In this episode, I introduce one of my coaches within the Forged FATHER and the new co-host of the podcast, Adam.

Adam and I talk about his journey from when he first started training with me years back before he was a dad and how things have changed over the years.

A great episode that you'll NOT want to miss.

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Yesterday was day #1 of our “Summer Games” 5 week competition we’re having inside the Forged Father.

We took on the “Bodyweight Gauntlet”, which is a classic benchmark test I created nearly 10

years ago that I’ve put 1000’s of athletes through.

It’s a simple test, but it’s NOT easy.

Just like any hard workout, it pushes you both mentally and physically.

You’ll go through and experience some DISCOMFORT.

When in the moment, it’s not always “fun”, but what’s FUN is what comes AFTER finish…

When you know you gave it all you had and you pushed yourself through the discomfort, it’s an amazing feeling.

It’s from that we EARN COMFORT.

Let me explain a bit deeper…

There’s been a number of times I can specifically remember how UNCOMFY a workout was that brought me so much comfort in the end because I was willing to embrace and endure the discomfort during the workout.

One of the most memorable times was from the 2018 Crossfit GAMES.

The event was 2 rounds of the following…

1000m Row

750m Ski

50 Double DB Front Squats @ 50 lbs

It was absolutely BRUTAL.

I was in extreme DISCOMFORT just after the 1st round and my mind so badly wanted to give up and quit.

But it was in that moment when I embraced the discomfort and pushed through, that I earned COMFORT.

Once the event was done and I finished, I couldn’t have been more fulfilled.

This to me is COMFORT.

Had I given in and rested in the middle of the workout or slowed down because of the pain, the discomfort would have stayed because I’d know in my mind I didn’t give it my all.

In that event, I didn’t back down from the discomfort.

I didn’t allow myself to become a COWARD from the fatigue.

Instead, I stayed right there in the fire and pushed myself to the brink of my physical capacity.

To be honest, I could’ve finished dead last in the workout and I still would’ve been fine because I knew I had given my absolute best effort possible.

That’s COMFORT.

And this whole mindset of “EARNING YOUR COMFORT”, it just doesn’t apply to fitness.

It applies to just about EVERYTHING within life.

When you’re unmotivated or too tired to do this or that so you take the easy road out and skip it…

That’s taking the easy road and the easy road will only lead to DISCOMFORT later on.

Think about it.

Every time you quit on yourself and give in to instant gratification, it always comes back to bite you in the ass.

So, when UNCOMFY situations arise in life that make you think about quitting…

Do you GIVE UP or do you keep pushing ahead?

I’ll tell you now and I’m sure you already know…

When you choose quick COMFORT and instant gratification in those moments, it only leads to DISCOMFORT later on.

When you finally “get it” and it clicks for you, you’ll see DISCOMFORT as something completely different.

In fact, you might even start to seek it out.

EARN your comfort.

EMBRACE DISCOMFORT.

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This one digs deep...

You're either INTERESTED or COMMITTED.

Here's some simple TRUTH for ya.

"Interested" = Average

"COMMITTED" = UNCOMMON

Being one of them will get you "OK" results and the other, will bring you whatever you DESIRE.

The difference?

A simple DECISION that YOU make for yourself.

Are you Interested or COMMITTED?

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I just got back from a fun little get-away vacation with my fam.

We went up north to Park Rapids, Minnesota where we had a nice spot next to a sandy beach on Long Lake.

It was an amazing time and I thoroughly enjoyed myself while spending a lot of high quality, focused time with my girls.

One of the things I’m most happy about?

The fact that I didn’t do one bit of work while I was there.

Years back you would have found me sneaking away to open my Mac book to “do work”.

I’d be writing workouts, sending emails, checking in on clients, and working on projects because I’d feel like I’d be falling behind.

If not that, I’d be freaking out about my nutrition and worrying about all the shit I was eating and drinking.

