Best Hour of Their Day | Podcast
747 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 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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326. ANNOUCEMENT
October 26, 2020 14:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBFern and Ackerman have big news! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
BHOTD - Audio Book - Chapter 16 | Tough love is still love
October 23, 2020 14:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBWe are bringing you special episodes of Best Hour of Their Day every Friday. Jason Ackerman wrote, "Best Hour of Their Day" and for the audio book he took a deeper dive into each chapter. Interviewed by James McDermott, in each chapter you'll get loads more information, stories, lessons, and more, not available in the original book. You can buy the paperback and ebook versions of "Best Hour of Their Day" on amazon, here is the link. You can buy the audio book on audible, here is the link...
325. Jared Stein | Willy B CrossFit
October 22, 2020 13:34 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBJared Stein is owner of five Willy B CrossFit affiliates. In today's episodes we discuss the pros and cons of owning multiple affiliates, the struggles of being in New York City during the pandemic, and his online competition with Ten Thousand. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
324. Alec Zirkenbach | Adaptive Training Academy
October 21, 2020 14:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBAlec Zirkenbach is the Adaptive Training Academy Director and CEO. He is an adaptive athlete himself as well as a L1 Seminar Staff team member. Fern and Alec discuss his upcoming trip to the games a s judge and then they deep dive into the value of the Adaptive Trainer course, how they took the course online and how it is beneficial to all coaches even if they never coach and adaptive athlete. Fern just finished taking the course they have just made some really great upgrades to the cours...
323. How fit do you really need to be?
October 20, 2020 14:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBHow Fit and Wealthy Do You Really Need to Be? Recently, Ackerman was on the Seven Figure Box podcast with Andrew Frezza. ⠀ On this show we discuss the merit of the hook grip, what we feel are the greatest areas of improvement for most coaches, and much more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
322. Changing your gym's schedule
October 19, 2020 14:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBHey guys, love the podcast! I am not sure if this was covered in a previous episode or not, but Could you guys share some of your experiences and/or best practices when changing up your gym’s class schedule? I’m debating to change my evening classes from 4:30pm, 5:45pm & 6:45pm to 4pm, 5pm & 6pm. Some days my 4:30pm & 5:45pm classes are maxed out (14 members in each) but the next day, we might only have 8 members in each class. My 6:45pm class is on the smaller side at 2-3 athletes. So I am ...
BHOTD - Audio Book - Chapter 15 | Be patiently impatient
October 16, 2020 14:00 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBWe are bringing you special episodes of Best Hour of Their Day every Friday. Jason Ackerman wrote, "Best Hour of Their Day" and for the audio book he took a deeper dive into each chapter. Interviewed by James McDermott, in each chapter you'll get loads more information, stories, lessons, and more, not available in the original book. You can buy the paperback and ebook versions of "Best Hour of Their Day" on amazon, here is the link. You can buy the audio book on audible, here is the link...
321. Member Retention and Fran times
October 15, 2020 14:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBFern starts off this episode by asking about Ackerman's "Fran" time but really it was just a ploy to take a deeper look into how affiliate owners and coaches can be doing a better job retaining their current members. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
320. Scale Appropriately
October 14, 2020 14:00 - 9 minutes - 9.06 MBAckerman follows up on our recent Instagram post about scaling appropriately as well as touching on why doubling single unders is not a proper scaling option for double unders. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
319. Points of Performance
October 13, 2020 14:00 - 8 minutes - 7.46 MBAckerman drops some knowledge on how you can become a better coach while you're not coaching. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
318. Coaching longevity and end game
October 12, 2020 14:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MBMy name is xxx I’m 24 years old, head coach at CrossFit xxx in xxx! I coach 15-20 classes a week and have 25 personal training sessions a week. I make just under 3k a month which isn’t bad but obviously it’s not good. My question is what does the end game of a full time CrossFit coach look like? How is there any retirement or even supporting a family by coaching CrossFit. As a head coach who enjoys coaching and helping others, how can I make this a career? If CrossFit as an organization co...
BHOTD - Audio Book - Chapter 14 | Do less Better
October 09, 2020 14:00 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBWe are bringing you special episodes of Best Hour of Their Day every Friday. Jason Ackerman wrote, "Best Hour of Their Day" and for the audio book he took a deeper dive into each chapter. Interviewed by James McDermott, in each chapter you'll get loads more information, stories, lessons, and more, not available in the original book. You can buy the paperback and ebook versions of "Best Hour of Their Day" on amazon, here is the link. You can buy the audio book on audible, here is the link...
