Best Hour of Their Day | Podcast
751 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 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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100. Coach Glassman
October 11, 2019 12:00 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBIt's episode 100 and we have the founder of CrossFit, Coach Greg Glassman on today's show. It was our goal to have Coach Glassman on our show and it was truly in Ackerman's mind, an example of putting something out in the world and making it happen. Thank you so much, for all your support! - We couldn't have done it without you! Don't worry we'll still going strong and got so much more content for you. Be sure to head over to our site, Besthouroftheirday.com to check out our mentor group...
99. Stu Brauer | Guess who's back
October 10, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBIn this episode, Fern chats with for the Stu Brauer, who has been mentioned numerous times in different episodes by many guests. This is Stu second time being on the podcast first was with Jason. This time they look at the issue facing gym owners how do you get more athletes in the box? And how it may look like the company have the magical recipe to get those people through your door with click funnels course etc does it really works? And if so could you handle the demand? On the other hand,...
98. Running the Open at your box | It’s the most wonder terrible time of the year
October 09, 2019 12:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBIn this episode, your hosts Jason and Todd talk about the early Christmas present we as the Crossfit community are getting… the first-ever, and will probably never happen again the Second open of the year. I’ll wait while you clap and applause, and the screams of excitement … Nope, none? That I thought. But thank you so much, Dave, for this present that just keeps on giving. As Todd puts it “It’s the most wonder terrible time of the year”. This episode is meant to help Box owners to give you ...
97. Heber Cannon | Buttery Bros
October 08, 2019 12:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBIn this episode, Jason Ackerman sits down the half of the Buttery Bro. If you haven’t heard of Heber or Buttery Bro you must be living under a rock. He was one of the driving force behind the Crossfit Games documentaries, but what's more, exciting if the work that he’s down since being let go from Crossfit when we got rid of their Media Team. Heber and long-time buddy Marston Sawyers teamed up to make the Buttery Bros which is bringing the Buttery content about the Games, Sanctionals, and a...
96. Adam Tar | CrossFit Northport
October 07, 2019 13:00 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBIn this episode, Jason Ackerman sits down with Adam Tar, who he met about a month ago at a Level 2. Adam is the owner and head coach at Crossfit Northport, wit his wife Sarah Tarr. What really impressed Ackerman about Adam was what he is doing from a business perspective within his Box. Adam has a Master of Bussision Admisionton, which he stated has not only allowed him to be the most expensive box in his area but also have a solid membership base of 100 members. Adam takes a very hard appro...
95. Julian and Miranda Alcaraz | Street Parking
October 04, 2019 12:00 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBIn this episode, Fern picks the brains of the founders of Street Parking Julian and Miranda Alcaraz which they started in 2016. Miranda – after 15 years in the fitness industry, 8 years on CrossFit HQ seminar staff, and 8 years competing in CrossFit. Julian – after 10 years in the fitness industry, and 5 years competing in CrossFit. Both having trained and competed at the highest level – the CrossFit Games – they found themselves in new territory – busy. Julian was running a business and Mi...
94. Luke Parker | Unbroken Fitness
October 03, 2019 12:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MBIn this episode, Jason Ackerman chats with Luke Parker. Luke was the villain on this season of "The Bachelorette" but he is so much more than a reality TV bad guy; he’s honestly a high energy guy. And don’t worry if you haven’t heard of Luke before especially within the Crossfit space. Ackerman explains how Luke slid into his DM’s. But Luke does train with some big dogs, like Jacob Heppner. This is great episode that will get you fired up and back and chasing those dreams of yours. Check ...
93. Rep Shavers
October 02, 2019 12:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBIn this episode, all of your hosts Ackerman, Fern and Todd discuss a topic that faces every athlete more than once in the Affiliate, people who shave reps or more than likely you yourself have done it more than once. It’s a very controversial and likely a touchy subject for most. They drive into how they dealt with athletes who have done it and repeatedly, also looked into the flip side of let just be honest they just lost count and other situations whereby the athletes internal scaled becau...
