Best Hour of Their Day | Podcast
751 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsHosted by Jason Ackerman and Jason Fernandez, Best Hour of Their Day is a podcast dedicated to helping the CrossFit community. We cover all aspects of fitness including coaching, training, competing, starting and growing a business, and everything in between. Regular guests include world-class athletes, some of the best Coaches in the world, fitness entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and more.
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200. David Colina | O2 Recovery
March 31, 2020 14:00 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MBIn this episode, Fern sits down with Founder and CEO of O2 Recovery Dave Colina to discuss what they are doing to help the CrossFit affiliates around the globe. Dave got his start in the corporate world before spending some time starting up charter schools and then found himself making recovery drink concoctions with his partner and delivering them to boxes all over. O2 is a business born from the CrossFit space and doing what they can to give back to those that have supported them in their...
199. Joe Westerlin | MD-L1
March 30, 2020 14:00 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBJoe Westerlin is one of the best dudes you might not know. He's been a part of the CrossFit Seminar Staff for over 10 years, was the founder of CrossFit Omaha, is the main flowmaster for the CrossFit MD-L1 seminars, and is an amazing husband and father. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
198. Nutrition Chat
March 29, 2020 14:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBFern and Ackerman have been getting a lot of requests to "guest coach" and talk to the members of affiliates. Recently, Ackerman led a nutrition talk for the members of CrossFit Indestri, Watchtower, and Neuse River. In it, he discusses, how to start with macros, small wins during this quarantine, intermittent fasting, and more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
197. Bear Handlon | Born Primitive
March 28, 2020 14:00 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBFern Sits down the CEO and founder of Born Primitive to discuss their "Back the Gyms Stimulus" and what they are doing to support the community that has supported them and sparked their growth from packing boxes in the garage to becoming a household name in the CrossFit community. Born Primitive is donating 50% of their profits for all sales through April 5th directly back to affiliates and gyms in the community. Find your affiliate or gym and enter their unique promo code and help gyms ge...
196. Using Zoom during the Quarantine
March 27, 2020 14:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBMost affiliates around the world have been shut down. But like anything else in the CrossFit world, that's not stopping us. Affiliates have adapted, pivoted, and overcome by going online. In today's episode, Ackerman, Fern, and Cassidy discuss best practices for using zoom as a box owner, coach, and member. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
195. Matt O'Keefe
March 26, 2020 14:00 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MBMatt O'Keefe is planning his next big move in the CrossFit world and it's going to have a global impact. Tune in to listen to Ackerman and O'Keefe discuss his early days in the CrossFit space, how sobriety and stepping into Northshore CrossFit changed his trajectory, and how he plans to unite the world through this pandemic. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
194. Corona Virus | How do affiliates adapt and overcome
March 25, 2020 14:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MBWe know the last thing you need is more Corona Virus talks, but we are trying to keep this positive, light-hearted, and educational. Fern and Ackerman are recording daily episodes while on lockdown, shoot us your questions to [email protected] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
193. Pat Sherwood
March 24, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBPat Sherwood’s first CrossFit workout was in 2005 (after spending seven years as a Navy SEAL) and a lot has changed in the functional fitness landscape since then. The CrossFit Games have evolved from a backyard throw-down to this year’s $2.4 million prize purse. Individual —and sometimes team— athletes are becoming full-time CrossFitters and year-round competitor programs are all the rage. Sherwood, a CrossFit Games Update Show host and analyst, runs the online-only affiliate CrossFit Linc...
192. Mark Bell
March 23, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBNo intro needed. Powerlifter Bodybuilder Gym Owner Inventor Carnivore Humbled to have the Legend Mark Bell on today's episode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
191. Nicole Aucoin | Find a new Normal
March 21, 2020 14:00 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBNicole Aucoin is making her return appearance on today's episode and holds the very prestigious honor of being the first female guest to appear twice. In today's episode, Nicole helps affiliates navigate this challenging time with the Corona Virus. We talk best practices for running classes online, loaning equipment, compensating coaches and more. Be sure to check out the links she provided as well. Links: Free Help, Virtual Meeting/Class Templates and Checklists First Workout Debrie...
