Josh's Three Strikes and You're Out

  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • Bible Verse I Am Reading, Good Dads Disney Edition, and Odd Implement Workouts

    Play ball 1 – Leaders Serve Others – Luke Chapter 22 V 24 2 – Good Dads Rule My family and I just finished up a week at Disney. Two days at the parks and five days on a cruise. I’ll preface this by saying moms are also great, but I’m a Dad so that’s…

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  • Josh’s Essential Travel Snacks: Almond Butter, Meat Stick, and Fresh Fruit

    Play ball 1 – Justin’s Classic Almond Butter Packets I travel with a couple of packets of this almond butter for a quick hit of calories. Just make sure to avoid the flavors with added sugar. JUSTINS Classic Almond Butter 2 – CHOMPS – Beef Stick I pick these up in bulk from our local…

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  • Parents Prioritize Your Health, Kids Turn Off The Screens, Fantasy Football

    Play ball 1 – Quote of the week – Prioritize Health “Parents say they’d die for their kids, but would they get healthy for them?” Join your local CrossFit affiliate or find whatever allows you to be consistent with healthy eating and exercising. Find an Crossfit Affiliate near you https://www.crossfit.com/essentials/is-crossfit-for-me 2 – Get Kids Off…

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  • Train Harder for Your Next Race, New Music from Oliver Hazard, CrossFit Games 2025

    Play ball 1 – The Future of Endurance – G.1.M Sport+ / Endurance Pre-Workout I am ramping up endurance training in prep for a Hyrox race in October & MTN bike/Trail Run later in 2025. In order to support those longer training sessions I picked up some G.1.M Sport+ by BPN. I remember back when…

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  • Do Hard Things With People You Love, Run Slow to Run Fast, You Need to Stretch

    Play ball 1 – MLB All Star 4.4 Miler Last weekend, my brother and I ran the 2025 MLB All-Star 4.4 Miler, hosted at the old Atlanta Braves stadium (Turner Field). I’m not a big fan of waking up early and driving somewhere just to run, but my brother asked me to join him for…

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  • Don’t like my newsletter? Try these – 5 Bullet Friday, Free Swim, An Excellent Wknd

    Play ball 1 – Tim Ferriss – 5-Bullet Friday This is where I got the motivation to start my own newsletter. I’m in no way trying to create something as great as Tim Ferriss’s, but I wanted to challenge myself to write something every week in the hopes it will be useful, entertaining, motivating, or…

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  • Transform Your Life with 75 Hard, Meal Prep, Travel Workouts

    Play ball 1 – 75 Hard – Take Control of Your Life Andy Frisella and his podcast are in my regular rotation. In early 2023, I needed a reset. I was overweight, lacked motivation, felt tired all the time, and struggled with discipline in many areas of my life. I give grace to any parent…

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  • Why GORUCK, MIZUNO, and OOFOS Are My Go-To Footwear

    Play ball 1 – TRAIN – GORUCK Ballistic Trainer I love this shoe so much for training I own three pair. I have tried so many different styles of training shoes over the years (Nike Metcons, Nobull Trainers, Reebok Nano, etc), but the GORUCK’s are my favorite. For me they have the perfect combination of…

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