After 4 1/2 years, the Fit Dad Fitness Podcast is coming to an end. Thank you for all your support and attention through nearly 400 episodes. I had so much fun producing this show! To keep up with my new project/podcast, go to https://www.t

Optimizing health with a chemical free body, with Tim James

Dec 1st, 2021 39m 16s

Tim James is the founder of Chemical Free Body (chemicalfreebody.com), where he has made it his work to help others live a longer, happier, healthier life. After helping a friend beat cancer, Tim went exploring for ways to optimize health and

My go-to healthy meal and diving deep into my current workout split

Nov 17th, 2021 21m 50s

This week's episode is another Q&A, where I'm answering listener questions. This week, I answer: - What's my favorite go-to healthy meal to get my nutrition back on track after it's been off for a while (i.e. vacation or holiday)? - What's my

Tips for avoiding diet burnout, with Cam Hall of Fight the Dad Bod

Nov 10th, 2021 32m 5s

Cam Hall from Fight the Dad Bod is back on the show just in time for the end-of-the-year feasting and festivities to discuss diet burnout and how to avoid it. Cam has three primary points for you to consider when it comes to your health and n

Disrupting the supplement world with a new "delivery" system, with Josh Martin

Nov 3rd, 2021 32m 47s

Josh Martin was my guest on episode 354 of the show, and in that episode, he alluded to a project that he was working on but wasn't quite ready to talk about. Well now, Josh is ready to talk. He's a father of 8 and he has started a radically

Ep 384: Getting back into healthy habits after life transitions, with Kevin Torres

Oct 27th, 2021 27m 55s

My good buddy Kevin Torres is back on the show to talk about something we've all experienced in the last 18 months — life transitions. Pandemics, job changes, new children being born, oh my! But more importantly, Kevin and I chat about how to

How Sean Lake is honoring his best friend's legacy through entrepreneurship

Oct 20th, 2021 38m 42s

This week, I welcome husband, father, fitness fanatic, and business owner Sean Lake to the show. Sean is a former professional snowboarder who also spent decades in action sports marketing, and now, he has started a health and wellness supple

In the face of loss, accept the reality and embrace the support, with Brian Thorburn

Oct 13th, 2021 46m 45s

This week's guest is finding ways to take a pain no parent wants to imagine and turn it into something greater and bigger for others. Brian Thorburn, at the time of recording this interview, was just months removed from the passing of his son

Understanding our biomechanical faults so we can set ourselves up for success, with Dr. Tim Maggs

Oct 6th, 2021 33m 17s

What is biomechanics and how does it affect our performance? This is what this week's guest, Dr. Tim Maggs, and I discuss in this week's episode. Dr. Tim discusses how everyone is born with biomechanical faults, and that being proactive about

Even busy dads can run obstacle course races, with Jerry Bair

Sep 29th, 2021 49m 31s

This week's guest, Jerry Bair, runs the website https://busydadsocr.com. OCR stands for Obstacle Course Race, so as you might expect, that's what Jerry and I chat about in this episode. Jerry details his own experiences with OCR and how he ca

Fitness and health is a 'lifetime project,' with Dr. Brodie Ramin

Sep 22nd, 2021 56m 20s

Dr. Brodie Ramin is a primary care and addictions physician based in Ottawa, Canada, and the author of a new book titled "The Perfect Medicine: How running makes us healthier and happier." In his medical practice, Brodie uses exercise as a to

A glimpse into the world of a parent of an autistic child, with Gary Martinez

Sep 15th, 2021 42m 10s

Admittedly, I don't know a whole lot about autism. But thankfully, there are people like Gary Martinez willing to educate people like me. Gary is the parent of an autistic child, and in this week's episode, he and I chat about his experience

Make time for your health now or be forced to down the road, with Dr. Michael Hartle

