Fit Dad Fitness Podcast
265 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsBeing a fit dad takes commitment, effort, discipline, and enthusiasm. At the Fit Dad Fitness podcast, hosted by Michael Ashford, it's all about encouraging fathers to live an active, involved, healthy life with their children.
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Friday Reflex 47: My top 4 tips to busting out of a funk
January 25, 2019 14:01 - 14 minutes - 20.1 MBThis week's topic: The top 4 ways to break out of a funk on your fitness journey so you can get back on the right track mentally and physically. Be sure to check out The Daily Fit Dad, my membership site where you can get access to all of my own personal daily workouts plus a weekly recipe for just $5 a month. Go to https://www.fitdadfitness.com/dailyfitdad to learn more and sign up! Want some amazing looking clothing that fits a more athletic body type? Check out Barbell Apparel...
Ep 85: Flipping personal training on its head, with Ultimate Performance CEO Nick Mitchell
January 23, 2019 11:30 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBMy guest this week is Nick Mitchell, CEO of Ultimate Performance, a worldwide personal training business with a unique and ambitious business model. After becoming disillusioned with his career as a lawyer, Nick was drawn to the world of personal training and helping people change their lives based on the incredibly intense and personal relationships trainers have with their clients. But he saw far too many personal trainers "mailing it in" with their clients and not being held account...
Bonus Episode! My interview on the Fit Men Movement podcast with lots of practical and tactical advice for starting and maintaining a fitness routine
January 21, 2019 11:30 - 1 hour - 91 MBSome more Monday morning bonus content for you to fend off a case of the "Mondays!" This is an interview I did with Chris and Matt on the Fit Men Movement podcast. We talk about my fitness transformation and why I started Fit Dad Fitness, and we get into real, applicable ways guys can start and continue an exercise and fitness regimen, the benefits of total-body workouts, and why it's so important to push past your comfort zone. Enjoy this bonus content! Please let me know what y...
Friday Reflex 46: Can you achieve my results without going to the gym?
January 18, 2019 16:07 - 16 minutes - 23.7 MBThis week's topic: I've answered a lot of questions lately about my fitness transformation ever since my Men's Health feature ran, and I want to address one of the most common questions I've been asked: Can you build muscle like I have over the last 6 1/2 years without going to the gym? Major thanks to Men's Health for featuring me and my fitness transformation on its website: https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a25809735/man-fitness-transformation-six-pack-muscle/ I'm excited to...
Ep 84: How Jason Wood tackled mini goals on the path to becoming an elite OCR athlete
January 16, 2019 11:30 - 1 hour - 91.8 MBSo many men find their identity in athletics or in the military, and when they finally transition away from these periods of time in their lives, they struggle to find the same meaning and connection. My guest today on the Fit Dad Fitness Podcast, Jason Wood, found himself in a state of unease after his collegiate football career and life in the military ended and he became a civilian defense contractor. He longed for the same bonds and brotherhood that he found in athletics and in the...
Friday Reflex 45: You are your kids' superhero, but you don't have to BE a superhero
January 11, 2019 15:29 - 8 minutes - 12.4 MBThis week's topic: Being a superhero in the eyes of your children doesn't mean having a Hollywood superhero body type. It means being involved and active with your kids for as long as you can affect, and fitness helps you achieve that. Major thanks to Men's Health for featuring me and my fitness transformation on its website: https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a25809735/man-fitness-transformation-six-pack-muscle/ I'm excited to announce the launch of The Daily Fit Dad, my member...
Ep 83: You can always better your best, with Dr. Stephen Cabral
January 09, 2019 11:30 - 1 hour - 86.3 MBWe're sticking with the nutrition and total-body healing theme that I have had going on lately here on the Fit Dad Fitness Podcast, as the foods we consume are so critically important to our health and wellbeing. I welcome a doctor to the show for the first time, as Dr. Stephen Cabral joins me for an interview to discuss, among many topics, how food and nutrition can help heal even our worst ailments. Dr. Cabral is a Naturopathic, Ayurvedic, and Functional Medicine doctor — don't...
