148 lbs
Clean - 208 lbs
Dead Lift - 405 lbs
Sprints/Mid distance:
100m - 12.74
400m - 1:04.71
1600m - 5:59.89
1000m Row - 3:21
WOD's:
Helen: 8:33 w/450m run
Fran: 3:16 Rx'd
Elizabeth: 7:07 Rx'd
Badger: 27:50 Rx'd
These will be my standards for the next round of "The Hard Routine". I will measure my speed, strength, endurance, and mental attitude using these standards. I hope to see an all round increase in all of them over the next 2 - 3 months.
Odessa - "Home of the MOJO"
Sleep: 9+ hrs
Zone: ? but feel good
WOD: Time Trials
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Happy Thanks "Clean" Giving
On Tuesday I worked with Dutch and Jonny on my cleans and did single/double lifts up to a 195lb clean. My technique on the lift improved during the coaching session and it felt good to have Dutch tell me that my form looked good! Marshall, Jonny and I did a quick WOD after we lifted that felt really good. We ate Thanksgiving dinner with our comm group and enjoyed laughter and love and prayer.
On Wednesday I woke up with my wife and drank some coffee before being dropped off at the CrossFit gym for another coaching session with Dutch Lowy. Jonny and I started with the "Burgener Warm-up" (click here) and then did about 20 lifts with only the bar while Dutch taught us how to feel when we didn't hit the lift perfect. He was teaching us how to coach ourselves. We then moved up to 135, 155, 185, and I continued to hit the form and got a new Clean PR of 208lbs!!!!
It felt great to do the olympic lifts with correct form and to have Dutch there coaching me!
We ate lunch with my folks and then drove to Odessa to have Thanksgiving with Jordan's parents.
Tuesday:
Zone= 4,4,2,6 - 16 blocks
Lifts: Clean technique/ Max = 195lbs
WOD:
50-30-10 Double Unders
5-3-1 Rope Climbs (15ft)
Time= 4:27
Sleep: 7 hrs
Wednesday:
Zone= 4,4,2,4,2 - 16 blocks
Lifts: Clean Max = 208lbs New PR!!!
Sleep= 9 hrs
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Day One - Monday
WOD:
Deadlift/ Overhead Squat technique
Meals:
4,4,2,5 + 2 carbs = 15blocks
Sleep: 8+ hours
Monday, November 24, 2008
Going back into "The Hard Routine"
The principles of setting up a hard routine are simple. Following them is too, but it takes total commitment.
1. Recognize that there is a benefit to not getting everything you want.
2. Understand that mental toughness is born of adversity; that it will atrophy if not consistently engaged; and that it carries over to everything you do.
3. Objectively scrutinize one or a handful of things in your life that you think you need but could actually do without.
4. Deny yourself those exact things for a specified period of time.
"Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body." (1 Cor. 6:19-20)
• Continue training sessions - 3 Days on... One Day off CrossFit in the evenings
• Incrementally wean coffee consumption from 2 cups
per day to zero, moving to tea or decaf.
• Eliminate sugar throughout diet.
• Increase water consumption to at least 64 oz per day.
• Take two fish oil capsules at breakfast and two at dinner.
• Change my sleep patterns to general rule of “early to bed, early to rise.” Record sleep times in Blog
• Read 20min in the morning and 20min at night. Any books
• Stretch 5 min in the morning and 5 min at night.
•Food: Zone at 15-18 blocks a day. Measuring every meal and snack
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Jordan and I have really felt that our bodies and our health need and could be more dialed in. We have both been going pretty much paleo/ zone, but feel the need to focus more of our attention on our diet and want to move more into a gluten free, dairy free paleo diet. Info about the Paleo Diet can be found here:
http://paleodiet.com/
http://www.thepaleodiet.com/
http://robbwolf.com
http://mypaleokitchen.blogspot.com/
We will both be posting our eating on our blogs... Jordan's Blog is http://jordancoulter.blogspot.com/
I will then keep up with training and progress on my blog as usual. "Fights will go on as long as they have to" will continue to be a great source for meals and training info.
On a side note... Jordan and I are so thankful for our friends and community here in the B/CS and worldwide! We feel your love!
Peace
Friday WOD:
5 Rounds For Time…
250m Row
5 Push Jerks (144)
10 Pull Ups
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Danny: 11:08
Saturday = Rest Day
Sunday WOD: Jordan's Birthday!!!
