If you follow college football, you might have heard about K-State Coach Bill Snyder’s 16 Goals for Success. If you haven’t, read up on them. I guarantee they’ll be every bit as relevant to your life as they are on the football field.

When it comes to your health and fitness, success is not about winning and losing like it is in sports. Success is a progression towards living out your “Why?” It’s about knocking down a series of bite-sized goals on the way to achieving bigger ones, and then setting new goals to further push the limits of what you can achieve.

Taking the lead from Snyder, I’ve come up with my own 16 Goals of Fitness, which provide a breakdown of the critical components of what your mental makeup must be in order to keep progressing through your health and fitness lifestyle.

I cover the 16 goals of fitness and what they mean in this solo episode of the Fit Dad Fitness podcast. Hope you enjoy it!

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This episode is a tough one, guys. I first met Michael Stults several years ago when he and I worked out at the same gym in Liberty, Mo. I had no idea what Michael was going through at the time, as he was always so upbeat and positive every time I spoke with him. I had no idea two of his sons had the same rare disorder that would eventually take their lives. Michael is one of the best guys I've ever met and a genuinely positive human being. His strength is admirable, and I hope to give his family's perseverance and fight a little bit of the just attention they deserve with this episode of the Fit Dad Fitness Podcast.

I challenge you all to make a donation to the Niemann-Pick Children's Fund in honor of Brisan and Parker Stults, as my family and I have. Go to http://www.npcfund.org/ to donate.

In this solo episode, I answer questions that guys asked on my social media accounts about being a healthy, fit dad. I answer:

- The best strength training options for endurance athletes who want to put on muscle

- How to stay active with your children in the weeks and months after bringing home a new baby

- How to fit in a workout when you have a child who sleeps inconsistently

I hope you enjoy this episode!

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Anthony Trucks' story is almost too heartbreaking, too emotional, too inspiring to believe. From his earliest memories of being abandoned by his biological mother, to the horrors he experienced while in the foster system, to the redemption of finally finding a loving family, to the accomplishment of playing college and pro football, he story is truly epic. Anthony's life has been one of extreme ups and downs, and through it all, he has maintained a positive attitude that has pushed others to "trust their hustle" and achieve great things - in business, in fitness, and in life. In this episode, Anthony and I get into how he learned to be a father having not had a father figure growing up, and how fitness has helped make him the man he is today. Enjoy this episode!

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This episode comes from a Facebook Live video that I did in January 2017 right after the rush of New Year's Resolutioners and their well-intentioned goals of getting fit in 2017. I wanted to offer five very real, practical tips for beginning a fitness lifestyle, and while it's no longer New Year's resolution time, the message is relevant any time of the year. These tips hopefully will give beginners five ways they can help ensure their success in starting and maintaining a fitness routine until it becomes a habit.

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Chris Ryan has been a Division I athlete, graced the cover of Men’s Fitness magazine and was one of the elite trainers on NBC’s TV series “STRONG.” So you might think he lives his life in the gym, but you’d be wrong. Chris is a busy guy with a wife and two kids, his personal training clients, and his other various business ventures. So finding creative and time-saving ways to work out is of the utmost importance, and it works. The dude is shredded! Enjoy this interview with Chris, where we catch up on a lot of different topics since he and I last connected as part of my Featured Fit Dad series back in July 2016.

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I've been seeing and hearing more and more recently the phrase "If it's not a 'hell yes!,' it's a no." And I can't stand it. I get the intent: Only do the things that genuinely get you excited, and don't overburden yourself with things that you ultimately don't want to do. Which sounds good on the surface, but to me, it screams of an entitlement mentality - that the world owes you a lifetime of good experiences and that you don't have to do something you don't want to do, just because you don't want to do it. This phrase devalues hard work. And I explain why in this episode.

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Mike Hildebrandt is a husband, a fit dad as a father of four, a fitness director at Axiom Fitness in the Boise, Idaho, area, a sponsored athlete with Dymatize supplements and a BodyBuilding.com athlete.

And at the time of this interview, he was prepping for his 29th fitness show just a couple months after his fourth child was born. In this episode, we discuss Mike’s commitment and consistency to his health and fitness, and his outlook that it is not so much about sticking to a strict schedule as it is making an effort to do something each day to improve your health and fitness. It’s a philosophy he adopted in his youth as he worked to overcome some mental hurdles in his way.

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In the first episode of the Fit Dad Fitness Podcast, host Michael Ashford gives some background into his story and why he's doing a podcast now, nearly two years after starting FitDadFitness.com. As a former journalist, Michael loves interviewing and asking questions that allow people to tell their stories. And with the Fit Dad Fitness Podcast, the aim is to do just that - tell stories of other fathers who are finding interesting, creative ways to stay fit and healthy, to be involved with their children, and who have overcome extraordinary circumstances thanks in part to a fit and healthy lifestyle. Michael also explains what it means to Grow Your Own Tomatoes, and why that phrase will be a common theme throughout the podcast for many episodes to come. Take time to visit FitDadFitness.com; connect with Michael on social media on Facebook (/fitdadfitnesspage), and Instagram and Twitter (@fitdadfitness). Enjoy the first of many shows to come!