92. Dr. Shakha and Dr. Scott | CrossFit Health
October 01, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBIn this episode, Fern sits down with Dr Shakha and Dr Scott, who are both involved in the Crossfit Health scene. Dr Scott is an anesthesiologist, Dr Shakha is Coach Glassman’s children paediatrician. They discuss how Crossfit moving forward in the greater community, chronic disease and how to navigate that when it walks into your gym, what really is Glassman problem with Coke- Cola, and how when it comes to chronic disease medicine don’t curse they simply slow down the decay. They dive into...
91. Carl Paoli | Free + Style
September 30, 2019 12:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBIn this episode Jason Ackerman sit down with Carl Paoli, have you heard of him? Probably is the reason you have or want to be able to do a back tuck right? Well, he’s the reason Jason can do one. He was featured on Crossfit Youtube channel back in 2011 teaching Jason Khalipa how to do one. Carl found Crossfit back 2006/2007. Very cool and down to earth guy who wants to help people not only move better but help people grow. Check out the extra content about this episode on besthouroftheirday...
90. Greg Amundson | The Original CrossFit Fire Breather
September 27, 2019 12:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBIn this episode Jason Ackerman the host sits down with some who he’s said from day one of his Crossfit journeys was someone he personal looked up. His guest Greg Amundson is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Cruz, the US Army Officer Candidate School, South Bay Regional Public Safety Academy, and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Federal Academy. Greg started his CrossFit training in December 2001 at the original CrossFit Headquarters gym in Santa Cruz...
89. Bethanie Werner | CrossFit Kapaa
September 26, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBIn this episode, Fern sits down with Bethanie Werner. Owner of CrossFit Kapaa on the island of Oahu discuss the positives of owning a box that gets many drop-ins over the year. She also owner Crossfit Sany in Utah. Bethanie also breaks down what it's like taking over a box and having to work 80 of coach per month to keep the lights on, her plans for the future. She is a 10-year affiliate owner with a wealth of knowledge on how to make her business work for her. So many knowledge bombs droppe...
88. You're not a good enough coach
September 25, 2019 12:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBIn this episode in this Todd, Ackerman and Fern discuss issues brought up in the last episode and what was promoted by the 10-year Affiliate Gathering. Why are affiliate’s de-affiliate? And the discussions that were brought up during the gathering. The host all give their options on this issue that is facing the community. And the title of the episode really does highlight the problem that is facing many coaches, that simply it’s easier not to teach the muscle-up or snatch. Check out the ex...
87. CrossFit 10 Year Affiliate Gathering
September 23, 2019 14:51 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBIn this episode, Both Fern and Ackerman are in Whistler, Canada at the CrossFit affiliate gathering. Just giving you guys an inside scoop of what it's like at the gathering. With the special drop-in guest of Austin Begiebing. They raise some talking points that affiliate owners are facing, and they reminisce about it was like starting out over 10 years ago. Check out the extra goodies about this episode on besthouroftheirday.com Rate/subscribe in Apple Podcasts! Find us on Instagram: @bes...
86. Jud Dean | CrossFit 1st State
September 20, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBIn this episode, Fern sits down with Jud Dean. Jud has been an affiliate owner for more than a decade. Jud and Fern go back to 2011 at the Mid Atlantic Hopper Challenge. Jud owns CrossFit 1st State in Delaware and does online coaching with his company Forever Hungry. Jud coached the 2019 CrossFit Games Champ in the 60+ age division. We discuss training masters athletes and how to look at their overall volume in training and we take a deep dive into his affiliate model that is predominant...
85. Rob Grupe | From Prison to CrossFit owner
September 19, 2019 15:00 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBWhat if I told you that the stress of living month to month as a struggling entrepreneur is something to be grateful for? After listening to this episode with Rob Grupe, you will understand exactly what I mean. In this episode, Ackerman sits down with friends and someone who he credits as making him a better person, Rob Grupe. Rob is the founder and owner of Twice Bitten CrossFit in Oklahoma City. Before owning a gym, Rob served a jail sentence of 7 years in prison. Nearly a decade of time ...
84. I Hate my Box.
September 18, 2019 15:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBIn this episode hosts, Ackerman and Fern pull to pieces a very common problem, whereby a coach doesn’t like their box anymore. This was emailed to the guys by a listener, about what they should do when they butt heads with the owner of the CrossFit affiliate they go to. The listener also laid out the scenario, including their answers to the problem and Fern and Ackerman, talked through them and ultimately give out their best advice. Please remember that we are here for you guy. Do not hesit...
