Chasing Excellence

In this episode, we answer listener questions about working on weaknesses, combating habits derailing progress, and deepening connections with significant others. We also share personal experiences and advice on balancing pushing kids without over-scheduling, reflecting on legacy, and prioritizing meaningful moments. Specific questions we’re answering: 📍 How do you maintain good habits and routines when struggling with depression? 📍 How can you make others understand the importance of reconnecting with your partner when they don't see anything wrong in their busy lives? 📍 To work on weaknesses in the gym, should I focus on 2-3 specific things before each training session or cycles of one specific thing I’d train at least three times per week? 📍 Should parents prioritize their children's busy schedules and extracurricular activities to teach executive functioning, teamwork, and time management skills - or is there a risk of burning them out and over-scheduling them? What are your thoughts on the matter? THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: Momentous: livemomentous.com [code: excellence] LMNT: DrinkLMNT.com/excellence Shopify: Shopify.com/excellence FIND US ON SOCIAL: Ben: https://www.instagram.com/benbergeron/ Patrick: https://www.instagram.com/pscummings [[]---[]]Chasing Excellence is an audience-supported project. To go deeper & to help us do even more, consider:Subscribing to our newsletter to get our free posts and upgrading to our Chase Club to receive exclusive content.Grabbing one of our books: Chasing Excellence, Unlocking Potential, or The ABCs of Being Happy & Healthy.Supporting one of our fantastic show sponsors.

This podcast episode covers topics such as introducing complex movements in fitness, reaching protein goals while tracking macros, prioritizing values in relationships, sending the right signals for productivity, struggling with work-life balance, fulfilling responsibilities while separating identity from job titles, and heartwarming moments with kids during haircuts and CrossFit camp.

The questions we’re answering this week: 📍 How can I increase my stamina for doing burpees during workouts? 📍 How can I avoid making snap judgments towards people? 📍 Should I wait until my baby can sleep longer stretches before getting back to CrossFit? 📍 How can I balance feeling unhappy with my career and wanting to make a change with being a financial provider for my family? THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: Ice Barrel: https://icebarrel.com (use code: EXCELLENCE) Momentous: https://livemomentous.com (use code: EXCELLENCE) BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/excellence FIND US ON SOCIAL: Ben: https://www.instagram.com/benbergeron/ Patrick: https://www.instagram.com/pscummings [[]---[]]Chasing Excellence is an audience-supported project. To go deeper & to help us do even more, consider:Subscribing to our newsletter to get our free posts and upgrading to our Chase Club to receive exclusive content.Grabbing one of our books: Chasing Excellence, Unlocking Potential, or The ABCs of Being Happy & Healthy.Supporting one of our fantastic show sponsors.

Topics discussed include the impact of running in CrossFit training, the importance of staying informed about news and politics, building a relationship with oneself after divorce, the CrossFit program in prison, recommendations for books and podcasts, the book 'Trillion Dollar Coach', the 'Quarterback' Netflix series, and Substack newsletters.

The podcast covers a range of interesting topics including resources for aging CrossFit athletes, determining appropriate food intake, managing sleep with shift work, promoting positive attitudes towards health, seeking professional help for eating disorders, tips on forming healthy habits, sleep supplements, and a recap of the 2023 CrossFit Games with favorite events and inspiring moments.

The podcast discusses strategic long-term decisions, training plans to prevent injuries, the benefits of functional movements in CrossFit, the challenges of being an affiliate owner and a parent, and the importance of understanding one's why. They also touch on strength bias programming, maintaining composure, improving fitness, and the impact of feedback and shoutouts.