3 rounds for time
21-15-9 DeadLift (225lbs)
21 Push Ups
400m run
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Danny: 9:26
Jordan Ran a 5k Time unknown
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
"The Bear"
"The Bear"
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7 sets of one rep - without letting go of the bar or setting it down on the ground
- Power Clean (this can't be a squat clean)
- Front Squat
- Push Press
- Back Squat
- Push Press
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Do this for 5 rounds total, rest as needed between rounds and increase weight each time!!!
Danny = 45, 65, 85, 110, 135
Jordan and I are back and going full force. We are dialed in with diet and can't wait for Thanksgiving Holiday!!!!!
peace
another lame update
Saturday WOD:
5 rounds for time
15 Hang Snatch
400m run
Jordan = 12:52 w/ 45lbs
Danny = 15:08 w/ 95lbs
Sunday: Rest Day
Monday: "Helen"
400m run ( actually 430m)
21 KB Swings
12 Pull Ups
Jordan = 11:38 Rx'd (1 pood KB = 35lbs)
Danny = 8:33 Rx'd ( 1.5 pood KB = 53lbs) NEW PR!!!!!
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
NEW FRAN PR!!!!
I hate this WOD. Jordan had to carry me to the car because I was dizzy and couldn't focus.
peace
Friday, November 7, 2008
This past week...
“Michael”
3 Rounds for Time…
800m Run
50 Sit Ups
50 Back Extensions
Jordan = 19:21
Danny = 15:13 Rx'd (NEW PR!!!!)
Wednesday - Max Deadlift + 1000m row
Jordan = 172lbs (new PR!!!) + 4:22 on the Row! She is killing it!
Danny = 385 + 3:21 on the Row! This is a new PR for me!!!
Thursday - 21-15-9 of Overhead Squats and Burpees
Danny = 6:27 w/ 77lbs .... on this my legs hurt so bad that my burpees were as fast as cold honey!
This weekend we are going to Liberty City to hang with my best man Taylor Tehan and the Family. We can't wait and will update soon!
peace
Sunday, November 2, 2008
A weekend with Team Kalaher
Friday:
"Angie"
100 pull ups
100 push ups
100 sit ups
100 squats
Jordan - 19:31
Danny - 18:21
Saturday:
CrossFit Total
3 attempts at a one rep max
Shoulder Press = 138lbs
Back Squat =300lbs
Deadlift = 370lbs
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Total = 808 lbs
Met Con - "Jackie"
1000m row
50 Thrusters w/ the bar
30 pull ups
Time= 8:35
Sunday:
4 rounds for time
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25 Double Unders
25 Slams (20lbs)
800m run
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Time = 19:35
We had Jonny over for dinner and beer Friday night. We handed out candy and had a fire in the front yard... just like at 209 Richards with Team Cavin!
On Saturday night, Jonny and Courtney had us over for dinner and football and then on Sunday we meet up at the garage gym and worked out. After we just sat on the ground and listened to the birds and watched the sun go down. Life here is good and we are surrounded by a great community!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Day Three... going strong
21-18-15-12-9-6-3
DeadLift
Wall Ball
Jordan (72lb DL / 12lb WB) = 9:31
Danny (187lb DL/ 20lb WB) = 10:33
Posts will be very short until I can figure out some free time to talk and Jordan and I get situated in our cottage! I love being married!!!!
Day two back on track
WOD:
10 Heavy Swings
21 Pull Ups
50 Double Unders
8 Heavy Swings
15 Pull Ups
40 Double Unders
6 Heavy Swings
9 Pull Ups
30 Double Unders
Jordan (44lb swings) = 8:41
Danny (80lb swings) = 7:50
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Update...
WOD:
"Elizabeth"
21-15-9 reps of:
Clean 135 pounds
Ring dips
Jordan (55lbs) - 7:21
Danny (Rx'd) - 8:50
more to come.......
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
four days...
WOD:
For time:
159 lb Squat clean, 10 reps
50 Sit-ups
159 lb Squat clean, 8 reps
40 Sit-ups
159 lb Squat clean, 6 reps
30 Sit-ups
159 lb Squat clean, 4 reps
20 Sit-ups
159 lb Squat clean, 2 reps
10 Sit-ups
Danny: 9:00 -- Jordan: 8:31 w/47lbs
Monday, October 13, 2008
The Fall Garden + CrossFit Full Force!!!!
