Three days and counting...

I have three days until the Southwest Regional CrossFit Games and was suppost to be resting and eating great and sleeping, but life doesn't care about the games, so.... because of drainage problems in our backyard I spend all day Saturday/ Sunday/ Monday (monday was only 4am-7am, 4pm-7pm) digging ditches for three French drains before the rain started yesterday afternoon. I didn't get all of it done so yesterday after work I dug more in the rain and had to get under our 1947 house and repair two beams! This sucks and you have to prepare mentally to go under your house in the dark with mud and water everywhere. When I was done I looked like Encino Man!

But, I had a great meal and Jordan is the best wife in the world! I love her!

Three days until I see how I match up ? Three days until I find out what the WOD's will be? Three days until I can stop worring about this regional games and have fun!

[peace]

The last hard day...

Today was the last hard day before the regional games on May 2-3. Jonny and Marshall have been coaching me and put me through "one heck of a WOD" this morning.

3 rounds for time
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10 Squat Clean & Jerks ( 155lbs)
20 Chest to Bar Pull Ups
30 Box Jumps
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Danny: 18:34 .....blah....

For the next 8 days I will be doing a lot of stretching and sleeping!

peace

Olympic Weightlifting Seminar with Catalyst Athletics

I spent the weekend in Dallas (Dallas Central CrossFit) with Marshall Lowy at the Olympic Weightlifting Seminar put on by Greg Everett, Aimee Anaya and Catalyst Athletics. We had a blast!!!! We spent two days learning complete progressions for the Snatch and Clean & Jerk. 10:00am to 5:30 pm of Snatch (Saturday) and 10:00am to 4:00pm of the Clean & Jerk (Sunday) We both feel very comfortable teaching the Olympic lifts and really improved our own lifts. Here is some video of Marshall and I at 225lbs on the Clean & Jerk.






We also spent the weekend with George and Betsy and Baby River. It was great! Thank you so much for opening up your home and hearts to us!

Taylor... We miss you!

Rachel... we want to meet you.
Love,
team morchat

Gluten Free Pizza

So for the past three months or so, Jordan and I have been cutting gluten out of our diet. There are many health/performance/longer life reasons why and I'm not going to go down that road on my blog, but visit Jordan's blog and she will take you there! jordancoulter.blogspot.com

We started making gluten free pizza and it is amazing! We make the crust by hand with Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Pizza Crust Mix and just follow the directions on the back. Then, we put all sorts of great pizza toppings on and "BAM" in the oven for 17 min. Watch the magic happen!

It has been great we love it and it give us left overs for lunch the next day. Try it and email us for questions!

As far as training I have been doing last years game WOD's to try and prepare for Regionals. I did two WOD's yesterday and today I did the finial WOD from last years games. 30 Squat Clean & Jerks with 155lbs. It hurt!, but it felt good at the same time. Marshall timed me and I had three specptators. I finished in 5:21... which isn't bad, but I need to go faster!!! I'm taking the next two days off to rest and eat well. I will be at an olympic lifting cert this weekend in Dallas with Catalyst Athletics and Greg Everett > can't wait! Nother feels better than a good snatch!

WOD in the morning... WOD in the evening... WOD at supper time....

Training has been going very well! After work I have been doing a Tabata Run to get my blood flowing and my running down. Things are looking good and I will start to slow down after this weekend. Check out MaxFitUSA on tapering. Sleep and Eat Well! I have also been doing double WOD's to see what it feels like and let me tell you it sucks! After work today I did the Burpee/Deadlift WOD from last years games. I just got home and said, "Shit... here we go" (constantly varied!) or maybe (constantly CRAZY!)? Here is my Tuesday. I hope you enjoy.
Peace

Tuesday WOD:
400m run
21 Muscle Snatch (75lbs)
21 Pull Ups

400m run
15 Muscle Snatch
15 Pull Ups

400m run
9 Muscle Snatch
9 Pull Ups
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Danny= 9:48

Tuesday Afternoon WOD:
5 Rounds for Time
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5 Deadlifts (275#)
10 Burpees
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Time: 5:35 (You are not allowed let go at the end of the DL's. You have to set it down)

Love you guys!

Drew and Jenny and Sam and Baby....

Here is a link to our friends blog. They just missed a tornado hitting their house in Tenn.
goteamcavin.blogspot.com

WOD:
7 rounds
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10 SDHP - 95lbs
10 Ring Dips
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Danny: 5:43

We had a great weekend of eating bread and gluten which put us into a gluten comma of eating more bread and sleeping and drinking! Needless to say... we were glad to get back to Bryan,TX. We really love our community here and take every chance to hang with our comm-family! Drew and and Jenny and Sam and Baby Cavin... we are so thankful that you are safe and hope that you are able to help those around you rebuild!

Getting ready for the Regional Qualifiers

So in three weeks I will be competing in the 2009 CrossFit Games Regional Qualifiers in Fort Worth, Texas. The competition will be three workouts. Two on Saturday and one on Sunday. I will have now idea what the workouts will be until the week of the comp. (constantly varied!) So... therefore I'm getting ready for anything!

On another note...

We had Dutch Lowy and Meggie and Marshall over for breakfast today and had a blast. We will soon be official share holders in CrossFit A&M Corp! We are praying to see if God will have Jordan be the full time trainer and make it her income! If you know us... please pray with us!

My birthday was March 25th and I did a Birthday WOD of 27 + 1 (to grow on) = 28 Clean & Jerks with my body weigh 175lbs. Here is the video from the 6 am workout!

May strength be kind, and courage gentle...