• Hanging = Pain Free Shoulders?, I Skied Down Mt Everest, Learn AI Before It’s Too Late

    Play ball 1 – Ido Portal – 30 day Hanging Challenge Being super tall and lacking confidence as a youth led to a lot of slumping over. That bad posture led to poor range of motion & occasional shoulder discomfort. I am taking on one last challenge for 2025 and that is the Ido Portal…


  • I Need My Caffeine, Best Of All Time Hamburgers, New Music Friday

    Play ball 1 – Nespresso Vertuo Pop+ Christmas came early in my house. I was gifted a Nespresso Vertuo Pop. I love my Gaggia Classic pro and Barratza Sette, but with having two little ones finding time to make a cup of espresso is challenging. This is why I added this machine to my wish…


  • Running Coach in Your Pocket, Breathe Better, What I Am Listening To

    Play ball 1 – Runna App Post-Hyrox, one thing I know I need to do to improve my running speed is to structure my training with more speed work. Previously, most of my running consisted of slow, easy miles. Any speed work was usually included within my CrossFit workouts, but at most, that involved four…


  • Don’t Let The Holidays Ruin Your Fitness/Health, Yellow Kiwi = Superfood, Best Running Socks

    Play ball 1 – Holiday Nutrition Guide Happy Halloween! For me, today marks the beginning of the holiday celebrations that can put you on a detrimental path. Too much candy at Halloween trickles into all those comfort foods for Thanksgiving, and then the Christmas cookies are right around the corner. You step on the scale…


  • Fall Fitness: Rucking, Trail Running, Keto Chili

    Play ball 1 – Rucking for Health Now that fall is in full swing and the weather has cooled down in Georgia I like to get outside more for my workouts. I started rucking once I had kids (aka walks around the neighborhood, pushing a stroller, while wearing a weighted back pack). I use it…


  • Time to Step Up and Be A Man, Classic Outlaw Country Music, Is Finnish Baseball better than American Baseball?

    Play ball 1 – What I Am Reading – Stand Firm & Act Like Men – Pastor Joby Martin Becoming the man you were created to be instead of who the world says you are. At the beginning of the year, I decided one of my focuses would be to level up as a Father…


  • Top Running Gear: Polar H10, Salomon Belt & Ciele Hat

    Play ball 1 – Polar H10 Heart Strap I still have a relatively low running training history, so I still spend 80% of my runs in my zone 2 heart rate. To keep me on track I use the Polar Heart Strap. From what I have researched on line it is one of the top…


  • Leadership Lessons, What I Am Listening To, Dangerous AI Fails

    Play ball 1 – Leadership: Value The Teachings and Experiences Of Those Who Have Gone Before Us A whole lot of experience in leadership packed into one room. Here are a few sections that have me thinking. “There are no born leaders” Whether its leading myself, my family, team at work it’s a skill that…


  • Fall is Here: It’s Pumpkin Spice Season, Wings + Football, Sharpening Coaching Skills

    Play ball 1 – Satisfy The Pumpkin Spice Craving A few years ago I was trying to find a healthy alternative for my wife’s addiction to Starbucks pumpkin spiced latte’s. That’s when I ordered this creamer and told her to give it a shot. The sugar wins for her and she keeps getting Starbucks, but…


  • Pursuing the Extremes: Mountain Biking, Eating, Power Slap

    Play ball 1 – Extreme Downhill Racing I’m more of a ‘live life balanced’ kind of guy, but I do like listening to and watching those who take certain things to the extreme. They’re pushing the limits, and I think we all get to learn from that. With over half a million subs on YouTube,…