Josh's Three Strikes and You're Out

  • How I Don’t Get Fat & Lazy Over The Holidays, Your Workouts Should Be Intense, Social Media is Killing Us

    Play ball and Happy Thanksgiving 1 – How I Am Protecting My Fitness During Holidays All that said… don’t be afraid to enjoy yourself. Just do so in moderation. 2 – Intensity = King – Found My Fitness Podcast I am excited for this full podcast to release. CrossFit was built on intensity. It’s the…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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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  • 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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