Correction...

We are having Fire + Beer = Firebeer Night on Saturday at dark'30!

Wednesday

I'm back in it... and ... it feels great. Having taking about 3 weeks off my mind was able to "let go" of CrossFit Training for a while and reset. I think that maybe this should be a more regular thing... 6 weeks on.. 1 week off (mental health break!)
I've been doing some painting and moving which has been really good for me. I love creating and building. The house is coming along and we have been blessed to have my Dad, Art Morchat, stay with us the past two nights. He was in Austin trying to change the minds of our stubborn state government.

I've been listening to a lot of "Bon Iver" and "Iron and Wine" and have been playing the guitar again. For some reason I put that to the side and it feels good to play again.

Wednesday morning I went to the gym and did Clean & Jerk. I felt good, but didn't have a coach there telling me what I wasn't doing.. or doing right. (not much is right, but you know?) I did singles and really tried to focus on the Jerk. I got up to 200lbs and did about 4 at that weight. I finished up with a 500m row. Today is a rest day and Jonny and I are going over to the BodyLab on Friday to see the new box and do "FRAN" with Matt and Laurah.

If you are in town this Friday night, Jordan and I are having a fire and beer night at the new place.. just stop on by and come hang!

Peace

1...2...3..GO!

I'm back and going full force. We moved into our new house on Friday and I started back to training Yesterday (Monday) Jordan and I woke up at 6am and did "Bottom to Bottom Tabata Squats" in our bedroom! GOOD MORNING! In the afternoon I went up to the gym to hang and did Snatch work ( muscle snatch, snatch balance, single snatch) and did 155 about 4 times. It felt good to put the D0-Win's back on my feet (Do-Win is a lifting shoe with an elevated heel) After the snatch work I did the ATM WOD with Josh...
25 ring dips
400m run
25 push ups
400m run
25 HSPU
400m run
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Danny- 10:00 (10 HSPU, 15 Pikes)
Josh- 10:20 (Same)

I felt really good and went home to my beautiful wife and our new home!!!

This morning Jo and I woke up again at 6am and went to the gym. We knew that Jonny would be there (my workout buddy) and we did the WOD.

21-15-9
Dead lift
Pull ups
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Danny- 4:31 (225lbs)
Jordan- 7:53 (100lbs) She has a great Dead lift!! and is getting really strong!

I did all of the Dead lifts unbroken. Jonny didn't want me to put it down. We have been talking a lot about work capacity over broad time and increasing this for me. Basically, I need to get faster with heavy stuff and not rest as much. It was good to have him push me!

My Dad is coming into town tonight to hang. Can't wait!!!!!

The FLU... plus everything else

So I got the "Flu" on Friday Feb. 6, 2009 and fought the good fight until that Monday. I went to see the doctor... who told me that I had the flu and I just had to wait it out:( I then took two days off of work to rest and my wonderful and beautiful wife did the same to take care of me! That weekend I got an upper respiratory infection from all of the crud that was stuck in my lungs and was hit hard again by Mother Nature. Right now I'm on the up swing and got to train yesterday. Slow lifts, Deadlift and Back squat. It was a good intro back into the world of CrossFit. I also read this blog post at www.robbwolf.com --- it is about intermittent fasting and illness and performance. I'm very intrigued and mid March, Jordan and I are getting Nutrition Certified by Robb Wolf himself... so I can't wait to pick his brain on the topic.

+ We close on our new home this Friday!!!!!

peace

The Day after Super Bowl...?...

Well... Super Bowl parties are really fun when the beer and food is free, but the day after sucks! Training is going well and Jonny and I are really seeing gains in work output and a drop in times.

Monday WOD:
5 rounds of
30" Box Jump - 10 reps
20lb Wall Ball - 15 reps
200m Sprint
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Rest 2 min between rounds
1:27 / 1:20 / 1:33 / 1:49 / 1:44

Saturday...

it was a good day! Breakfast at La Bodega and work at Northgate Vintage. Jordan reconnected with the Kurtens and I PR'd on Nichole.... 151 Pull Ups with 7 rounds!!!

Rest Day on Sunday and party with Jonny and Courtney Kahaler!