190. Stepping on Toes
March 20, 2020 14:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBScenario: You're not coaching, but you're taking class. The Coach is missing many faults and in general needs help. What do you do? Do you step in or continue as a participant. . Listen in as Fern and Ackerman navigate this challenge. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
189. The Sickness, Wellness, Fitness, Continuum
March 19, 2020 15:23 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBCoach Glassman's, "Sickness, Wellness, Fitness Continuum" has never been more relavant. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
188. Jeff Tucker
March 18, 2020 15:26 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBJeff Tucker is a legend and the father of gymnastics in the CrossFit world. In today's episode we talk about the hundreds of seminars he led around the world, his time running the CrossFit Regionals, and his recent decision to start the Carnivore Diet. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
187. Sean Eberle | Neuse River CrossFit
March 17, 2020 14:00 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBSean Eberle is one amazing dude. Listen in as we chat about how he found CrossFit, losing 30lbs, becoming a competitive athlete, and taking his L1. Also ladies, he's single and ready to mingle...slide into his DMs. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
186. The Corona Virus
March 13, 2020 14:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBEverything you need to know as a box owner, a coach, and member in how to handle this pandemic. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
185. Dawn Fletcher | Mentality WOD
March 11, 2020 14:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBDawn Fletcher is a mental performance specialist and the owner of MENTALITYWOD.com. Dawn has had nearly every job in the fitness industry over the last 14 years and has helped more than a dozen athletes to The CrossFit Games and many others to championships, podiums, and elite competitions. Dawn was recently been named “1 of The 30 Most Influential Health Bloggers” and her site is recognized as “1 of The Top 5 CrossFit Blogs.” As far as we know, she is also the only coach in the world wh...
184. Libby Landry | CrossFit Invictus
March 10, 2020 14:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBLibby Landry is the GM at CrossFit Invictus as well as part of our seminar staff. In today's episode, we discuss the challenges and obstacles that women face in the CrossFit coaching world. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
183. Jessica Bergman | Downtown Strength and Conditioning
March 09, 2020 14:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBJessica hails from New York City where she spent the majority of her life until moving to South Florida. She currently resides in Miami where she is the owner of Downtown Strength and Conditioning. In this episode, Jess talks about the little things she does to make DTSC stand out and how she applies what she has learned in her business career to the affiliate. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
182. Coaching Sh*tty Athletes, Part II
March 06, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBLast week we answered Nicole's question about coaching non-responsive athletes or athletes that simply don't listen. After the episode, she hit us up with some feedback and we thought the best course of action was to have her on the show to discuss further. What are your thoughts on this topic? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
181. Preparing for your L3
March 04, 2020 15:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBThinking about taking the CrossFit L3 Test? Listen in as we tell you the best way to prepare for it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
180. Gale Yocom | CrossFit Strong
March 03, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBGale Yocom and Fern chat about how Gale has gone from his garage and welding his own equipment to just having moved into a 54,000 sq ft facility that offers CrossFit, Sports Performance, Ninja Warrior, private training, bootcamp and more. Gale is a 10 year + affiliate owner and a long time member of CF Seminar Staff. Anyone who is looking for an unbelievable story and something to aspire to then you need to listen to this. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho...
179. Core to Extremity
March 02, 2020 15:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBWhat is core to extremity movement pattern, why is it important, and how do we get athletes to better understand this concept? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
178. Charlie Lima, Jeremy Thiel, and Spencer Nix
February 28, 2020 15:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBIn today's episode Fern sits down with all three of these Texas box owners. They have a very unique relationship in that the three owners get together monthly to help each other improve their business. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
177. Brendan Rice | Wodify
February 27, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 73 MBFern Sits down with Wodify team member Brendan Rice who is the Chief Marketing Officer. They discuss the evolution of Wodify, why they found a niche lane in the CrossFit gym space and what their process for development has been. They also discuss all things Wodify to include some functions people may not even know exist as well as some future developmental roll outs coming in the future. Wodify is privately held and has never taken outside funding. Their long term vision is to only creat...