Sep 8th, 2021 42m 11s

As a former powerlifter and semi-professional football player who is now a chiropractor, Dr. Michael Hartle has a simple message for you: put your health as a priority now to save yourself way more time, money, and energy down the road. This

Addicted to ease vs. honoring your body, with John Nies

Sep 1st, 2021 38m 24s

This week, I chat with former NFL punter John Nies, who for years struggled with, as he called it, being "addicted to ease." The story of how he righted himself, to view his body with more honor and strength, is pretty awesome, and now, he ca

What becoming a father has revealed to Adam Schafer of Mind Pump

Aug 25th, 2021 49m 51s

This week, I welcome Adam Schafer of the Mind Pump podcast to the show. The Mind Pump podcast is one of the biggest, most popular fitness podcasts in the world, and after Adam became a father a couple of years ago, all three hosts are now dads.

Removing the obstacles that are keeping you from being fitter, with Mike Baiocco

Aug 18th, 2021 32m 2s

When it comes to fitness and health, what works for one person doesn't always work for another. My guest this week, Mike Baiocco, knows this well. For many, going to a gym is an integral part of their fitness routine. But for Mike, he gave it

Simplicity and focus are the keys to exercising as a parent, with Justin Ratkovich

Aug 11th, 2021 47m 17s

This week, I welcome trainer and coach Justin Ratkovich to the show to discuss his path to becoming a successful online coach, how his faith has guided his work, and what it's like coaching parents and working around the challenges they face.

The difference between good pain and bad pain, with Mark Salamon

Aug 4th, 2021 38m 54s

Mark Salamon has been a physical therapist for more than 25 years and has seen plenty during that time to know that we humans don't understand our bodies all that well. Mark recently wrote a book, Does It Hurt When I Do This?, to detail the i

Ep 371: How changing your relationship with health and fitness changes all your other relationships as well, with Zack Mills

Jul 28th, 2021 44m 46s

I welcome Zack Mills to the show this week to discuss how a broken relationship with food and exercise in his early years created struggles throughout his life, and how fixing that relationship with himself changed so much. By getting his nut

Combatting the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle, with Dr. Rick Richey

Jul 21st, 2021 39m 53s

Many of us have heard the phrase "sitting is the new smoking," but where did this come from, and is it actually true? Or is there more nuance needed? This is exactly what this week's guest, Dr. Rick Richey, and I discuss in this episode. Toda

Stop waiting for conditions to be perfect, with Joe Brancato

Jul 14th, 2021 40m 15s

I welcome Joe Brancato to the show this week to discuss, among other things, how he created his garage gym and began working out at home out of necessity once the pandemic hit. Joe didn't wait around to create the perfect circumstances, he ju

Navigating mindset and shifting priorities as you get older, with Todd Durkin

Jul 7th, 2021 1h

Todd Durkin is an internationally recognized strength, speed, and conditioning coach, having worked with and trained some of the top athletes in the world. He is the founder of Fitness Quest 10 in San Diego, CA. In this week's episode, Todd a

How one CrossFit box owner stayed in business during the pandemic, with Kyle Tiringer

Jun 30th, 2021 45m 51s

I continue to be super interested and amazed by the stories of resiliency and creativity on the part of gym owners over the last 18 months or so as the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the industry. This week's guest, Kyle Tiringer, discusses the st

How dialing up the intensity helped propel Justin Cain's fitness transformation

Jun 23rd, 2021 43m 5s

This week, I chat with Justin Cain, a member of my Fit Dad Forum on Facebook who went through a pretty awesome fitness transformation when he decided he wanted to "look like he actually lifted weights." This renewed dedication to his fitness

What it means to achieve everyday fitness, with former pro soccer player Marc Zimmerman

Jun 16th, 2021 1h 15m

Former pro soccer player Marc Zimmerman joins the Fit Dad Fitness Podcast this week to talk life after pro sports, why moving everyday is so much a part of his message, and how being a father affects his fitness habits and routines. It was so