Best Hour of Their Day | Podcast

Adam Feit is a Level 2 Master Class Coach as well as the Performance Nutrition Coordinator at Precision Nutrition, working with a multitude of youth, collegiate, Olympic and professional athletic teams including the Calgary Flames, Brooklyn Nets, and the ALTIS track and field club. Before working with Precision Nutrition, Adam was the Co-founder and Director of Sports Performance for Reach Your Potential Training (RYPT), helping mentor and train over 5,000 youth athletes over the course of five years. Before founding RYPT, Adam served as a college and professional Strength and Conditioning Coach and Nutrition Coordinator for the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, Eastern Michigan University, University of Louisville, and The Citadel. Adam is certified by the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) as a Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He is also a certified Strength and Conditioning Coach and Mentor from the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association. He is the co-author of the Coaches Guide to Jump Training, Complete Guide to Training the Female Athlete, and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Sport and Exercise Psychology. As part of the Precision Nutrition mission, he helps to deliver life-changing, research-driven nutrition and lifestyle coaching for everyone.

In episode 5 of "Dropping In" Fern and Ackerman hit Hammer Driven Fitness.  HDF is owned and operated by Steph Hammerman, Nike's first female adaptive fitness athlete.  In this episode, we learned so much about how to adapt workouts, were impressed by Steph's coaching, and of course had a ton of fun. You can watch the episode here.

Nick Massie (AKA Paleo Nick) has over 20 years of experience as a professional cook and is passionate about BBQ. He won the people's choice award at the 2003 Great Alaskan One-Pot Cook-Off and in 2016, he had the opportunity to present his business to the investors on ABC's Shark Tank. In today's episode, we talk about how he grew Ice Age Meals from a pop-up tent at the CrossFit Games to a business with over 20 employees, his experience on Shark Tank,  and his three rules to live by in order to be a successful entrepreneur.

Pete Shaw is one of the Co-Owners of CrossFit NCR, as CFHQ Seminar Staff Member and multi-time regional athletes and he just qualified for the 2020 CrossFit Games.  Pete and Fern discuss the new games format, how training for the games changes his training, why it's important to him to train with the classes, affiliate ownership, and Coach Development.  There are some real gems in this episode.

Every box has them, athletes that just don't want to listen.  Be it stubbornness, ignorance, ego, or just plain stupidity, every coach will eventually encounter someone that isn't receptive to feedback and coaching.  In today's episode, Fern and Ackerman discuss how to handle these people, as with most topics these two cover, it's way more simple than you think.

On today's episode, Ackerman chats with David Newman, the owner of Rx Smart Gear. Back in 2009, David was looking to improve his double unders, he used what he could find on the market and combined it to make his jump rope. After members of his gym started to want them as well, a friend pushed David to put them on Facebook. They started selling around the world. They discuss how David got started, where the idea came from all and the ways to coach DUs to your athletes but also some tips for yourself.  It's a real grassroots company that started with nothing is now a go-to in Crossfit for Jump Ropes. As a company, they really highlight the importance of doing that one product really well so that there's not another choice for the customer. If you have any questions about our new programming with is due out in the next few weeks or what to be first on the list - hit us on DM's or at besthouroftheirday@gmail.com Our new Box Tour Series Out now! Make sure you go check it out! Hey, team don‘t forget! Jason new book Best Bour of Their Day is out now! Check out the extra content about this episode on besthouroftheirday.com Rate/subscribe in Apple Podcasts! Find us on Instagram: @besthouroftheirday + @thejasonackerman Check out our website - besthouroftheirday.com - to learn more about our private coaches development group.

On today's episode, Ackerman sits down with Chris Sanders, a senior at Penn State who's the President of an on-campus Crossfit Affiliate. PSU CrossFit is a student-run CrossFit affiliate with over 130 Members. Chris explains by having an on-campus affiliate has opened the world of Crossfit to so many new young people. This allows for communities and friendship to grow and fitness to be achieved. Chris breaks down how the affiliate is run from fees, membership cost,  how they keep the doors open, how they find coaches, and how decisions are made. Can you image running an affiliate while at college? - It really is impressive.  If you have any questions about our new programming with is due out in the next few weeks or what to be first on the list - hit us on DM's or at besthouroftheirday@gmail.com Our new Box Tour Series Out now! Make sure you go check it out! Hey, team don‘t forget! Jason new book Best Bour of Their Day is out now! Check out the extra content about this episode on besthouroftheirday.com Rate/subscribe in Apple Podcasts! Find us on Instagram: @besthouroftheirday + @thejasonackerman Check out our website - besthouroftheirday.com - to learn more about our private coaches development group.

And we are back with a movement episode just like you guys have asked for. It's all about the Push Jerk today. How to teach it, the progressions, and how to do with a class. They get into the Push Jerk at the 17:57 mark, the first of episode is a follow up to the buying and selling an affiliate.  The Level 1 Progression: Jump + land, Jump + land with hands at your shoulders, Jump + Punch, Push Jerk If you have any questions about our new programming with is due out in the next few weeks or what to be first on the list - hit us on DM's or at besthouroftheirday@gmail.com Our new Box Tour Series Out now! Make sure you go check it out! Hey, team don ‘t forget! Jason new book Best Bour of Their Day is out now! Check out the extra content about this episode on besthouroftheirday.com Rate/subscribe in Apple Podcasts! Find us on Instagram: @besthouroftheirday + @thejasonackerman Check out our website - besthouroftheirday.com - to learn more about our private coaches development group.

On today’s episode, Ackerman is chatting with Dale King. Dale is the owner of PSKC CrossFit and Doc Spartan male grooming company. Just by the way Ackerman swears the scrub, he’ll tell you all about it. Dale goes into how he runs multiple successful businesses and has a thriving affiliate. This is an excellent episode for affiliate owners and anyone trying to run various businesses. If you have any questions about our new programming with is due out in the next few weeks or what to be first on the list - hit us on DM's or at besthouroftheirday@gmail.com Our new Box Tour Series Out now! Make sure you go check it out! Hey, team don ‘t forget! Jason new book Best Bour of Their Day is out now! Check out the extra content about this episode on besthouroftheirday.com Rate/subscribe in Apple Podcasts! Find us on Instagram: @besthouroftheirday + @thejasonackerman Check out our website - besthouroftheirday.com - to learn more about our private coaches development group.

Educate, Inspire, and Entertain, that's what you need to do in order to be a successful CrossFit coach, but what does that mean and how exactly does one entertain? This episode is brought to you by GOWOD. The GO WOD app is unique because of its mobility test is a totally innovative concept that will allow you to clearly highlight your body's abilities and limitations. This means that the app is tailored to you personalise and works with ensuring that you get the improvements you need. While breaking it down into 3: pre, during and post Wod allowing for you to be completely ready and recovered for your workouts. You can even do the test before sign up for it, we suggest just going over and seeing where you score at the very least. But let’s be honest? We all know we need to improve our mobility. If you have any questions about our new programming with is due out in the next few weeks or what to be first on the list - hit us on DM's or at besthouroftheirday@gmail.com Our new Box Tour Series Out now! Make sure you go check it out! Hey, team don ‘t forget! Jason new book Best Bour of Their Day is out now! Check out the extra content about this episode on besthouroftheirday.com Rate/subscribe in Apple Podcasts! Find us on Instagram: @besthouroftheirday + @thejasonackerman Check out our website - besthouroftheirday.com - to learn more about our private coaches development group.