176. All about the Benjamins
February 26, 2020 15:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBIn today's episode Fern and Ackerman answer the following email: I did my level 1 last August and started coaching in a brand new box in the small town I live in, population 5000ish. The gym owners have no previous experience in CrossFit, both have just done their L1 to open the gym (1 Failed) they already have an everyd ay gym in the town that runs spin classes and HIIT. I know for a fact they opened up only to make money which I understand it is a business at the end of the day but they...
175. Tyson Oldroyd | CrossFit Media OG
February 25, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBTyson Oldroyd was one of the first 200 affiliate owners, part of CrossFit HQ Seminar staff for many years, has been one of the mainstays in the CF media department for years and is responsible for commissioning more than 15,000 videos and some of the more well-known documentaries on NetFlix and iTunes such as Fittest on Earth, Froning, and Redeemed and the Dominant. His experience as an affiliate owner, Seminar staff member and movie producer give him a one of a kind view into the CrossFit ...
174. Phones on the WOD Floor
February 24, 2020 15:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBIn today's episode we answer the following question from one of our listeners: I check people into class on my gyms software at the beginning of class. It takes me 1-2 minutes, but I do it on my phone. Do you think this looks so bad that I should get a computer at the gym to do it on? I also take pictures and videos during the workouts for social media and to use to help people see their own movement. I’m not the type that’s attached to my phone all the time so I notice when it’s in my hand...
173. Jason Rule | Driven Nutrition Part II
February 21, 2020 15:00 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBJason Rule is back with Driven Nutrition. He and Fern discuss some GREAT tactics with regard to selling products at events, competitions or any other scenario that would involve unusually high foot traffic in the box. This is gonna be great for in house comps, fundraising events, the Open and many other events. The average affiliate probably holds 4 "events" a year and could really capitalize on some great advice here. Fern learned a ton here and Driven has a buyback program for products...
172. Adam Feit | Precision Nutrition
February 20, 2020 15:00 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBAdam Feit is a Level 2 Master Class Coach as well as the Performance Nutrition Coordinator at Precision Nutrition, working with a multitude of youth, collegiate, Olympic and professional athletic teams including the Calgary Flames, Brooklyn Nets, and the ALTIS track and field club. Before working with Precision Nutrition, Adam was the Co-founder and Director of Sports Performance for Reach Your Potential Training (RYPT), helping mentor and train over 5,000 youth athletes over the course of f...
171. Coaching Adaptive Athletes
February 19, 2020 15:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBIn episode 5 of "Dropping In" Fern and Ackerman hit Hammer Driven Fitness. HDF is owned and operated by Steph Hammerman, Nike's first female adaptive fitness athlete. In this episode, we learned so much about how to adapt workouts, were impressed by Steph's coaching, and of course had a ton of fun. You can watch the episode here. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
170. Nick Massei | Ice Age Meals
February 18, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBNick Massie (AKA Paleo Nick) has over 20 years of experience as a professional cook and is passionate about BBQ. He won the people's choice award at the 2003 Great Alaskan One-Pot Cook-Off and in 2016, he had the opportunity to present his business to the investors on ABC's Shark Tank. In today's episode, we talk about how he grew Ice Age Meals from a pop-up tent at the CrossFit Games to a business with over 20 employees, his experience on Shark Tank, and his three rules to live by in orde...
169. Pete Shaw | CrossFit NCR
February 17, 2020 16:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MBPete Shaw is one of the Co-Owners of CrossFit NCR, as CFHQ Seminar Staff Member and multi-time regional athletes and he just qualified for the 2020 CrossFit Games. Pete and Fern discuss the new games format, how training for the games changes his training, why it's important to him to train with the classes, affiliate ownership, and Coach Development. There are some real gems in this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
168. Coaching Sh*tty Athletes
February 13, 2020 15:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBEvery box has them, athletes that just don't want to listen. Be it stubbornness, ignorance, ego, or just plain stupidity, every coach will eventually encounter someone that isn't receptive to feedback and coaching. In today's episode, Fern and Ackerman discuss how to handle these people, as with most topics these two cover, it's way more simple than you think. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
167. David Newman | Rx Smart Gear
February 11, 2020 15:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBOn today's episode, Ackerman chats with David Newman, the owner of Rx Smart Gear. Back in 2009, David was looking to improve his double unders, he used what he could find on the market and combined it to make his jump rope. After members of his gym started to want them as well, a friend pushed David to put them on Facebook. They started selling around the world. They discuss how David got started, where the idea came from all and the ways to coach DUs to your athletes but also some tips for ...