317. Dave Colina | Giving as a Leader
October 08, 2020 15:58 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBDave Colina of O2 is back for round 3. Dave and Fern discuss the power of giving as a leader and entrepreneur and some simple ways to do that. They also discuss the mindset that can help get through uncertain times in the box and what box owners can do to create a better culture. The 50/50 coalition for CrossFit Affiliates is going on right now, get involved, give back to your members and get help in return. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthourofth...
316. Passion
October 07, 2020 14:00 - 9 minutes - 8.26 MBAckerman dives into what it really means to have a passion for coaching. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
315. Coaches not doing the same programming
October 06, 2020 14:00 - 8 minutes - 8.24 MBAckerman answers a listener's question about his fellow coaches not following the affiliate's programming. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
314. Promised Ownership of my Box
October 05, 2020 14:00 - 10 minutes - 9.71 MBAckerman answers a question from one of our listeners that was promised ownership of their box but has not received it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
BHOTD - Audio Book - Chapter 13 | Know your Value
October 02, 2020 17:21 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBWe are bringing you special episodes of Best Hour of Their Day every Friday. Jason Ackerman wrote, "Best Hour of Their Day" and for the audio book he took a deeper dive into each chapter. Interviewed by James McDermott, in each chapter you'll get loads more information, stories, lessons, and more, not available in the original book. You can buy the paperback and ebook versions of "Best Hour of Their Day" on amazon, here is the link. You can buy the audio book on audible, here is the link...
313. Are you living it?
October 01, 2020 19:54 - 9 minutes - 8.76 MBA quick sprint with Jason Ackerman. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
312. Greg Mack | Exercise Professional Education
September 29, 2020 14:14 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBAs Founder and CEO of Exercise Professional Education, Greg’s vision for Physicians Fitness was shaped over 29 years ago, while he was working as a lay assistant to physicians in a sports medicine clinic. It was during this tenure that he became award of an unfortunate reality: Most of the patients of the clinic were there as a result of poor physical conditioning. He observed that the patient base consisted of individuals who would return to the clinic for treatment of re-injury to a probl...
BHOTD - Audio Book - Chapter 12 | The Freeze Game
September 25, 2020 14:00 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MB***Check out the Own Your Eating Certificate Course*** We are bringing you special episodes of Best Hour of Their Day every Friday. Jason Ackerman wrote, "Best Hour of Their Day" and for the audio book he took a deeper dive into each chapter. Interviewed by James McDermott, in each chapter you'll get loads more information, stories, lessons, and more, not available in the original book. You can buy the paperback and ebook versions of "Best Hour of Their Day" on amazon, here is the link. ...
311. Judging the 2020 CrossFit Games
September 23, 2020 14:00 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBFern and Ackerman just got home from judging this weekend's CrossFit Games and they looked a lot different than years past. In this episode you'll hear all about their experiences. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
310. Todd's journey to becoming a L4 Coach
September 22, 2020 14:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MBThe L4 CrossFit coaching credential is only held by a handful of the best coaches in the world. In today's episode Ackerman interviews Todd about how he achieved this very prestigious honor. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
309. Hiring New Coaches
September 21, 2020 14:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBBrining on new coaches can be one of the most stressful things for box owners, the staff, and members. In today's episode, Fern and Ackerman breakdown some best practices to ensure a smooth transition for all. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
BHOTD - Audio Book - Chapter 11 | What we choose to focus on, we become
September 18, 2020 13:00 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MB***Check out the Own Your Eating Certificate Course*** We are bringing you special episodes of Best Hour of Their Day every Friday. Jason Ackerman wrote, "Best Hour of Their Day" and for the audio book he took a deeper dive into each chapter. Interviewed by James McDermott, in each chapter you'll get loads more information, stories, lessons, and more, not available in the original book. You can buy the paperback and ebook versions of "Best Hour of Their Day" on amazon, here is the link. ...
BHOTD - Audio Book - Chapter 10 | Have Empathy
September 11, 2020 14:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MB***Check out the Own Your Eating Challenges*** We are bringing you special episodes of Best Hour of Their Day every Friday. Jason Ackerman wrote, "Best Hour of Their Day" and for the audio book he took a deeper dive into each chapter. Interviewed by James McDermott, in each chapter you'll get loads more information, stories, lessons, and more, not available in the original book. You can buy the paperback and ebook versions of "Best Hour of Their Day" on amazon, here is the link. You can...
308. Vaughn Vernon Affiliate Guard
September 10, 2020 14:00 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBFern sits down with Vaughn Vernon of Affiliate Guard to discuss all things new and old on Insurance Policies for affiliates. Affiliate guard represents about 2500 CrossFit Affiliates and Fern has been with them for several years. They have a new process for tracking and managing the affiliates risk. This involves things like annual background checks for coaches and staff and state mandates and requirements for opening and operating in an environment with Covid-19. This episode is jammed ...