In our last Benchmark of the summer, we’re throwing it back to August of 2018 and a conversation about how to be more competitive in the sport of CrossFit. Topics include getting better at muscle-ups, tips for improving your double unders, and Ben’s best advice for athletes who don't have a coach. ===========  OUR SPONSORS:  ===========  🔗 Lifeforce  🔗 Momentous (code: excellence)  🔗 Betterhelp  ===========  GET A QUESTION IN THE QUEUE:  ===========  🔗 Send Patrick a DM with your Five Factors questions!  ===========  ABOUT US:  ===========  📍 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram. 📍 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter and podcaster. Find him on Instagram. [[]---[]]Chasing Excellence is an audience-supported project. To go deeper & to help us do even more, consider:Subscribing to our newsletter to get our free posts and upgrading to our Chase Club to receive exclusive content.Grabbing one of our books: Chasing Excellence, Unlocking Potential, or The ABCs of Being Happy & Healthy.Supporting one of our fantastic show sponsors.

This week, we’re discussing whether pursuing excellence is selfish, the point of health, playing infinite games, and much more. =========== EXPECT TO LEARN ===========  📍 Whether we need to worry about recovery drinks 📍 The difference between (and value of) stretching, mobility work, and yoga 📍 Why how you read a book affects what you get out of the book 📍 Some recommended reading for parents 📍 Ben’s favorite CrossFit Games events (so far) =========== OUR SPONSORS =========== 🔗 Lifeforce 🔗 Momentous (code: excellence) 🔗 Shopify ===========  GET A QUESTION IN THE QUEUE ===========  🔗 Send Patrick a DM with your Five Factors questions! ===========  ABOUT US ===========  📍 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram. 📍 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter and podcaster. Find him on Instagram. [[]---[]]Chasing Excellence is an audience-supported project. To go deeper & to help us do even more, consider:Subscribing to our newsletter to get our free posts and upgrading to our Chase Club to receive exclusive content.Grabbing one of our books: Chasing Excellence, Unlocking Potential, or The ABCs of Being Happy & Healthy.Supporting one of our fantastic show sponsors.

In this episode, first published in November of 2019, we take a 10'000 foot view of how to make better decisions, discussing how to factor in our principles, priorities, & purpose to make sure our lives are headed in the right direction. =========== OUR SPONSORS: =========== 🔗 LMNT 🔗 Eight Sleep 🔗 Policygenius =========== GET A QUESTION IN THE QUEUE: =========== 🔗 Send Patrick a DM with your Five Factors questions! =========== ABOUT US: ===========  📍 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram. 📍 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter and podcaster. Find him on Instagram. [[]---[]]Chasing Excellence is an audience-supported project. To go deeper & to help us do even more, consider:Subscribing to our newsletter to get our free posts and upgrading to our Chase Club to receive exclusive content.Grabbing one of our books: Chasing Excellence, Unlocking Potential, or The ABCs of Being Happy & Healthy.Supporting one of our fantastic show sponsors.

This week, we’re talking about how the 5 Factors of Health look across the spectrum of Sick, Well, and Fit, why we want to make sure we don’t let ourselves get distracted in our pursuit of health, and much more. Also: listener questions about wall walks, charting your own path in life, feeding kids, and athletes who no-rep themselves to the top of the leaderboard.   =========== OUR SPONSORS:  =========== 🔗 BetterHelp.com (code EXCELLENCE) 🔗 Lifeforce 🔗 OneSkin.co (code EXCELLENCE) ===========  GET A QUESTION IN THE QUEUE:  ===========  🔗 Send Patrick a DM with your Five Factors questions! ===========  ABOUT US:  ===========  📍 Ben Bergeron is a best-selling author, coach to 7 CrossFit Games champions, and founder of CompTrain. Find him on Instagram. 📍 Patrick Cummings is a long-time CrossFitter and podcaster. Find him on Instagram. [[]---[]]Chasing Excellence is an audience-supported project. To go deeper & to help us do even more, consider:Subscribing to our newsletter to get our free posts and upgrading to our Chase Club to receive exclusive content.Grabbing one of our books: Chasing Excellence, Unlocking Potential, or The ABCs of Being Happy & Healthy.Supporting one of our fantastic show sponsors.