166. Chris Sanders | Penn State CrossFit
February 10, 2020 15:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBOn today's episode, Ackerman sits down with Chris Sanders, a senior at Penn State who's the President of an on-campus Crossfit Affiliate. PSU CrossFit is a student-run CrossFit affiliate with over 130 Members. Chris explains by having an on-campus affiliate has opened the world of Crossfit to so many new young people. This allows for communities and friendship to grow and fitness to be achieved. Chris breaks down how the affiliate is run from fees, membership cost, how they keep the doors o...
165. Teaching the Push Jerk
February 07, 2020 15:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBAnd we are back with a movement episode just like you guys have asked for. It's all about the Push Jerk today. How to teach it, the progressions, and how to do with a class. They get into the Push Jerk at the 17:57 mark, the first of episode is a follow up to the buying and selling an affiliate. The Level 1 Progression: Jump + land, Jump + land with hands at your shoulders, Jump + Punch, Push Jerk If you have any questions about our new programming with is due out in the next few weeks or...
164. Dale King | Doc Spartan
February 06, 2020 15:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBOn today’s episode, Ackerman is chatting with Dale King. Dale is the owner of PSKC CrossFit and Doc Spartan male grooming company. Just by the way Ackerman swears the scrub, he’ll tell you all about it. Dale goes into how he runs multiple successful businesses and has a thriving affiliate. This is an excellent episode for affiliate owners and anyone trying to run various businesses. If you have any questions about our new programming with is due out in the next few weeks or what to be first...
163. Are you not Entertained!?
February 05, 2020 15:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBEducate, Inspire, and Entertain, that's what you need to do in order to be a successful CrossFit coach, but what does that mean and how exactly does one entertain? This episode is brought to you by GOWOD. The GO WOD app is unique because of its mobility test is a totally innovative concept that will allow you to clearly highlight your body's abilities and limitations. This means that the app is tailored to you personalise and works with ensuring that you get the improvements you need. While...
162. Markus Gerszi | Gym Breakthrough
February 04, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBOn today’s episode, we have Markus Gerszi long time friend of Fern. Markus is former affiliate owners, he now runs Gym Breakthrough which helps gyms create a better client experience with customer services being at the forefront. Markus has helped thousands of gyms find their path to success, which look different for each one. He points out that no matter any other gym is doing as long as your focus on your business and are in it for the long haul for the right reasons you’ll be fine. Affili...
161. Christmas Abbott | The Badass Life
February 03, 2020 15:00 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBOn today’s episode, Ackerman sits down with Christmas Abbott. Christmas has been in the CrossFit space for 15 years, from competing to running her own Affiliate. She completely turned her life around from drinking, smoking and partying when she’s 22 to being a beast on the Crossfit Games floor. Christmas has really done it all from running a box, selling a box, online programming and release two books, - she’s done so much more. They discuss Christmas’s struggles in business, how she hired ...
160. John Berardi | Change Maker
January 31, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBOn today’s episode, Jason sits down with John Berardi. John is best known as the co-founder of Precision Nutrition, the world’s largest nutrition coaching, education, and software company. He’s also the founder of Change Maker Academy, devoted to helping would-be changemakers turn their passion for health and fitness into a powerful purpose and a wildly successful career. Berardi has advised organizations like Apple, Equinox, Nike, and Titleist, teams and athletes like the San Antonio Spurs,...