I’d be more stressed when I was supposed to be de-stressed so when I’d get home from our trip I’d feel like I needed a vacation from our vacation :-)

Not always the best time.

This trip was so much different from any other trip I’ve taken with my wife and daughters before.

I was fully present and relaxed the whole time (aside from when our daughters were fighting with each other)

Best of all, I didn’t do one bit of work and actually “vacationed”.

I ate what I wanted to eat and had a good amount of drinks and didn’t feel one bit guilty about it.

While I choose NOT to go completely overboard, I certainly indulged myself with ice cream, pizza, chips, etc…

Even though I was on vacation, I still made sure to get up early every morning before everyone else was awake to hit a quick bodyweight + kettlebell session outside next to the lake.

I knew if I didn’t get in any type of training it’d actually give me anxiety so I made it a priority and got it done first thing in the AM before the day actually started.

Plus waking up just as the sun was rising and getting in a great sweat in the great outdoors wasn’t something I wanted to miss.

I enjoyed my time 110%.

Why?

What was so different?

A few things...

#1 - Being and Living in the PRESENT

I didn’t allow myself to worry about “what I got to do when I get back home” or anything else that would pull me from my time with family.

I just thought about being in the moment and actually ENJOYING my time.

#2 - Embracing The JOURNEY

I’m committed to a process which I know is a journey.

A LIFELONG journey that’s going to have a lot of ups and some downs within it.

One weekend or even a week “off” isn’t going to destroy all of my hard-earned results.

It’s more so about the BIG PICTURE and the LIFESTYLE side of things.

All of the consistent hard work, effort, and focused time I put in on a day to day basis away from vacations, holidays, and even “bad days” is what matters most.

This is when the DISCIPLINE of it all truly pays off.

When you uncover how it all really works and you’re able to embrace it all as a LIFESTYLE, that’s when things really start to transform.

It’s about your habits and behaviors.

Forget about the quick fix tactics and tricks that guarantee they’ll save you from your shitty bad habits and behaviors.

They don’t work.

Forget about the gimmicks and fads that only create short term results you can’t even enjoy.

Start thinking about the BIG PICTURE and how you live on a day to day basis.

This is what the Forged FATHER PROJECT is all about...

Helping you create a LIFESTYLE that builds better fitness and health along with the balance needed to enjoy it all through better habits and behaviors.

If building a LIFESTYLE is something you know you need some help with and you’re ready to give up the bullshit and you’re committed to working for what you want, hit reply and we’ll have a chat.

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In this episode, I go beyond the surface level BS and dig into the GOOD stuff.

I talk about THREE TRUTHS you'll not want to ignore especially if you're a DRIVEN DAD who's determined to DESTROY THE DAD BOD for good and get back your edge in life.

SCREW the "tactics and strategies"...

NONE of them will ever truly work until you've embraced these THREE TRUTHS.

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As we continue to push forward through all of the craziness 2020 has brought us, I wanted write this message and ask you to think deep about something.

Take a bit of time to find a quiet place so you can really focus in on asking yourself this simple question.

WHAT TYPE OF MAN AM I?

Are you a COMMITTED man who backs his words up with RELENTLESS ACTION?

Or...

Are you a man that just talks and only sometimes takes action when he feels like it?

Are you the type of man who's going to strive to be ELITE?

Or...

Are you the type of man who's OK with "good enough" and accepting average?

Understand this isn't a game of who's the strongest, leanest, fastest, or fittest man alive…

This isn't about "perfection" or never failing or making mistakes...

This is a game that only concerns YOU and how you carry yourself in life AS A MAN.

A FATHER = LEADER = ROLE MODEL

It's about whether or not you keep pushing forward when you fail and fall off track.

It's about the commitment you uphold to the process.

So again, I ask, WHAT TYPE OF MAN ARE YOU?

"Too afraid" to push forward into the unknown due to fear of failure or self-doubt?

“Too proud” to admit you need help and guidance point you in the right direction?