CrossFit:
I've started back with CrossFit Full Force. I'm following the main site WOD's and will continue to do so until I feel strong/fast enough to get back into a modified strength/ O-lifting phase.
WOD:
Deadlift- 3-3-3-3-3- One Rep Max
225-295-315-335-365 x 3 then 385 and 405 NEW PR!!! MAX!!!!
I felt strong and my form was solid. I've stopped working out in the mornings to try and focus on getting rest and not pushing it to hard.
I get married in 5 days!!! I can't wait to bring my beautiful, pure, excited bride home... Jordan Shea Morchat!!!!
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Judo Pictures
Friday, October 10, 2008
I'm Back... kind of...
I'm back to CrossFit'n and with a slow start. I have gone 3 days on 3 days off because of sickness and wedding stuff. I'm starting back slow with GHD exercises and light to no weight. I did "Ryan" on Wednesday which is:
5 Rounds for Time.
- 7 Muscle Ups
-21 Burpees (hitting a target 1 foot overhead)
Time: 19:01
I'll put some pictures of the new fall garden up tomorrow and update everyone on my eating and life!
Peace,
danny
Sunday, October 5, 2008
The Judo Kid..(aka. my first Judo Tournament)
Match One = Victory!!! with all of my adrenaline running full blast I got an Ippon, which is Japanese for "One Full Point" and this means you win!! I took the guy down with a double leg grab which put him on his back! This was my first fight in Life EVER!!!
Match Two = I got choked out... not only did I submit... but he had my neck so tight that I couldn't tap with my hands or shout... I had to tap out with my feet. I was thankful to stand up and bow after that one... I was really scared I was going to pass out.
Match Three = I was thrown using a hip throw and lost by Ippon... which mean the guy threw me to my back with force and control... aka. it hurt and he won. amen!
For my first Judo match I was really impressed and can't wait to do it again some time. I have never gotten my self into a fight (i have talked my way out of many... High School) but I didn't really understand what your body does in "Fight" mode. Each match maybe lasted 1-2 minutes and when I was done it felt like I had run a marathon carrying Jordan on my back breathing through a straw? AMAZING... AWESOME... DOMINATION!!! I can't imagine actually winning more than one round and having to fight 4-8 times at one tournament... crazy! There were 12 guys in my division and I only fought 3. It amazes me how strong and quick and experienced some people are... I can't wait to make someone think and feel that about me one day!!! I have one more tournament on Nov. 1st in Houston, but may not attend because of the wonderful wedding of Brit Norvell to Jen Moore!
Monday, September 29, 2008
A weekend w/ Team Larsen + Life Larsen
We love you Matt and Lauren and Life!!!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Going Heavy...!
Elizabeth
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21-15-9
Squat Cleans
Ring Dips
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Jordan = 11:05
Danny = 15:41
I plan to take the rest of the week off to rest and sleep. We have Fight Gone Bad on Saturday and I hope to get up around 400 if not over! After that Jordan and I are driving up to Dallas to stay with Matt and Lauren and Life Larsen!! Can't Wait!!!
As far as training I have been feeling really sore after workouts and feel it has a lot to due with sleep right now. I plan to take all of next week off with only Judo on Tuesday and Thursday and then the Judo Comp on Saturday. I want to be fully rested for the Comp so that I can see where I am compared to the state in Judo! I will be competing in the novice division most likely 73kg group... this means all white, yellow, orange and green belts! Jordan will be away at her bachelorette party, but I hope to have some video of my matches up that day.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Long Weekend...
I got 103 pull ups with a 20lb weighted vest. This thing killed me on the sprints! Tonight we are full Paleo and feeling good> FGB this weekend and up to Dallas to hang with our friends Matt, Lauren and Life Larsen!
Peace
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
"To Get One's Goat" or "My Goat" a short story by Danny Morchat
1.Horses of a highly-strung nature were often accompanied by a goat (or sheep). It was a way of calming a horse down, especially a thoroughbred horse before a race. The legend has it that rivals and crooks deliberately betting against that horse, would steal the goat, resulting in the horse being upset and less able to race. Such practices are uncommon these days.