Bonus Episode! Creating sustainable nutrition-focused resolutions for the new year, with Cam from Fight The Dad Bod
January 07, 2019 11:30 - 51 minutes - 71.7 MBEach year as the calendar flips over to Jan. 1, millions of people pledge to make resolutions to better themselves. A majority of New Year's resolutions involve health, fitness, and nutrition in some way, but so often, so many struggle to sustain these good intentions. I want to encourage all those who have made goals to eat healthier and fuel their bodies better in 2019 and give real, actionable advice to creating better eating habits, which is why I invited my good friend Cam Hall fr...
Friday Reflex 44: My advice on how to be disciplined with your health and fitness
January 04, 2019 18:54 - 19 minutes - 27.5 MBThis week's topic: I answer a question I got in my Instagram DMs about how to be disciplined to go workout even when you don't feel like it, how to kill laziness, and how to crush cravings. I'm excited to announce the launch of The Daily Fit Dad, my membership site where you can get access to all of my own personal daily workouts for just $5 a month. Go to https://www.fitdadfitness.com/dailyfitdad to learn more and sign up! Want some amazing looking clothing that fits a more athl...
Ep 82: Anthony from Dad Bod Apparel
January 02, 2019 11:30 - 49 minutes - 68.1 MBIt's the first episode of the Fit Dad Fitness Podcast for 2019, and I feel like this was an interview that was simply meant to be. My guest this week is Anthony Coussa, the founder of Dad Bod Apparel. Anthony's mission and mine are so closely aligned that it was only fitting that he join me on the podcast to talk about his own fitness journey, about becoming a father, and about starting Dad Bod Apparel. It was a blast getting to connect with Anthony for a bit, as he and I have fo...
Friday Reflex 43: Why am I doing this?
December 28, 2018 18:54 - 11 minutes - 15.9 MBThis week's topic: Placing greater intent behind your actions. Want some amazing looking clothing that fits a more athletic body type? Check out Barbell Apparel, which has everything from denim to workout gear to henleys and T-Shirts that fit the gainz you've made! Go to www.barbellapparel.com/fitdadfitness and use the code "FITDAD" to save 15% off your order! The Friday Reflex is a roughly 10- to 15-minute episode each Friday of my thoughts on a particular idea or issue that's b...
Ep 81: The top 8 nuggets of wisdom from The Fit Dad Fitness Podcast in 2018
December 26, 2018 11:30 - 40 minutes - 55.6 MBIn this week's podcast, I look back at the past year for myself and for the Fit Dad Fitness Podcast. I reflect on my goals and the major milestones I hit in 2018, and I look ahead to 2019 and outline my plans for the upcoming year. Then, I recap the top 8 pieces of advice that my guests gave on the podcast in 2018. The Fit Dad Fitness Podcast had a great year in 2018, and it was purely because of the amazing guests that were willing to come on the show, and for all of the listeners who...
Friday Reflex 42: How to encourage others as we enter the time of "The Resolutioners"
December 21, 2018 16:36 - 14 minutes - 20.1 MBThis week's topic: Remembering that at one time we were all beginners, and to encourage others this time of year by helping them set realistic goals and being positive with your motivation and advice. Thinking about giving EverlyWell a try? Go to www.EverlyWell.com and use the code "FITDAD" on any of their 30+ at-home lab test and save 15% off your order! The Friday Reflex is a roughly 10- to 15-minute episode each Friday of my thoughts on a particular idea or issue that's been o...
Ep 80: A family's journey to heal through nutrition, with Sam Forrester
December 19, 2018 11:30 - 1 hour - 85.6 MBToday's podcast episode could be split into two parts. Part one is a light-hearted conversation about one man's quest to become a top-tier collegiate basketball referee, and part two is the story of a father's quest to find healing for his son after meeting dead end after dead end with traditional medicine. Yes, Sam Forrester has a dream to become a college basketball referee at the game's highest levels, and he and I have a good time talking about why he would subject himself to such ...
Friday Reflex 41: Signs that you might be overtraining
December 14, 2018 15:43 - 14 minutes - 20.9 MBThis week's topic: Walking you through the signals I experienced that told me I was overtraining with my recent workout programming. Thinking about giving EverlyWell a try? Go to www.EverlyWell.com and use the code "FITDAD" on any of their 30+ at-home lab test and save 15% off your order! The Friday Reflex is a roughly 10- to 15-minute episode each Friday of my thoughts on a particular idea or issue that's been on my mind lately. It's short but — I hope — powerful. If you w...