John Prather, actor and author of the book The Nephilim Virus, joins the Fit Dad Fitness Podcast this week to discuss his journey through fatherhood.

For John and his wife, one of the things they agreed to early on in their relationship was to act on their desire to be foster parents. Not only did they serve in that role, eventually, they became adoptive parents in addition to having children by birth.

Now a father to four children, John keeps busy, but still makes time to be one of the fittest looking dads around. And I love how often you can see his children nearby as he is working out, an example they will surely not forget.

Follow John on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/johntprather and on his website at https://www.johntprather.com, and check out his book at https://www.amazon.com/Nephilim-Virus-John-T-Prather-ebook/dp/B078KQTVTY/ref=sr_1_1.

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Sign up for a 15-minute free fitness consultation with me at https://www.fitdadfitness.com/free-fitness-consultation.

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Visit www.theinvolvedman.com to order your copy of my new book! Also available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

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This week's topic: How phasing helps you ensure your workouts are connected and build off to each other for maximum results.

The Friday Reflex is a roughly 10- to 15-minute episode each Friday of my thoughts on a particular idea or issue that's been on my mind lately. It's short but — I hope — powerful.

If you want to catch the live or recorded video, check it out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fitdadfitnesspage or on Instagram at www.instagram.com/fitdadfitness.

Download my fully bodyweight, do-anywhere, totally free-to-download workout guide, Work It Out, at https://www.fitdadfitness.com/work-it-out-bodyweight-guide

If you want to follow along with my daily workouts, check out The Daily Fit Dad, my membership site where you can get access to all of my own personal daily workouts for just $5 a month. Go to https://www.fitdadfitness.com/dailyfitdad to learn more and sign up!

On the newest Fit Dad Chat, I welcome back Vinnie Saunders to catch up and see where life has taken him and his family since he joined me in Episode 10 of this show more than 2 years ago.

Vinnie and I have kept in touch over the years, and in this conversation, we catch up on all things family, fitness, and profession. Enjoy!

Visit www.theinvolvedman.com to order your copy of my new book! Also available on Barnes & Noble.

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This bonus episode is from my appearance on the New Kind of Man Podcast with Chad Zueck. Enjoy!

Check out Chad's podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-kind-of-man/id1486584628.

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This week's topic: A lack of education and guidance is what drives people to lead unhealthy lives.

The Friday Reflex is a roughly 10- to 15-minute episode each Friday of my thoughts on a particular idea or issue that's been on my mind lately. It's short but — I hope — powerful.

If you want to catch the live or recorded video, check it out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fitdadfitnesspage or on Instagram at www.instagram.com/fitdadfitness.

Download my fully bodyweight, do-anywhere, totally free-to-download workout guide, Work It Out, at https://www.fitdadfitness.com/work-it-out-bodyweight-guide

If you want to follow along with my daily workouts, check out The Daily Fit Dad, my membership site where you can get access to all of my own personal daily workouts for just $5 a month. Go to https://www.fitdadfitness.com/dailyfitdad to learn more and sign up!

This week's guest is Patrick Sweeney, a father (of course), a kindergarten P.E. teacher, and a personal trainer.

Patrick's story is like a lot of guys' story: he grew up athletic and played sports, then started a family and fell away from paying attention to his health and fitness, and then rekindled a passion for it in his late 30s and now into his 40s.

Patrick and I discussed how he unlocked a new love of fitness and how he helps his clients do the same, the importance of nutrition, and how keeping an open mind to new ideas made all the difference.

Follow Patrick on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/patsweeneyfitness/

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Sign up for a 15-minute free fitness consultation with me at https://www.fitdadfitness.com/free-fitness-consultation.

Check out (and subscribe to) my new YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC05uBdyk4apD68VcHjy7mhQ

Visit www.theinvolvedman.com to order your copy of my new book! Also available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Thank you for listening to the show. Please subscribe and share with a friend or family member that might enjoy this podcast. And as always, if you feel up for it, I'd greatly appreciate it if you left a rating and review. Thanks again!

This week's topic: What does my daily routine look like to be able to fit in all that I do?

The Friday Reflex is a roughly 10- to 15-minute episode each Friday of my thoughts on a particular idea or issue that's been on my mind lately. It's short but — I hope — powerful.

If you want to catch the live or recorded video, check it out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fitdadfitnesspage or on Instagram at www.instagram.com/fitdadfitness.

Download my fully bodyweight, do-anywhere, totally free-to-download workout guide, Work It Out, at https://www.fitdadfitness.com/work-it-out-bodyweight-guide

If you want to follow along with my daily workouts, check out The Daily Fit Dad, my membership site where you can get access to all of my own personal daily workouts for just $5 a month. Go to https://www.fitdadfitness.com/dailyfitdad to learn more and sign up!

Efren Pelayo of The Dad Lift (https://thedadlift.com/) is back on the show this week to help me offer up ways to stay positive during this insane time in history we're living through right now.

With coronavirus on everyone's minds, we talk about how we're managing being at home with our families 24-7, how we're handling social media fear-mongering and misinformation, and how we're handling gong to the grocery store.

Efren and I wanted to keep it light and as positive as possible, as there's enough bad news about coronavirus and stay-at-home orders. I especially liked hearing Efren's perspective as a police officer and first responder.

I hope you enjoy the conversation!

Sign up for a 15-minute free fitness consultation with me at https://www.fitdadfitness.com/free-fitness-consultation.

Check out (and subscribe to) my new YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC05uBdyk4apD68VcHjy7mhQ

Visit www.theinvolvedman.com to order your copy of my new book! Also available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Thank you for listening to the show. Please subscribe and share with a friend or family member that might enjoy this podcast. And as always, if you feel up for it, I'd greatly appreciate it if you left a rating and review. Thanks again!

This week's topic: As with most of life, understanding the moments in which we experience the most growth is more nuanced than just proclaiming that hard times and challenges elicit the most change in us.

The Friday Reflex is a roughly 10- to 15-minute episode each Friday of my thoughts on a particular idea or issue that's been on my mind lately. It's short but — I hope — powerful.

If you want to catch the live or recorded video, check it out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fitdadfitnesspage or on Instagram at www.instagram.com/fitdadfitness.

Download my fully bodyweight, do-anywhere, totally free-to-download workout guide, Work It Out, at https://www.fitdadfitness.com/work-it-out-bodyweight-guide

If you want to follow along with my daily workouts, check out The Daily Fit Dad, my membership site where you can get access to all of my own personal daily workouts for just $5 a month. Go to https://www.fitdadfitness.com/dailyfitdad to learn more and sign up!

Matt Atkins, the founder and owner of Paleo-based meal prep and delivery service Eating Primal, joins me on the show this week to discuss his fitness and entrepreneurial journey.

Prior to launching Eating Primal, Matt was 40 pounds overweight and suffering from a host of ailments as he worked at his IT desk job.

When Matt joined a CrossFit and then eventually connected good nutrition with his fitness regimen, his health changed dramatically, and the foundation of his new business was put in place.

Matt attributes much of his success to understanding what healthy habits looked like and what the not-so-healthy habits were doing to him, all of which he and I discuss in this conversation.

Check out Eating Primal at http://eatingprimal.com/

Check out (and subscribe to) my new YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC05uBdyk4apD68VcHjy7mhQ

Visit www.theinvolvedman.com to order your copy of my new book! Also available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Thank you for listening to the show. Please subscribe and share with a friend or family member that might enjoy this podcast. And as always, if you feel up for it, I'd greatly appreciate it if you left a rating and review. Thanks again!