2. There is an old French phrase "prendre la chevre" which also means approximately "to get your goat" or "to take away the goat". Various places suggest this is because in old times a person's goat would be their only source of milk, so they'd be understandable pissed if someone took it!. With that being said... I hate Overhead squats. They "get my goat"
This morning they made me feel like a French man who realized that he had to eat his cereal with water. I have realized that I have 4-5 "goats" in CrossFit
1. Overhead Squats
2. Sumo Dead Lift High Pulls
3. Handstand Push-Ups
4. "Linda" aka "Three Bars of Death"
5. Dead Lift
With that being said... Jonny Kalaher suggested that I warm-up with "my goat" before every workout. Thanks Jonny... I will and no one will steal my milk goat!!!
WOD:
Nancy
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400m sprint
15 Overhead Squats
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Danny = 17:02 w/ 98lbs (NEW PR!!)
Jordan = 19:08 w/ 52lbs
Judo: 1 1/2 hours
Zone/Paleo: Somewhere between 15-17 blocks
Monday, September 15, 2008
The New House
Home - Sweet - Home
For the past month Jordan and I have been "nesting" at 305 and have finished... for now
The house is ready for the bride to come home! I painted the chairs blue and hung my flags. She put out lime tree in the yard and the living room is full of our favorite nick-nacks!!!
(Drew I painted the shelves yellow, to match our kitchen)
Speak'n of... The kitchen is ready for Zone/Paleo meals and the new espresso makers is hot and ready!
We have no TV, just my parents record player and each other! Oh ya, my roommate until Jordan moves in Brit Norvell. (Great Guy)
As far as CrossFit goes... last Tuesday I had a date with "Linda" (aka. "Three Bars of Death!)
1.5 body weight DeadLift = 244lbs
Body Weight Bench Press = 163 lbs
3/4 Body Weight Squat Clean = 135
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
This was the first CrossFit WOD that I could/did not finish... I really had to have some time to myself about this, but Linda will always humble even the mortals who get a big head with out Dutch or Johnny around. I only made it to the 6's
I did Fight Gone Bad on Thursday and got 302 points. Got a cold on Friday and took Saturday off.
Sunday WOD
21-15-9
Deadlift
Pushups
400m sprint (3 total)
Time - Danny 8:48 / Jordan 10:02
Monday (today) "The Chief"
Max rounds in 3 minutes of:
135 pound Power cleans, 3 reps
6 Push-ups
9 Squats
Rest 1 minute. Repeat for a total of 5 cycles.
Danny = Heavy Chief - 155lb Power Cleans = 21 rounds
Jordan = 53lb Power Cleans = 23 rounds
It feels good to be back to a full Zone and moving toward a full Paleo diet. I have been eating small 2 block meals and this really helps me keep my insulin regulated all day. I have been loading my Post WOD meal with 3x the Carbs and cutting back on the Carbs all day... with this I have seen good results and I feel great. My fat blocks are up 9x to about 30-40 fat blocks a day!!!!
I have been trying to do all of my WOD's "Heavy" so that I can build my strenght. Judo was put on hold last week and I plan to hit it strong tomorrow night to continue getting ready for the comp in Oct!!!
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Jordan's Snatch + 3 other dudes who don't even compare
Jordan's Max Snatch = 62 lbs
Marshall's Max Snatch = 158lbs
Danny's Max Snatch = 148lbs
Dale Smith = Snatch Technique
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Zone People...Snatch Max... Judo
USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory
Just type in what you are/want to eat and it tells you everything you needed to know!!!!
Jordan, Marshall Lowy, Dale Smith and I maxed in the Snatch on Sunday afternoon. Dale told me his body was so sore!
Marshall = 158 lbs
Jordan = 62 lbs
Danny = 148 lbs
Dale = Snatch Technique with 65lbs
I plan to put up video of the Snatch Day! Jordan and Marshall really have good form!
Monday : Rest Day
Tuesday WOD:
400m sprint
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7 rounds w/ 30lb DB's in each hand
5 DB Deadlifts
5 DB Squat Cleans
5 DB Thrusters
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400m sprint
Time- 10:07 ( I need to do more sprinting!)
JUDO: Getting ready for the comp's coming up in October and November! I will be competing in my first two Judo Tournaments (College Station Oct. 4th/ Houston Nov. 1st) and will be using the next month and 1/2 to train hard for them!!! More ground work and throws!!!