307. More talk on "competitors" at your box
September 09, 2020 14:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB***Own Your Eating Challenges*** Ackerman and Fern dive deeper into the conversation of allowing people to do their own programming at your affiliate. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
306. Early is on time
September 08, 2020 14:00 - 7 minutes - 7.03 MBAckerman talks about one simple thing you can do to be a better coach and provide a better experience for your members. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
305. "Competitors" are Dumb.
September 07, 2020 14:29 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBHere's a little Ackerman rant on why you shouldn't allow "competitors" do do their own thing at your affiliate. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
BHOTD - Audio Book - Chapter 9 | Keep the Customer Happy
September 04, 2020 14:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MB***Check out the Own Your Eating Certificate Course*** We are bringing you special episodes of Best Hour of Their Day every Friday. Jason Ackerman wrote, "Best Hour of Their Day" and for the audio book he took a deeper dive into each chapter. Interviewed by James McDermott, in each chapter you'll get loads more information, stories, lessons, and more, not available in the original book. You can buy the paperback and ebook versions of "Best Hour of Their Day" on amazon, here is the link. ...
304. Adam Feit | Nutrition after Covid
September 02, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBAdam Feit is a regular guest of the show and in today's episode we dive into improving nutrition after the pandemic. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
303. Tony Ronchi | Life > Dogs > Business: that order
September 01, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBTony Ronchi has been involved in the CrossFit world for a very long time, originally opening Paradigm CrossFit and becoming one of the original members of the CrossFit Gymnastics Course. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
302. Evaluating and being evaluated
August 31, 2020 14:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBFern and Todd take a deep dive around some of the pain points of both giving feedback to coaches and getting feedback from coaches and clients. This is a learned skill going both directions. What does the anatomy of a good feedback session look like? How do you get better at receiving feedback? Feedback is key to development but it isn't easy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
BONUS - Whiteboard Weekly Episode 1 - "Hamburger"
August 29, 2020 14:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBIn this first episode of Whiteboard Weekly hosted by Karl Eagleman and Jason Ackerman we take a deep dive into the cue “Hamburger” as it refers to the setup of the Deadlift. This cue was originally heard by Karl at his L2 CrossFit Certificate Course by Seminar Staff member Nuno Costa. This cue is taken from Karl’s post that you can find here. Other coaching concepts and coaches we discuss: Conscious Competence presented by Jon Gilson Filler Words Stealing Cues Empty Reps Posterior C...
BHOTD - Audio Book - Chapter 8 | New Jeans
August 28, 2020 14:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MB***Check out the Own Your Eating Certificate Course*** We are bringing you special episodes of Best Hour of Their Day every Friday. Jason Ackerman wrote, "Best Hour of Their Day" and for the audio book he took a deeper dive into each chapter. Interviewed by James McDermott, in each chapter you'll get loads more information, stories, lessons, and more, not available in the original book. You can buy the paperback and ebook versions of "Best Hour of Their Day" on amazon, here is the link. ...
301. Bryan Boorstein | Evolved Training Systems
August 27, 2020 14:00 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBBryan Boorstein has created an online training experience like none other. Complete with video analysis of movement, feedback in a private group, and a fully individualized experience, your training goals are within reach. Bryan has trained at the top level, the CrossFit Games, while also working with some of the world’s premier athletes, including NFL players, and WWE superstar John Cena. Bryan has extensive experience and knowledge in all realms of health and fitness. He has coached physi...
300. Fern and Ackerman reflect on 300 episodes
August 26, 2020 14:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBHard to believe just over a year ago when Fern and Ackerman decided to launch the "Best Hour of Their Day" podcast that they would get to 300 episodes. In today's special episode, we reflect on what we've learned over the last year, mistakes we've made, and as always, goof on each other. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
299. Ryan McKenzie | Still hates selling
August 25, 2020 14:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBRyan McKenzie is back on the podcast after tremendous feedback and a demand from our listeners. Turns out what he said resonated with the CrossFit world...we hate selling! In this episode we will dive further into the psychology of why we hate selling and by the end of the show announce a really special program that Ryan and Ackerman are putting together. For more information, email us [email protected]. If you haven't already, download Ryan's book for FREE here. --- Suppor...
298. Trident Mindset with Chriss Smith
August 24, 2020 14:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBChriss Smith is a Box Owner of CrossFit Trident for more than a decade, a former Navy SEAL, an expeditionary racing enthusiast, a serial entrepreneur as well as a coach and mentor to many. Fern and Chriss talk about the Eco challenge 11 day, 600 mile race in Fiji what that was like and how mentally tough it was. They talk about how gym owners can improve their mindset to set them up for success. Trident Mindset is his newest venture and is a 12 month program to help people develop themsel...