83. Steve Liberati | Steve's Paleogoods
September 17, 2019 15:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBIn the episode, Jason Ackerman sits down with the one and only Steve Liberati. As the head caveman for Steve’s PaleoGoods, Steve is always on the hunt for the healthiest way to eat, live, and give back to his community. Never satisfied, Steve works tirelessly to find the best ingredients on Earth to fuel himself, his athletes and the entire paleo/primal and CrossFit community. He is the driving force behind every new product and the real-life equivalent of the Swedish Chef! Check out the e...
82. Joe Tepe | The Strip CrossFit
September 16, 2019 15:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBIn this episode Jason and in part Roz sit down with Joe Tepe is the owner of The Strip CrossFit, the only box in Las Vegas with air conditioning. Joe reached out after our episode about Open gym and when Fern and Jason jumped down the rabbit hole of drop-ins. Joe has a unique position to comment on drops in because he’s box gets over 2700 unique drop-ins every year, in fact, one stopped in doing this interview. In this fun interview, Joe talks about turning away drop-ins that want to do "t...
81. Amy West, MD | CrossFit Health
September 13, 2019 15:00 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBIn this episode, Jason Ackerman sits down with Amy West MD. Amy is a genuinely wonderful human being who is working with Crossfit and Crossfit health to make people healthier and help as many people as possible. She found earlier on the push back from her co-workers by saying this like “CrossFit is bad” “crossfit will injure you” to lessen ten years on from when she first start and see this more neutral stance which is a good thing. They discuss the influences on the medical industry, which ...
80. Andrew Frezza | Seven Figure Box
September 12, 2019 15:00 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBIn this episode, Ackerman sits down with Andrew Frezza who is one of the owners of CrossFit Palm Beach in Jupiter, FL. Which has been open for close to 7 years, last year brought in over seven figures in profits and has reached that 500 members. For a box that is out of the heavily density populated area is amazing. This may be a surprise as you’ve probably never heard of either himself or this brother Tony Frezza or Crossfit Palm Beach if you live outside of Florida area. This episode real...
79. What is Rx?
September 11, 2019 14:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBIn this episode, Todd and Fern discuss the meaning behind the term "Rx." Why it’s valuable, where it goes wrong in affiliates, how to educate your members on its place in training and some different ways to execute it at the affiliate level. How it heavily demonized. Along with how coaches and affiliate owners are trapping them into the RX culture with their programming. Using their personal experiences from both of their own affiliates, they show how they’ve overcome. Check out the extra...
78. Mike Giardina | Assault Fitness
September 10, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBIn this episode, Fern sits down with long-time friend Mike Giardina, who spent more than a decade on the CrossFit seminar staff coaching all over the world. You may recognize him if you took your Level 2 in the good coach/bad coach videos. Mike started his career at CrossFit Atlanta and is a multi-time CrossFit Games athlete as both an individual and on a team. Mike is currently working as part of the Assault Fitness team working with their products and developing training content. Fern a...
77. Andrew and Jen Charlesworth | CrossFit Tuebor
September 09, 2019 14:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBIn this episode, Jason sits down with time Andrew and Jen Charlesworth are both on the CrossFit seminar staff, are involved with multiple other businesses, own and run CrossFit Tuebor, one of the most successful boxes with over 200 members, and manage to regularly squeeze in their own training. They have been both to regionals and Andrew is the other bro as part of the Thunder Bros with Dave. They discuss who they opened a box, how they grow their communities, different types of training an...
76. Keith Wittenstein | Work F*cking Harder
September 06, 2019 14:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBIn this episode, Jason Ackerman sits down with long-time friend Keith Wittenstein put your probably know him better as “Coach Panda! And if you’ve ever wondered why he’s called that? Look no farther they get into that. Keith is a real OG, it feels like he’s been in the sport since the beginning of time. But before the CrossFit, Keith taught vinyasa yoga for many years throughout New York City. Keith has a way of infusing humor into his detailed and intelligent teaching of anatomy and mobili...