Friday, August 29, 2008
Google... have you lost something?
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Cabbage Patch Kids...
Disclaimer (Team Morchat does not sell or distribute Cabbage Patch Kids. Team Morchat shares no affiliation with Mattel, Toy's R Us and kids born in a garden!)
WOD: Rest Day
Zone: 16 blocks
Judo: 2 hrs - Throws, ground work, strength drills
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
The Intellectual Devotional
sit at my desk - turn on Pandora radio - make a cup of PG Tips Tea - move to the couch - then I read in a book that I somehow got from Stephen Dyer called, "The Intellectual Devotional". The book is set up just like any Christian daily devotional, except it is filled with other stuff. One morning you may read a page about Chemical Bonds and the next about Spain in the New World and then about Hasidism. Pretty much each page is filled with 4-5 paragraphs of information on a certain topic. The book claims to, "Revive you mind, complete your education, and roam confidently with the cultured class." I highly recommend getting a copy of this book (HERE)! Each day I read a page to my G/T Robotics Class and they have loved it. One way to keep your mind tick'n is to read. You can read classics or the bible or the online news, but one thing is true... if you don't stimulate your mind... you will loose it!!!
Zone: 15 blocks
WOD:
Snatch One Rep Build (65 x 3,85, 105, 125 x 2, 135 x 2)
3 Rounds
21-15-9
400m run
Power Clean (135lbs /52lbs)
Time -Danny - 11:06
Jordan - 11:40
PS. - Jenny Cavin started CrossFit Today!!! Good Luck Lady... beat Drew!!!
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Back in the swing of things...
Well... I'm back! "Fights will go on as long as they have to" is back up and running at full force and so am I. Jordan and I haven't stopped CrossFit and eating right we have just been so dog gone busy! My first day with kids at Oakwood Intermediate was yesterday and man was it a day. I would like to quote my friend Kyle Dillard, "Teachers are the only people that work. Everyone else just stares at their computer all day and drinks coffee!" Kyle is new to teaching and his first day was last Thursday! Welcome to the tribe Kyle!!
Jordan and I have been relearning "The Snatch" for the past two weeks. What does that mean you ask?... That means waking up everyday at 5:30 am to listen to Marshall Lowy tell us that we ain't doing it right! The Snatch is an Olympic lift and is probably the most technical lift at the Olympics! We have been in an eating slump, but we started back full Zone yesterday and have already felt a difference.
Zone: 16 blocks on Monday - 15 blocks on Tuesday
Monday WOD: "Isabelle"
30 Snatches for time (88lbs)
Time - 8:00 min
Tuesday WOD: Heavy Clean & Jerk (194 lbs) about 10 reps
5 Rounds for time
7 pull ups
7 thrusters
7 dips
7 burpees
Time - 9:06 (42lbs) Jordan
9:16 (88lbs) - Danny
Yes... Jordan beat me this morning and I so glad she did! Way to go Jo!
Judo: 1.5 hrs of throws, standing grip fights, etc....
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
What blogging has done for me....
Oh.. I almost forgot.. thank you Robots!
WOD:
5 rep max Thrusters
5-5-5-5-5
Danny = 45lbs, 95lbs, 135lbs, 155lbs, 165lbs
Jordan = 45lbs, 55lbs, 65lbs, 60lbs (10reps)
Judo: 2 hrs
Monday, August 4, 2008
Northgate Vintage, Surfboards, and parties!!!
4 Tabata's = 32 rounds total of 20 sec of work 10 sec of rest
Burpees + DB Push Press (20lbs) + Sit Ups + Box Jumps
We took only the lowest round total for each set
Jordan = 5-12-11-6
Danny = 7-13-8-12
CFE: Intervals = 2 rounds of : 1min on, 1min off, 2 min on, 2 min off, 3 min on 3min off
Round 1 Distance - 1750 meters
Round 2 Distance - 1620 meters
SURFBOARDS:
This past week I made a surfboard for Amy Ballard. I tried to capture the smooth lines of the early 1960's with a single fin log (no leash plug). The board was driven up to Idaho on Friday morning and I can't wait to see what she thinks!
Happy 26th Birthday Dale Smith!!!
Saturday night Jordan and I had the pleasure of celebrating Dale's 26 birthday. We had pizza rolls and coke and cake and frisbee and fun!
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Sunday Night Workout.. New week ahead... New Goals!!!