BHOTD - Audio Book - Chapter 7 | Be Grateful
August 21, 2020 14:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MB***Check out the Own Your Eating Certificate Course*** We are bringing you special episodes of Best Hour of Their Day every Friday. Jason Ackerman wrote, "Best Hour of Their Day" and for the audio book he took a deeper dive into each chapter. Interviewed by James McDermott, in each chapter you'll get loads more information, stories, lessons, and more, not available in the original book. You can buy the paperback and ebook versions of "Best Hour of Their Day" on amazon, here is the link. ...
297. Drew Zaro | Finances and Fitness
August 20, 2020 14:00 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBDrew Zaro is an avid CrossFitter as well as a coach. Andrew began his career in the finance industry in 2018 after a very successful career in the Marine Corps intelligence sector. He spent more than 12 years in the Marine Corps working all over the world as an intelligence advisor to senior military personnel, as well as a military diplomat serving under multiple US Ambassadors. He has a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, as well as his Series 7 and Series 66. --- Support this...
296. Karl Eagleman | Celebrating Two Years of Whiteboard Daily
August 19, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBSometimes things are just serendipitous! Karl and Jason were chatting and realized it was actually two years to the day when he put his very first post up on Whiteboard Daily. This episode ranges from discussing how Karl comes up with his daily posts to his advice for anyone starting a business with lots of additional nuggets sprinkled in. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
295. MDV | Eating while coaching
August 18, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 81.9 MBMDV is the Chief Fitness Officer for NC Fit and has some great insights as to what makes a solid CrossFit coach. In a recent IG post, his hot take was that if your coach is eating while coaching, it might be time to get rid of that coach. Check out his IG Post here. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
294. Andy Bradbury | Active Start Up
August 17, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBWebsites are important. social media and your website (where your brand lives digitally) are how you communicate and get people to consider opting in to your service. Andy Bradbury runs Startup Active and created the Active Blueprint that is specifically designed for microgyms. If you want to check out their product go check out crossfitrife.com and you can assess it for yourself. Fern and Andy talk about blogs, website mistakes, SEO photos and videos and everything else you need to cons...
BHOTD - Audio Book - Chapter 6 | Fill Your Cup First
August 14, 2020 14:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MB***Check out the Own Your Eating Certificate Course*** We are bringing you special episodes of Best Hour of Their Day every Friday. Jason Ackerman wrote, "Best Hour of Their Day" and for the audio book he took a deeper dive into each chapter. Interviewed by James McDermott, in each chapter you'll get loads more information, stories, lessons, and more, not available in the original book. You can buy the paperback and ebook versions of "Best Hour of Their Day" on amazon, here is the link. ...
293. Bring a Friend Week
August 13, 2020 14:00 - 52 minutes - 48 MBIn today's episode, Todd, Fern, and Ackerman, have a heated debate over the merits of Bring a Friend Week at your affiliate. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
292. Wheel Pay
August 12, 2020 14:00 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBEvery great invention is born out of a personal need that isn’t being met. Today we get to hear from John Prescott and Nathan Head, 2 of the 3 owners of WheelPay, about how the platform began and the impact it is going to make in Crossfit and the Micro-gym space at large. If you are interested in hearing more about WheelPay and how it can change the financial life and future of your gym, please reach out to them through their website, www.WheelPay.com, follow them on Instagram @GetWheelPay...
291. Corey Coleman | The Gym Solution
August 11, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBIf you have ever been frustrated with gym software this is a fantastic conversation. Corey Coleman is one of the founders of The Gym Solution and The Gym Solution Suite. He is also a long time affiliate owner, CrossFit LIttle Creek (about two miles from Fern's Gym CrossFit Rife). Fern and Corey discuss gym owner frustrations, things to consider and how The Gym Solution could help you reduce all the other software programs you use for scheduling, texting, social media management, email ca...
290. CrossFit's Mount Rushmore
August 10, 2020 14:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBTodd, Ackerman, Fern, and guest Cassidy take a stab at creating CrossFit's version of Mount Rushmore. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/besthouroftheirday/support
BHOTD - Audio Book - Chapter 5 | Simple - Complex - Simple
August 07, 2020 14:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MB***Check out the Own Your Eating Certificate Course*** We are bringing you special episodes of Best Hour of Their Day every Friday. Jason Ackerman wrote, "Best Hour of Their Day" and for the audio book he took a deeper dive into each chapter. Interviewed by James McDermott, in each chapter you'll get loads more information, stories, lessons, and more, not available in the original book. You can buy the paperback and ebook versions of "Best Hour of Their Day" on amazon, here is the link. ...