"Too busy" and unorganized to chase your true dreams and accomplish you big goals?

"Too tired" and unmotivated to take time for yourself to build your body up to be strong and fit?

"Too LAZY" you push the snooze and accept a LOSS to start off your day in the AM?

“Too angry” at yourself that you choose to be snappy and resentful to your wife and kids?

Lots of questions you can ask yourself here and the answers you give won't be wrong or right.

In fact, there are no wrong or right answers here, only HONEST answers.

Answers about WHO you truly are.

If you want GREATNESS for yourself, you'll have to EARN IT and be a certain type of man.

A man that walks the HARD PATH.

The UNCOMMON MAN.

If you're OK with average, you won't have to do much and you can certainly settle for less.

You can continue to skim by and do the bare-minimum “just to pass”, but are you truly OK with that?

How much longer with you tolerate it?

A lot of dads choose to live their life this way and it's OK if it’s truly what they want.

But I know most dads that choose to live that way end up with REGRETS.

So, which would YOU rather have?

EARNED RESULTS from walking the HARD PATH or painful REGRETS due taking the easy route out and tolerating less than your best?

Either way is FINE just as long as that's what YOU truly want for yourself.

As for me, I want GREATNESS.

I choose the HARD PATH because I know the easy path won't lead me to anything I truly want.

I hope that YOU choose to walk the HARD PATH as well because I know everything you could ever want awaits you on the other side of that road.

But again, this is a choice that only YOU can make for yourself.

NO ONE ELSE...

So, what type of MAN are you?

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Rise up from the ashes and REBUILD.

I just want to send out some big props to my man Chris!

Before Chris joined up with Forged FATHER, it wasn’t like he was sitting around doing nothing.

He wasn’t laying around on the couch being lazy and “unmotivated”.

He wasn’t eating a bunch of crap and stuffing his face with food.

Chris was putting in the work and pushing hard, but despite being consistent with his training and “eating clean”, Chris just wasn’t seeing the results he had wanted.

I know a lot of fellow DRIVEN DADS out there can relate to this.

It's frustrating when you’re putting in the work but the RESULTS aren’t showing in return.

For Chris, even though he was being consistent with his workouts and strict diet…

His weight wasn’t changing.

His body composition wasn’t changing.

His energy still wasn’t the greatest.

He wasn’t sleeping all that great at night.

His performance within workouts wasn't the greatest.

GOOD NEWS IS…

When Chris joined up with the Forged FATHER, we were able to get him dialed in.

We got him on a more efficient and effective training program.

One that didn’t require him to train 2+ hours at a time, nor require access to a full-fledged gym.

He only needed to train for only 30-45 mins, 4-5 days/week.

Instead of trying to “eat 100% clean”, we got him to dial in on his MACROS and his overall food quantity.

In turn, his energy went up, plus his performance and intensity within his workouts increased.

Fast forward a few months ahead, Chris is in a completely different place.

He’s dropped 20 pounds of unwanted weight and he’s now LEANER (despite now eating MORE food he’s ever eaten before on a daily basis).

His energy is up and he’s sleeping better.

He’s also more present and spending higher quality time with his family, even after he gets home working long hours as a LEO.

Chris didn’t do anything crazy…

He just committed to the Forged PATH and the rest has taken care of itself.

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I’ve been doing the workout MURPH every Memorial Day for the past 6 years.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

It’s a brutal workout with lots of volume that'll punish the body.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

1 Mile Run⁣⁣⁣⁣

All in a 20# weight vest.⁣⁣⁣⁣

It’s all for a great purpose…⁣⁣⁣⁣

To pay honor and respect to a fallen hero of war, Michael P Murphy.⁣⁣⁣⁣

Not only to him but to ALL of the fallen soldiers of war.⁣⁣⁣⁣

They all paid the ultimate price.

