Best Hour of Their Day | Podcast

Today Listeners, Jason Ackerman is sitting down with Brian Stites. Don't recognise the name? You might have heard the story about him, as we've defiantly talked about him a few episodes ago. Brian is the person who wrote in the private ‘Affiliate Owners” Facebook group exampled how he was frustrated by the change that has taken place in the last season, the like of communication from HQ and what it really meant for his box. Unfortunately like everything on the internet, it seems like everything got a bit modelled and Brian is able to example it all too us. 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.

In today's episode two of the best break down the Snatch.  Todd and Fern discuss the points of performance, progressions, common faults, cues they have used, and much more. They also dive into the importance of the movement and how everyone can and should be doing it, even if it’s just with a PVC pipe. This is something whereby challenges that athletes face with shoulder mobility or depth can not be fixed overnight, so it’s important to remember the long game with your athletes. We’ve listened to you guys have asked for. So we’ll be coming at you guys will be more movements episode and lots more spot the faults video on  Instagram. So make sure you're following us @besthouroftheirday 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 episode Fern chats with his long-time friend and the only guest to be on 3 times the one the only Denise Thomas. Last time we lost 19 mins of her interviews, we made sure it didn’t happen this time. Along with Denise is answering your question!  They dive into the idea of mastery and what that really means when being a coach to master the fundamentals. The subject of finding people to push to be a better and more important if you show up and ask for help you will get it. - Remember that. There is so much in this episode! Remember to check out the website for timestamps and notes to help you guys work those all this information. 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.

In this episode Fern and Matt Miller discuss what the mental health field has to offer coaches and box owners.  As Affiliate begins to broaden our outreach to try to work with the "underserved" populations it is important for coaches to be able to meet those clients wherever they are in that journey.  How we speak to people and the questions we ask can have a massive effect on their outcomes. It’s a skill set that many coaches maybe under quipped for, we hope this episode helps you guys have those hard conversations and make them a little less awkward on both sides.  This is a very informative episode and is full of information, we hope it is helpful and it helps you as coach and owner. 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 to days episode, Jason Ackerman chats with Mike Witous, the Fitness Dwarf on Earth. Even though that title is self pro-claimed, he is very fit dude. You may have seen him absolutely kill it at Wodapalooa. Mike works very closely with the adaptive community to ensure that a standard for RX males is being created that allows for fair competition, to allow for their own division to hopefully be created. Mike is also working on getting programming out there to help other little people do crossfit or even have the confidence to go into any global gym, he’s just waiting on being able to get his Level 1 before he put that out there. He’s a great, funny guy that you’ll hear that who genuinely wants to help raise awareness and make space for all to be comfortable to compete within the sport. - It’s a great interview. 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 episode Fern sits down with Jeremy Augusta,  Barbell Jobs creator. Jeremy saw that there was no means for coaches to network and look for work in the CrossFit/micro gym space. They discuss job hunting, gym purchases, resumes and what coaches should be doing to make themselves more desirable on paper when looking for job opportunities. Also what affiliate owners need to be doing when looking for coaches, and why it’s not always best to bring in coaches within your community. This is episode is about forcing on ensuring that you can make a professional career out of this, but it does start at you looking at it as a profession first. Check out the latest jobs. https://www.barbelljobs.com/ Instagram: @barbelljobs 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.

Hey listeners! Today’s episode is a real insight for you guys. As you maybe know we run a mentorship group and as part of that there are weekly calls and during these calls, there is a certain topic that is discussed. Along with we have guest coaches on to provide an insight into their speciality subjects and allow for them to answer questions directly. This episode is the mentorship call with Chris Hinshaw from back in August. This is a unique opportunity to see into mentorship, which is something that is not being offered anywhere. It’s a long term development over weeks and months with constant new material, that is tailored to the individual whether your a coach who’s been coaching for 10 years or if you have your level 1 for a week. This will help you get your level 2 or 3 (members have already) and help you improve as a coach. - Any questions, make sure to reach out to us! - Mastermind Crossfit Coaching Development.  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.

Hey listeners! Today you are in for a treat Fern is sitting down with his GM at Crossfit RIF, Cassidy Ballensky. Cassiday wears a lot of hat form programming today to cleaning duties, athlete management and everything in between. He’s a level 3 and is also on seminar staff. Like I said he wears a lot of hat in the Crossfit world. This is an interesting episode that looking into having why you need a GM but also viewing it from the GM and how they find their place in the gym. Cassiday also gives his experience and advice on interning, coaching developing then becoming on staff.  This is someone who truly loves coaching and wants to make everyone who comes in contact with him to have a better day. Check out the extra content about this episode on besthouroftheirday.com Today episode was sponsored by Groove Life. They are the best silicone rings on the market which both Fern and Ackerman wear themselves. Fern has been for the past 6 months so we’re telling you guys about them because we actually like them, team! They come with a lifetime guarantee as well, it really can’t get any better? If you want to get yourself one head on over to  https://groovelife.com/ and use the code Best Hour for 18% off! And we want to hear what you think about them too! Don’t forget to share your pic with us with your new rings. @groovelife 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.

Hey listeners! Today episode host Fern chats with Brandon Price they met on Brandon’s level one back in 2017. Then about two years go Brandon com to Fern asking for help with Coaching development. Brandon was working within Sports management when he found the Fitness on Earth on Netflix, went to his local affiliate. Once he decided he wanted to coach he emailed a ton of boxes asking for somewhere to start (unpaid) and only one guy got back to him, Lee and he’s never looked back since. Now, this episode now focuses on how to develop as a coach over a long time and getting a mentor. This is where we get a lot of question what should I do after my level 1? Level 2 prep? And getting ready for level 3?  This episode will help you navigate those time which everyone goes through, and shows you how an actual coach is doing it. Brandon is a hard-working driven individual, who showed and asked for help to get better and is. Which is the main point to be taken form this. 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 to episode, Jason Ackerman sits down with Christain Lucero 2016 Crossfit Games 18th finisher and multiple regional athletes since 2013. Owner of Grip Tight Tape and runs his own podcast Pardon Me with Christian Lucero.  Christain and Ackerman dive into so many different topics like sleep, what it takes to make it to the games, the social pressure that athletes face, and the social pressures that face athletes. While Christian is pretty cool dude -  wife Jessica Lucero is much cooler is looking to qualify for 2020 Olympic. This is a great episode for what going in the world of CrossFit. 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.