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Best Hour of Their Day | Podcast
Hosted by Jason Ackerman / Jason Fernandez · EN
Hosted by Jason Ackerman and Jason Fernandez, Best Hour of Their Day is a podcast dedicated to helping the CrossFit community. We cover all aspects of fitness including coaching, training, competing, starting and growing a business, and everything in between. Regular guests include world-class athletes, some of the best Coaches in the world, fitness entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and more.
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Comedy Night at AffiliateCon: Eddie Ifft
Yesterday00:59:30Tap to summarizeComedian and CrossFitter Eddie Ifft has built a 28-year career selling out shows worldwide, and he is headlining the comedy night at AffiliateCon with Jason Ackerman opening. We get into the reps behind the craft, why staying good is harder than getting good, and what performing for a living has in common with coaching one. ---Join us at AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18 https://www.affiliatecon.co/---Take the free Affiliate Blueprint Assessment 👉https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/affiliate-blueprint-assessment---🎓 Get 14 Days of FREE Coach Development:https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/theknowledge
Transcribe →Scaling | Breaking Down The CrossFit Level 1 Guide (Again)
6d ago01:02:12Tap to summarizeScaling isn't about making a workout easier, it's about preserving the intended stimulus for the athlete in front of you. Kristin Bowen is joined by Arianna Sisto (CF-L3, CrossFit Seminar Staff, CrossFit Trastevere) to break down what to scale first, why load comes before movement substitutions, and why coaches should err on the side of scaling too much rather than too little.--▶️ Watch the full series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDJlFCSlzXko📚 CrossFit Level 1 Training Guide: http://library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/CFJ_English_Level1_TrainingGuide.pdf🎓 Get 14 Days of FREE Coach Development:https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/theknowledge🎟️ Join us at AffiliateCon: https://www.affiliatecon.co/
Transcribe →Forged for the Future: The Next Era of CrossFit | CrossFit CEO Bruce Edwards
1w ago00:43:00Tap to summarizeCrossFit CEO Bruce Edwards joins Jason Fernandez at the 2026 Owners and Coaches Conference. They discussed what HQ got wrong over the last five or six years and how the partnership between HQ and affiliates gets rebuilt. They cover brand, coaching standards, IP protection, HYROX and GLP-1s as growth portals, the board relationship, and where the community goes over the next 12 to 18 months.--- Take the free Affiliate Blueprint Assessment 👉https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/affiliate-blueprint-assessment ---Join us at AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18 https://www.affiliatecon.co/
Transcribe →Why CrossFit Athletes in Pain Quit | Dr. Sean Pastuch
1w ago01:33:58Tap to summarizeDr. Sean Pastuch joins the show to explain what it actually feels like to train in pain every day, scale every workout, and still walk out of the gym hurting. He breaks down why that experience quietly drives members away and what coaches can do to serve the person in front of them instead of just modifying the movement.---Pre-order Live More. Hurt Less. by Dr. SeanPastuchhttps://a.co/d/0gL59JqO--Learn more about Active Life:https://activelifeprofessional.com/--- Take the free Affiliate Blueprint Assessment 👉https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/affiliate-blueprint-assessment ---Join us at AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18 https://www.affiliatecon.co/
Transcribe →Nutrition | Breaking Down The CrossFit Level 1 Guide (Again)
2w ago01:00:59Tap to summarizeThe CrossFit take on nutrition is contrarian by design: what most people think is healthy eating is exactly what's making them sick. Todd Occhiuto is joined by Brentie Kincaid (CF-L4, Seminar Staff Flowmaster, and owner of CrossFit Mafia) to break down hyperinsulinism, the "deadly quartet," and the simple prescription the whole lecture builds to: meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, no sugar.--▶️ Watch the full series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDJlFCSlzXko📚 CrossFit Level 1 Training Guide: http://library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/CFJ_English_Level1_TrainingGuide.pdf🎓 Get 14 Days of FREE Coach Development:https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/theknowledge🎟️ Join us at AffiliateCon: https://www.affiliatecon.co/
Transcribe →Why Gym Owners Self Sabotage (And How to Stop)
2w ago01:03:18Tap to summarizeJoel Cochran has spent 17 years in the fitness industry, grew a CrossFit gym from 50 to 200 members, and has coached hundreds of Affiliate Owners through burnout, imposter syndrome, and the patterns quietly running their business from the background. In this episode, he breaks down the exact cost of survival mode and the framework he uses to get owners out of it.---Learn more about Proclivity:https://www.proclivity.co/---Take the free Affiliate Blueprint Assessment👉https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/affiliate-blueprint-assessment---Join us at AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18https://www.affiliatecon.co/
Transcribe →Technique | Breaking Down The CrossFit Level 1 Guide (Again)
3w ago01:04:36Tap to summarizeThis is where Coach Glassman defines technique and shows why it's the heart of everything: safety, efficacy, and efficiency all trace back to how well you move. Todd Occhiuto and Kristin Bowen break down mechanics vs. technique vs. form vs. style, and why strength doesn't count for anything you can't turn into work.--▶️ Watch the full series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDJlFCSlzXko📚 CrossFit Level 1 Training Guide: http://library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/CFJ_English_Level1_TrainingGuide.pdf🎓 Develop your coaching with The Knowledge Pro: https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/theknowledge🎟️ Join us at AffiliateCon: https://www.affiliatecon.co/
Transcribe →Fern's Heading to the Oceania CrossFit Affiliate Summit in Australia
3w ago00:56:30Tap to summarizeFern is joined by Ed Morrison, the CrossFit Pacific Regional Manager, Seminar Staff Flowmaster, and Owner of Charge CrossFit. Join Fern, Ed, and other industry leaders at the Oceania Affiliate Summit August 21–23, 2026, at the Sea World Resort on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.---Take the free Affiliate Blueprint Assessment👉https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/affiliate-blueprint-assessment---Join us at AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18https://www.affiliatecon.co/
Transcribe →What is Fitness? Part 2 | Breaking Down The CrossFit Level 1 Guide (Again)
4w ago01:03:45Tap to summarizeIn What is Fitness Part 2, we turn the fitness models into a real, measurable definition, and land on the idea that fitness and health aren't two separate things at all. Todd Occhiuto and Kristin Bowen are joined by Denise Thomas to get into work capacity, general physical preparedness, and why the healthiest thing you can do is get fit.--▶️ Watch the full series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDJlFCSlzXko📚 CrossFit Level 1 Training Guide: http://library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/CFJ_English_Level1_TrainingGuide.pdf🎓 Develop your coaching with The Knowledge Pro: https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/theknowledge🎟️ Join us at AffiliateCon: https://www.affiliatecon.co/
Transcribe →He Fixed 2 Things and His CrossFit Gym Took Off
4w ago01:11:56Tap to summarizeTed Mulhern was grinding to grow his CrossFit gym, then two changes turned his pipeline into 28 membership sales in a single month. We get into what he actually changed and the new problem that comes with growing this fast.---Take the free Affiliate Blueprint Assessment👉https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/affiliate-blueprint-assessment---Join us at AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18https://www.affiliatecon.co/
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