WOD:
100 Deadlifts
Danny w/ 185 lbs = 9:05
Jordan w/ 85lbs (50 reps) + 65lbs (50 reps) = 10:24
Thursday, July 31, 2008
a peek into the life of Team Morchat...
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Monday and Tuesday and Monday and Tuesday and ...
Monday WOD:
Shoulder Press 1-1-1-1-1 {Danny (105,125,135,135,135), Jordan (45lbs)}
Push Press 3-3-3-3-3 {Danny (all at 135lbs), Jordan (45lbs)}
Push Jerk 5-5-5-5-5 {Danny (all at 135lbs), Jordan (45lbs)}
Monday CFE:
Run Tabata x 2 = 20 sec of work, 10 sec of rest for 16 rounds
Distance: 1750 meters
Tabata Bike
Tuesday WOD: "Jeremy"
21-15-9
Overhead Squat (95lbs/45lbs)
Danny - 7:24 Rx'd
Jordan - 6:19 (45lbs)
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Odessa Workout at Globo Gym
21-15-9
Deadlift (205/95)
Knees to Elbows
Danny 5:44 (205lbs)
Jordan 6:40 ( 95lbs)
Friday, July 25, 2008
Real Quick.. Driving to Odessa...
Thursday:
WOD: Back Squat 5-5-5
Judo: 2 hrs (Warm up, Throws, 3 min rounds groundwork, 3-5min matches, strength training)
Friday:
WOD: "Snatch Fran"
21-15-9
Snatch (65lbs)
Pull Ups
Time - 7:25 !!! It was good to be "Snatch'n" again!!!
CFE: 1 min ladder
1min on, 1 min off, 1 min on, 50 sec off, 1 min on, 40 sec off, 1 min on, 30 sec off, 1 min on 20 sec off, 1 min on, 10 sec off, then go back up the ladder until you finish with 1 min on, 50 sec off, 1 min on.
Distance: 3900 meters, 2.4 miles.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Totally Engaged!!!
I have since worn my ring for an average of 1 hour a day just to start getting used to it.
Breakfast - 1 cup cottage cheese, 1 cup strawberries, 1 plum, 1 apple,15 almonds, 24oz coffee, 40 oz water (4 blocks)
Lunch - 3 eggs, 1oz deli ham, 1 slice of bread, 1 whole avocado, 2 oranges, 1/2 cup cooked spinach, 32 oz water (4 blocks)
Snack - 2 oz grilled chicken, 1 apple, 40 oz water (2 blocks)
Dinner - 4 oz chicken, 2 1/4 cups broccoli, 1 slice of bread, 1 avocado, 2 cups milk (6 blocks)
Snack - 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1 cup strawberries, 1/3 cup oats (2 blocks)
Total Blocks = 18
WOD: 6 rounds
240m sprint
24 squats
Time - 9:33
Push Press 5-5-5-5-5
----115, 135,145,155,165
CFE: Tabata Bike
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Morning Decaf Coffee...
Here are some links to good fairly traded (helps the farmer), shade grown (saves the earth), organic (helps our bodies) beans:
Breakfast -1 cup cottage cheese, 2 cup strawberries, 1 apple, 2 cups milk, 2 cups of decaf coffee, 32oz water (6 blocks)
Lunch - 4 oz ground buffalo, 1 apple, 1 plum, 1 cup papaya, 16 oz water (4 blocks)
Snack - 16 oz water, 1 Clif Builder's bar, 1 cup soy milk (4 blocks)
Dinner - 5 oz grilled chicken, 1 cup butternut squash soup, 1 cup mac'n cheese (5 blocks)
Snack - 1 cup 2% milk (1 block)
Total Blocks = 20
WOD: Rest Day
Judo: 6:15pm - 7:45 - Throws, groundwork, grip fighting
Monday, July 21, 2008
Daily Food Diary
Answer... Write down everything you eat for a week and see where you fall short.
Everything seems to be a formula?... Well, this is because your body is a machine and if your machine needs rocket fuel, don't put regular gas in it!!! You need to give you body what it wants and for me with my CrossFit training and Judo and CFE... I need to pump rocket fuel into my system.
As I finished "The Hard Routine" I came to understand how much diet plays into everyday fitness and then into elite fitness. I use Dr. Barry Sears-Zone Diet- to track my intake and measure my foods. This week Jordan and I will be doing another experiment in nutrition... we will be recording our food. Everything and I mean everything...
