Day Three... going strong

WOD:
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

Jordan and I had a great time hanging out and talking with Marshall and Johnny today. It feels great to get back into the swing of things at CrossFit.

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

Time:
Jordan (44lb swings) = 8:41
Danny (80lb swings) = 7:50

Update...

I'm Married!

WOD:
"Elizabeth"
21-15-9 reps of:
Clean 135 pounds
Ring dips

Jordan (55lbs) - 7:21
Danny (Rx'd) - 8:50

more to come.......

four days...

I get married in 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

The Fall Garden + CrossFit Full Force!!!!

The Garden is Done!!!! Just in time for my bride to come home! All of the cedar is taken from an old house on my street. It was built in the 1950's from pure cedar wood. The wood is beautiful and has a story behind it... I talked with the man selling the house/ taking it down and he said, "My Grandfather built this house with is bare hands. My dad build this house right here (one house over) next to his dad. And now I live here with my mom... I've lived my whole life on this street... that was our old football field and that was our baseball field. Where all that new development is... that's where the old city dump was... " I talked with Dale for about 25 minutes and in that small amount of time I felt connected to our neighborhood and to its past. Now, I have some history in my backyard! I will pass that story along to the next person I talk to about the garden... I love this town!


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!!!!

Judo Pictures

Here is a quick slide show of some pictures from my first Judo Competition at Texas A&M University.

I'm Back... kind of...

Just to put an update on the blog...

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

The Judo Kid..(aka. my first Judo Tournament)

14th Annual "Go Shibata" Judo Tournament

Well... the anticipation is over and I'm a bit sore, but I survived my first Judo Tournament which was this past Saturday. I weighted in at Texas A&M Rec Center on Friday night with a big 173lbs which was heaver than I thought, but not to heavy. I was placed in the most heavily stacked weight class for the comp... 81kg which is anywhere from 160lbs to 180lbs. Basically, really fit and strong 25-30 year old men who have been practicing judo from 2 weeks to 3 years!!! I've been doing this for two months?

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!