Going through an intense workout such as MURPH to experience pain for them is the least we can do.⁣⁣⁣⁣

The pain you experience in MURPH is NOTHING compared to what they had to endure.⁣⁣⁣⁣

But, it’s better than nothing and to me, it means a great deal to be able to pay homage to fallen soldiers of war somehow, someway.⁣⁣⁣⁣

To me, there are 3 BIG LESSONS a workout like MURPH can teach you about life.⁣⁣⁣⁣

#1 - Stand for Something

MURPH and others like him all stood for something greater than themselves — FREEDOM⁣⁣⁣⁣

They stood for it so much they gave their lives to uphold and protect it.⁣⁣⁣⁣

In life, you need to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything.⁣⁣⁣⁣

Adopt and LIVE by CODES⁣⁣⁣⁣

Codes like:

Having CODES in life will mold WHO you are and help create and guide the actions you take.

⁣⁣⁣⁣#2 – NEVER OUT OF THE FIGHT⁣⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣As the story goes, MURPH fought tooth and nail until his very last breath.

He NEVER took himself out of the fight until it wasn't his decision to make.

⁣⁣⁣⁣In life, you’re NEVER out of the fight either.⁣⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣⁣You’re NEVER out of the fight until you actually make the decision to be or life ends.⁣⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣⁣Therefore, QUITTING should never be an option within your mind.

⁣⁣⁣⁣QUITTING is on YOU.⁣⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣⁣To fight on is on YOU.⁣⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣⁣NEVER let yourself out of the fight.⁣⁣⁣⁣

NEVER QUIT.

#3 – Stay On The Grind And Chip Away⁣⁣⁣⁣

The VOLUME the workout MUPRH has can be intimidating.⁣⁣

To finish, you must stay on the grind and keep “chipping away” at the reps.⁣⁣⁣⁣

What always helps me push through a grinding workout such as this is to take it 1 rep or 1 step at a time.

Focus in on small wins via small sets.

You just keep grinding until the workout's done.⁣⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣Same can be said about life.⁣⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣⁣Take it one day at a time.⁣⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣⁣One second at a time.⁣⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣⁣Keep chipping away.⁣⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣⁣Keep grinding.⁣⁣⁣⁣

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No harm in admitting your slip-ups and shortcomings...

It's more so about OWNING UP to them and doing what needs to be done to FIX THEM.

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I wanted to share my thoughts from the final episode of “The Last Dance”.

More so, I wanted to address MJ’s ‘SECRET Weapon”.

I do so within the newest episode of Forged FATHER FM HERE

Off the top, everyone know’s that MJ was a superior athlete with his God-given talents.

He could jump outta the gym with ease, he was fast and agile, and just an amazing athlete.

On top of that, he was one of the hardest workers, fiercest competitors, and he wasn’t ever going to give up or quit.

He was what you could call, “Mentally UNBREAKABLE”.

His secret weapon?

His ability to fully become focused and dialed in on the NOW.

MJ’s closest friends and teammates would mention who he’s always in the present and in the moment.

Many would comment that MJ never let the future or the past mess with the actions he’d take in the present.

I AGREE.

The PRESENT is what matters most and what you do in the NOW is all you can control.

It wasn’t until I had figured this out for myself that things drastically changed for me.

What really helped put this all into perspective was the book, “The Power Of NOW” by Eckert Tolle.

I listened to this book when I was traveling to compete within the Crossfit Games in 2018.

It had a tremendous impact on how I started to think from that day forth and I can tell you will 110% certainty, I helped me compete at a whole other level that week.

In short, you can’t let the fear and doubt you have of the future or even the past have control over the actions who choose to take within the NOW.

The NOW is the only thing you have control of.

You can’t control what’s happening in the past nor can you control what will happen in the future.

You can only control the NOW.

So, what’s this have to do with YOU as a DAD??

Well, listen in on the latest episode of Forged FATHER FM and you’ll find out.

PS - I've now got just a handful of more spots left for the next group of men coming into the Forged FATHER Project.

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Are you ready to step up and do what needs to be done to fulfill it?