75. Nicole Aucoin | Healthy Steps Nutrition
September 05, 2019 12:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBIn this episode, Jason Ackerman sits down with Nicole Aucoin. Nicole is the founder of Healthy Steps Nutrition and realized how important nutrition was at a young age. Her mom was diagnosed with cancer and her family completely changed their diet and lifestyle. Her mom lived years past the doctor’s expectations. Even though her mom ultimately lost the battle to cancer. Nicole was able to have years of memories with her that she may or may not have been able to have if the family didn’t compl...
74. The Muscle-Up
September 04, 2019 12:00 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBIn this episode, both of the host Jackerman and Fren sit down and talk about the muscle-up. Which most people haven’t even heard of until they walk into the box, and is viewed by many when you get your Muscle-up you get your “Crossfit Card”. The muscle-up (MU) is a movement that transitions from a hanging position below the rings to a supported position, arms extended, above the rings. It is a combination movement containing both a pull-up and a dip. Far from a contrivance, the muscle-up is...
73. Marc Reklau | The Life-Changing Power of Gratitude
September 03, 2019 12:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBMarc Reklau is a Consultant, Speaker, and author of 7 books including the #1 Amazon Bestseller "30 Days - Change your habits, change your life", which since April 2015 has been sold and downloaded over 170,000 times and has been translated into Spanish, German, Japanese, Thai, Indonesian, Chinese, Portuguese and Korean. He wrote the book in 2014 after being fired from his job and literally went from jobless to Bestseller (which is the title of his second book). The Spanish version of his l...
72. Chriss + Andrea Smith | Trident CrossFit
August 30, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBChriss and Andrea Smith are two of the most awesome people in the CrossFit Community. They have Owned Trident CrossFit for nearly 10 years, have seen their gym grow past 600 members, have both worked on HQ Seminar Staff, own multiple other businesses and have made all of the mistakes. They are incredibly generous with their time and experiences so take notes! Support Trident CrossFit: @tridentcrossfit Rate/subscribe in Apple Podcasts! Find us on Instagram: @besthouroftheirday + @thejaso...
71. Spencer Hendel | The Road to a 300lb. Snatch
August 29, 2019 12:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBSpencer Hendel is a six-time individual CrossFit Games veteran, competing in every CrossFit Games from 2009-2012 and 2015-2017. Though a bubble athlete frequently on the cusp of qualification, fans were shocked when he missed qualification for this first time in 2013 and then again in 2014, each by just one place. But Hendel proved he wasn’t down and out just yet with a comeback in 2015, returning to the Games and taking a career-best finish of fifth place. Head Coach of CrossFit One Nation ...
70. Open Gym
August 28, 2019 12:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MBWhat's the right thing to do when it comes to having an open gym at an affiliate? Is it good to allow members to do their own thing? Does it cause a rift in the community? Should you charge more or less for it? We discuss all of this and more in today's episode. Rate/subscribe in Apple Podcasts! Find us on Instagram: @besthouroftheirday + @thejasonackerman Check out our website - besthouroftheirday.com - to learn more about our private coaches development group. --- Support this po...
69. Saxon Panchik | Brotherly Love
August 27, 2019 12:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBSaxon Panchik is not only a CrossFit Games athlete, placing 9th at the 2019 Games, but he's also the owner of CrossFit Cliffside along with twin brother Spencer. The two of them plus older brother Scott are a part of the world's fittest family. In this episode we talk about his epic performance at this year's Games, including his slide in against Noah Ohlsen, running a business with your sibling, and the terrible accident that got him to start CrossFit in 2009. Support Saxon: @saxon_panch...
68. Matt + Cherie Chan | Follow your heart
August 26, 2019 12:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBMatt and Cherie Chan have been involved in the CrossFit world since 2007, using CrossFit as a way to to help Matt improve his endurance as a Denver area firefighter. After four Top 10 finishes at the CrossFit Games, (including the runner-up slot in 2012), Chan became a full-time athlete and one of the most popular and knowledgeable veterans in the sport. Cherie also has competed two times at the CrossFit Games and is a Flowmaster on the CrossFit seminar staff. In this fun conversation, we ...
