FIT DAD LIFE Fitness, Family, and Beyond It’s Friday the 13th. Do you feel lucky?Do you feel unlucky? I’m not a superstitious person, but we narrowly avoided our middle daughter turning 13 on Friday the 13th. Feel like that would be the plot to a cheesy 90s horror movie or something. Not that the teenage years aren’t a little terrifying for everyone involved. Luck is a matter of perspective. I once heard someone say they don’t believe in luck. My first thought was “That’s the dumbest thing...
2 months ago • 1 min read
FIT DAD LIFE Fitness, Family, and Beyond Hey Reader, Two weeks after our wedding, we were in a near fatal car accident. Long story short, I fell asleep at the wheel on the highway doing 70 mph and veered off the road. Instead of the standard metal version, we went through a cable guard rail that would have decapitated us, but the cable snapped before it reached the cab of the truck. Thank God! Anyway, my new wife and stepson get out with minor injuries, but I was stuck in the driver seat for...
2 months ago • 2 min read
FIT DAD LIFE Fitness, Family, and Beyond Hey Reader, How many times have you worked out in your life? Recently, I got into a little debate about the pros and cons of the 75 Hard challenge (we'll dig into that another time) and it caused me to do a little math. I've consistently worked out at least 3 times a week since my junior year of college. Multiply that times 52 weeks in a year times 20 years and you get: 3,120 workouts Not bad, right? Now, I'm not insane about my fitness like David...
6 months ago • 2 min read
FIT DAD LIFE Fitness, Family, and Beyond Hey Reader, Do you ever feel underappreciated? Like you work so hard and no one notices? Or says “thank you”? Parents feel like this all the time. Parenting is a thankless job. It’s not that kids are ungrateful jerks (they can be). Kids are human. And we humans tend to take things for granted. When was the last time you thanked God for waking up another day? Have you ever sent your power company a “thank you” card because the last time you flipped a...
8 months ago • 4 min read
FIT DAD LIFE Fitness, Family, and Beyond Hey Reader, Do you have that one friend or family member who asks for advice and then argues with you about it? And then two weeks later, they hear the exact same advice you gave them from someone else, and share it with you like they’re the genius? Yeah, that’s what I feel like whenever I talk with someone about lifting weights and they say: “I don’t want to get too big.” or “I don’t want to get bulky.” For the love of Double Stuf Oreo cookies and...
8 months ago • 2 min read
FIT DAD LIFE Fitness, Family, and Beyond Hey Reader, Do you remember the joy of Saturday morning cartoons? Growing up in a house where TV wasn’t allowed on school nights, Saturday morning was the highlight of the week. Even if I got to stay up late Friday night watching TGIF and eating pizza, nothing compared to Saturday morning cartoons. G.I. Joe Transformers Alvin and the Chipmunks The Real Ghostbusters Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Icons of the 80s and 90s. Pure animated legends. Throw in...
8 months ago • 2 min read
FIT DAD LIFE Fitness, Family, and Beyond Hey Reader, This weekend, Leanne and I are celebrating 18 years of life together. If our marriage were a person, it would be able to vote this year. But don’t worry, we’re NOT digging into politics today. PHEW! 😅 Anyway, at 40 years old, it’s a little weird to think that I’ve been married for almost half my life. In that time I’ve learned countless lessons like putting the peanut butter on a PB&J before the jelly, and washing the outside of a pan and...
9 months ago • 3 min read
FIT DAD LIFE Fitness, Family, and Beyond Hey Reader, You might not like hearing this, but doing cardio for weight loss is a waste of time. WHAT?! But I started running and lost a bunch of weight! Ok... what were you doing before you started running? Nothing? It's great that you got off the couch or away from your desk and started moving. That's often the first step toward a healthier life, and I'm here to cheer you on. Let's keep that momentum going! But... Cardio is quite literally a race to...
9 months ago • 2 min read
FIT DAD LIFE Fitness, Family, and Beyond Everyone loves to give advice. Ask anyone about anything and they’ll give you their two cents. Even if they didn’t have an opinion before you asked, now they do. You’ve heard all kinds of advice your entire life. Some of it is good advice. Some of it is terrible. Advice about work.Advice about books.Advice about money.Advice about movies.Advice about exercise.Advice about marriage. But how much of it really sticks? Is there any advice you actually...
10 months ago • 2 min read