Josh's Three Strikes and You're Out

  • 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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  • 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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