67. Coaches Compensation
August 23, 2019 12:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBOne of the most commonly asked questions we get from both box owners and coaches is, "what's a fair pay?" In this episode, Todd, Fern, and Ackerman, breakdown best practices, dos and don'ts, and some words of wisdom on how to best compensate CrossFit coaches. Rate/subscribe in Apple Podcasts! Find us on Instagram: @besthouroftheirday + @thejasonackerman Check out our website - besthouroftheirday.com - to learn more about our private coaches development group. --- Support this podcast:...
66. Sean Pastuch | Toxic Exercise Dependency
August 22, 2019 12:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBHave you heard of “Toxic Exercise Dependency” (TED)? TED is a condition that is defined as the following: Person(s) who exercise vigorously causing measurable negative findings in common health markers including but not limited to: Elevated white blood cells, hormone variability, loss of menstrual cycle, persistent muscle, tendon, and joint pain, and irregular sleep patterns. In severe cases of TED, people have experienced intense pain, loss of libido, headaches, weight loss, kidney damag...
65. WOD on the Waves
August 21, 2019 12:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBWant to party with 2000 of the fittest people on the planet? Meet other like minded fitness enthusiasts? Train with CrossFit Games athletes? Attend seminars from industry experts? Most importantly hang with Fern and Ackerman!? Listen to this episode of Best Hour of Their Day and learn everything you need to know about WOD on the Waves. Jason sits down with Austin Malleolo to chat about this amazing vacation! Once you listen and are ready to book your room, use code BESTHOUR to get som...
64. Chris Irwin | Teamwork: Navy SEAL Foundation
August 20, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBChris Irwin has been part of the CrossFit Community for almost a decade in several different capacities. He's a Naval Academy graduate, a former Navy SEAL, has been an affiliate owner, the president of Kill Cliff and now serves in the non profit arena with the Navy Seal Foundation where he heads up strategic partnerships and is working on a growing a Hero WOD fundraiser. We discuss operating an affiliate in a remote destination, handling drop ins, building a massive company from scratch, ...
63. Freddy Camacho | GFY
August 19, 2019 13:00 - 50 minutes - 46 MBFreddy Camacho is the owner of Good For You CrossFit. Freddy retired from police work in 2018 as a sergeant at the Union City Police Department. Over the course of his career in law enforcement, he was an assistant team leader on the SWAT Team, the team leader on the SWAT Sniper Team, and a former defensive tactics instructor at both the police department and the police academy. In addition he is a Level Two Krav Maga instructor and has won medals in boxing and CrossFit in both the Californi...
62. Forever Fierce | Dos and Don'ts of Apparel
August 15, 2019 14:31 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBMatt and Fern break down apparel sales in the affiliate from start to finish. Forever Fierce works with more than 500 independent gyms. They have solved most of the issues that affiliates have with selling apparel. How should we sell retail? Should we sell retail? How much stock should you carry? What should we charge? How many designs should we carry? How frequently should we order new shirts? Should we do more than shirts? Who does my designs? Who is in charge of retail? If you've eve...
61. Logan Collins | 4x CrossFit Games athlete
August 14, 2019 18:58 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBLogan Collins has competed as an individual the last four years at the CrossFit Games, placing 31st, 15, 11th, and 13th. He has done this while running his affiliate CrossFit Rejoice in Wylie, Texas, and also while training on his own. This year people watched him hit over 20 rounds of "Mary" while dealing with a very painful calf cramp that caused him to revert to strict pull-ups. Listen in as Logan talks about his thoughts of the 2019 Games, whether the field was truly fair during the s...
60. Meetings
August 13, 2019 14:09 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBWhere do meetings fit in box ownership and in life? Most people will agree meetings tend to be a huge waste of everyone's time. In today's episode we breakdown how to run an effective meeting, tips to make a meeting efficient, and when and why they are most valuable. We also cover topics such as, should coaches be paid for attending meetings, how often they should be held, and why it's so important they start on time. If you coach at a box, own a box, or have any meetings in your life, y...
59. John Wooley | Make WODs Great Again
August 09, 2019 12:58 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBJohn Wooley is the brains behind MWGA. He refers to MWGA as his “inside voice” on his fitness journey. John lives by the mantra of, if you don’t look back and laugh at your own journey, then how can you have fun going forward? Support John: @makewodsgreatagain Rate/subscribe in Apple Podcasts! Find us on Instagram: @besthouroftheirday + @thejasonackerman Check out our website - besthouroftheirday.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday...