Breakfast - 1 cup cottage cheese, 1 cup strawberries, 1 Apple, 1 Plum, 48oz water (4 Blocks)
Lunch - 4oz Deli Turkey, 1oz Munster Cheese, 1 Apple, 1 Orange, 1 Beer (5 Blocks)
Snack -1 Clif Builders Bar, 1 cup whole milk (4 Blocks)
Dinner - 5oz Buffalo Meat, 1.5 cup broccoli, 1 slice of bread, 1/2 avocado, 2 beer (5 Blocks)
Late night Snack - 1/4 cup cottage cheese, 1 cup strawberries, 1 cup whole milk (2 Blocks)
Total Blocks = 20
WOD: 3 rounds for time
50 double unders
20 sit ups
20 cross chops (30lb DB)
Time= 10:14
CFE: Tabata Run - distance covered = 950 m
The Hard Routine - Decomposed
For the past 5 weeks I have been tracking my CrossFit Training, Zone Food and Sleep. I have been trying to "dial-in" my life in order to see if training and nutrition and sleep do effect quality of life. I have also done this in order to train myself in discipline and self indulgence. So why.....?
Here is an outline of what benefits I experienced while on "The Hard Routine"
Physical -
- Drop in % Body Fat from 12 to 9.8
- Increase in aerobic endurance
- Drop in CrossFit Benchmark WOD times, average of 1-1.5 min (Kelly, Fran, Elizabeth)
- Mile drop -20 sec, 400m drop -5 sec
- Daily protein, carbohydrate and fat intake regulated
- Joint health from fish oil
- Increased energy and overall health
- Better sleep habits
- Greater understanding of self
- Desire to continue with discipline over "letting go"
- Longer, better life outlook with Jordan
I plan to continue many of the disciplines practiced and will always be searching for a better way to live life.
WOD: Rest Day
CFE: 20 Fixed Gear bike ride out to church
Sunday, July 20, 2008
21 - 15 - 9
Jordan (65lbs) = 6:15
Danny (Rx'd) = 7:07
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Tire Flips...
I have been sick since Wednesday night with some sort of food poisoning, which has not been fun... but I'm on the road to recovery and will be back in the swing of things by tomorrow.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
are you disconnected from the matrix?
Here are some of the workouts that Jordan and I have been doing the past 8 days
Most to All meals Zone. Avg. 17-19 blocks
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Week Five - Day 2
I drove back from Dallas today and got a quick workout in before dinner. Jordan is gone and that makes me sad, but she will be home on Thursday!
WOD: 1/2 Cindy = 10 min
As many rounds as possible in 10 min
5 Pull Ups
10 Push Ups
15 Squats
Danny - 12 rounds + 5 pull ups...
The Olympics start in 30 days!!! Check out NBC OLYMPICS for updates and video
Monday, July 7, 2008
End Week Four - Begin Week Five
Week Five - will be better and I'm going to try to get some benchmarks.
I'm in Dallas again at a Math Conference for CSISD. I get back to College Station on Tuesday night and I move into a new house for the rest of the summer. I'm going to have a new roommate (aka. Dog) named Jack. It will be good to have a dog around again.
Today I meet up with George and the North Dallas HS crew again for a workout. We did "Fran" and I got a new PR! Here is the video of George and me at the North Dallas High School gym!
WOD: "FRAN"
21-15-9
Thrusters (95lbs)
Pull Ups
Danny- 3:36 New PR!!!
George-
CFE: Tabata Run + 5 Sprints - [80 yrd sprints at a 30degree incline. (aka. Parking Garage)]
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Week Four - Day 6
Eating has been OK... and I mean... I'm eating a lot and loving it!! We had Lamb and sweet potato fries for dinner tonight. Ummmmmm...
Sleep: 8.5 hrs
Zone: Total Blocks = ? maybe 17-20
WOD: 3 Rounds for Time
7 - KB Swings (55lbs/35lbs)
15 - Ring Dips
20 - Med Ball (20lbs/8lbs)
30 - Sit Ups
Danny = 7:57
Jordan = 8:06
CFE: "Griff" for Time
Run 800m,
400m backwards
Run 800m,
400m backwards
Danny = 11:40
Jordan = 15:24