Josh's Three Strikes and You're Out

  • 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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  • Live a Rich Life, See the World (from your couch), Rant of the Week

    Play ball 1 – First step in managing your finances – I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi Twelve years ago, about a year after college, I stopped by my local library to pick up some books on personal finance. I grabbed some classics—Think and Grow Rich, Rich Dad Poor Dad, a…

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  • Coaching Development, Protect your eyes, Healthy Travel Snack

    Play ball 1 – Crossfit Level 2 Certification Last weekend, I completed my CrossFit Level 2 Certification at CrossFit Buckhead in Atlanta, GA. I had just hit my one-year anniversary of coaching and decided to “treat” myself by attending the two-day course. I started coaching for a few reasons – 1) It’s fun, 2) It’s…

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  • Laws of Life, Murph, Fish Oil

    Play ball 1 – What I am reading – Laws of Life: Ditch the System. Design Your Life – Jack Spirko My friend Andy is part of Jack Spirko’s expert council on The Survival Podcast. I’ve heard him mention how much he enjoys Jack’s podcast, so when I saw that Jack had released a book,…

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  • Grilling Season, Connect with anyone, Hoopla Digital

    Play ball 1 – Upgrade your grill game – Traeger & Blackstone I cook roughly 90% of our meals at home. I wouldn’t call myself a great cook, but I know my way around the kitchen and grill well enough to create enjoyable meals for my family and me. Every once in a while, I…

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  • Healthy Shoulders, Savannah Bananas, Good Food

    Play ball 1 – Add to your buy list – Crossover Symmetry After years of baseball and poor posture, my shoulders get cranky with the type of training I do (CrossFit). I spend five minutes before or after my workout routine to keep me in the game. I just follow the “cheat sheet” given with…

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