159. Eric Hinman | Life by Design
January 30, 2020 15:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBOn today’s episode, Ackerman sits down with Eric Himan. Eric is a health and wellness entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Original Grain, XO Taco, and Urban Life Athletics. Eric is a contributor and partner at Fellow Gent, an aspirational new media company for wellness-minded men. He was able to retire at 34 and has since been living life by his own design. If you have any questions about our new programming with is due out in the next few weeks or what to be first on the list - hit us on...
158. Do Less Better
January 29, 2020 15:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBOne workout a day? Doing less better is something that is brought up quite a lot in the Crossfit space. When being a Coach in any field, not just Crossfit if you don’t give yourself time to actually coach in class. Everything will be moving too quickly to allow you to actually help your members. Fern and Ackerman discuss the effect this has on your coaching ability and your athletes. If you have any questions about our new programming with is due out in the next few weeks or what to be firs...
157. Buying / Selling a CrossFit Affiliate
January 24, 2020 15:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBAckerman and Fern get one question coming up regularly: Should I buy an Affiliate? They discuss the crucial factors on how to value an affiliate allowing for an accurate value of the business. Also, how to go about actually doing it, who needs to be involved and how to move the business forward. Ackerman and Fern have been through this process multiple time and use their experience to help you decide if this is the right choice. If you have any questions about our new programming with is d...
156. Burpee Punishment
January 22, 2020 15:00 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBMaybe you saw our recent Instagram Post. - It's all about is it right to use burpees as punishment? Ackerman and Fern agree it’s not, even if it’s running joke in your box. It can have the undesired effect on your box meaning people would rather miss class then be two minutes late because of traffic. Once that happens a few time you’ve lost a member. And it’s more important to think about when is it dangerous to let them jump in, what is there a cut off point? If you have any questions abou...
155. Conor Murphy | WOD on the Waves 2
January 21, 2020 15:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBToday Ackerman has the one and only Conor Murphy on to discuss WOD On Waves Two. It's going to amazing; they've listened to what people wanted more of from the last one. There will be lots of Athletes, informative seminars and different workout classes available. It's going to top the previous year easily. It's a Family-friendly holiday that allows you to meet and hang out with like-minded people. We can promise that there is something for everyone on this cruise! Don't forget to use the c...
154. Recapping the Box Tour
January 17, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBOn today’s episode is little debrief of “Dropping in - The Box tour”. Ackerman and Fern talk about each oft he first 5 boxes they visited on the box tour. They go over the pro’s and con’s of each and talk about what made each one fo special. They all were a pleasure to drop in to and were welcomed. It really highlights how amazing each box is. Thank you to every box, owner and coach that was involved. We hope you enough this podcast and the first episode of Dropping in which is out now. Ou...
153. Brian Bochette | CrossFit Thoroughbreds
January 16, 2020 15:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBBrian Bochette is the Head Coach and one of the Owners of CrossFit Thoroughbreds in Fort Myers, which opened back in 2007. Brian started Crossfit when he was a fulltime Physical Therapist and felt insurance companies tied his hands. It’s fascinating to hear from a health care professional who found CrossFit organically and didn’t walk into basis. Brian felt so passionately about Crossfit, and it’s health benefits that he brought Crossfit Thoroughbreds as his best way to help people. If you...
152. Medicine Ball Clean
January 15, 2020 15:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBToday is just what you guys asked for! Another movement episode. Ackerman and Fern break down the Med Ball Clean. It’s one of the most undervalued and underutilized movements. Even though it’s one of the nine functional movements and it’s given a lot of time during the Level 1 seminar. Ackerman and Fern break it down, by the progressions, major faults and cues. They talk about the transfer of skill between med ball clean and how it’s one of the most soul-destroying within a workout. And ther...
151. Affiliate Websites
January 14, 2020 15:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBOn today’s episode, Ackerman and Fern talk about one of the things you didn’t realise you had to be good at an affiliate owner- website design. But do you really need a website nowadays in the world of social media? The answer is yes. It’s the face of your business. It will be looked at by potential members and drop-ins, and it will decide if they walk through your door or not. Ackerman and Fern discuss the ways to use your website as a tool for your business, not a hindrance. Also, they gi...