58. Rory Mckernan | Behind the Horns
August 08, 2019 16:19 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBRory McKernan has been a big part of the CrossFit community for over a decade. He was part of the CrossFit Seminar Staff for several years before moving over to the CrossFit Media Team. He has been part of the Update Show for the CrossFit Games as well as a color commentator for the the Open, Regionals and the Games. He recently co-wrote a book with Katrin Davidsdottir entitled “My journey to becoming a two time CrossFit Games Champion”. We discuss social media and what affiliates can do...
57. Todd Occhiuto | Teaching and Seeing Drills
August 07, 2019 19:34 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBTodd Occhiuto is a flowmaster on the CrossFit seminar team and one of our closest friends. Todd has written many articles for the CrossFit Journal helping coaches develop their ability to teach, see, and correct movement. In this episode (recorded at the CrossFit Games), we discuss some simple drills coaches can use right away to help them develop. We also discuss the mobility epidemic going on in the CrossFit world, where coaches and athletes immediately believe all of their problems, ph...
56. Judging at the CrossFit Games
August 06, 2019 16:40 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBFern and Ackerman just got home after judging the individuals at the 2019 CrossFit Games. In this episode, Jason sits down with his wife Roz as she asks him all about what goes down behind the scenes. Rate/subscribe in Apple Podcasts! Find us on Instagram: @besthouroftheirday + @thejasonackerman Check out our website - besthouroftheirday.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
55. Chuck Bennington | Coach like you mean it
August 02, 2019 13:00 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBChuck Bennington has been one of our most requested guests and it comes as no surprise, he is a likable dude. Chuck is a long-term member of the CrossFit community and got his start in coaching when he relocated to learn under the tutelage of Jeff Tucker. From there, Chuck has owned an affiliate, ran the 2010 CrossFit South Central Regional, and become a lead on the CrossFit Gymnastics Seminar Team. Support Chuck: @chuckbennington Rate/subscribe in Apple Podcasts! Find us on Instagram: @...
54. Marcus Filly | Committed to changing how people view fitness and themselves
August 01, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBMarcus Filly has smoothly made the transition from CrossFit Games athlete to a leader in the functional bodybuilding world. But don't write him off just yet from ever stepping onto the CrossFit competition floor. In this interview Jason and Marcus discuss finding balance in life, the idea of training for health vs sport, people putting too much emphasis on social media, and more. Support Marcus: @marcusfilly Rate/subscribe in Apple Podcasts! Find us on Instagram: @besthouroftheirday + @...
53. Q + A | with guests Austin Malleolo + Denise Thomas
July 31, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBIn today's episode we answer your questions. Fern sat down with special guests Austin Malleolo and Denise Thomas questions submitted by you, our listeners. Thank you to all of our fans that sent in questions. If you have questions you want answered on a future episode or topics you would like us to discuss, please DM us on social media @besthouroftheirday or email us [email protected] Support Denise and Austin: @amalleolo + @denthomas7 Rate/subscribe in Apple Podcasts! Fi...
52. Stuart Brauer | WTF???
July 30, 2019 12:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBStu Brauer is the owner of Urbn Mvmnt in Charlotte, NC, the WTF Gym Talk podcast and brand, and is a content machine. He also has a youtube channel and Vlog as well as a brand new online university for gym owners, Microgym University. In today's episode we talk about everything from the challenges of being a red head, why you should or shouldn't curse, the biggest mistake box owners are making, how to rebrand, and so much more. Learn more about the Self-Made Summit Support Todd: @stubra...
51. Todd Widman | Leadership has to be selfless and genuine
July 29, 2019 12:00 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBTodd Widman got hooked on CrossFit when he was a captain in the Marine Corps. As a flowmaster on CrossFit’s Seminar Staff, he says he finds his job highly rewarding. Likewise, he encourages everyone in the community to give coaching a try before shouldering the responsibility of owning an affiliate. “When you give people the power of doing something—a pull-up, a push press, a squat, whatever it is—they figure out that they can do that by their will. They can then start to take care of this,...