• Post-Japan Depression?, It’s Baseball Season!, What Am I Listening To

    It’s been a whirlwind of a few weeks. International Travel, Domestic Travel, New Job…. I am back. Play ball 1 – Osaka/Tokyo Japan Trip I was fortunate enough to take a work trip over to Japan a couple of weeks ago. I was there a total of 7 days. 6 in Osaka and 1 in…


  • World’s Hardest Race?, CrossFit Open 2026, What Am I Listening To

    Play ball 1 – The Barkley Marathons I remember watching the Gravitas documentary on this race awhile back, but this 2026 video from SingleTrack popped in my feed this week and it doesn’t disappoint. Such a niche sport, but there is something interesting about watching people willing to be such an outlier in something most…


  • Learn Over Earn – Building Your Career, Get Fit Without Blowing Your Budget, What Is Your Purpose?

    Play ball 1 – Lessons from Wilson Sporting Goods CEO Joe Dudy Joe Dudy was the CEO at Wilson Sporting Goods while I worked there in my late twenties. He has recently retired and has been giving back by speaking with young professionals. He shares a lot of very good lessons he learned in his…


  • New Dietary Guidelines for Americans, What Am I Reading, What Am I Listening To

    Play ball 1 – Eat Real Food – New Nutrition Guideline Eat meats & vegetables, nuts & seeds, some fruit, little starch, no sugar. The recipe is simple, not easy. Crossfit has had this figured out for awhile. It’s changed my life and hopefully some people can hop on board and improve their life. https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/01/07/kennedy-rollins-unveil-historic-reset-us-nutrition-policy-put-real-food-back-center-health…


  • Happy New Year: My Families Top 3 Meal Prep Dishes – One Pan Only

    Play ball Happy New Year. After falling of the wagon a little bit on the diet front my wife and I are shifting back to eating more purposefully. Meal prep for us saves time and ensures we are eating right. These sheet pans make clean up easy so we can get to kids bath and…


  • Merry Christmas: ADHD in Kids, Life of Jesus, Poem to Kick Off 2026

    Play ball Another late post due to spending some time around Christmas visiting family. Two twelve hour car rides gave me a lot of time to think and listen to podcasts. Here were my favorite – 1 – Diary of A CEO – Child Attachment Expert I can see how this episode can be viewed…


  • Finish 2025 Strong and Prepare For 2026: Jesse Itzler, CrossFit Mayhem Athlete, Mel Robbins

    Play ball I am a believer that motivational clips on Youtube and Instagram are not sustainable and discipline is really what drives success, but I still think taking in some good motivational content to get the energy flowing is ok. Here are three pieces of content I’ve watched over the past few weeks to build…


  • Great Wolf Lodge, Take Your Vitamins, Parenting Reminder This Christmas

    Play ball 1 – Great Wolf Lodge I am posting a little late this week because my family is at Great Wolf Lodge celebrating my daughter’s 5th birthday. This is the third year in a row we have done this and it brings a lot of joy to me. It’s been very fun watching her…


  • 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…


  • 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…