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Best Hour of Their Day | Podcast
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. Follow us on all socials! BestHourofTheirDay.com
Episodes
- Best Hour of Their Day | Podcast
Leadership Skills That Make You a Stronger Coach | Nathan Bird
Learn how to apply practical leadership skills that will help you grow as a coach and make a bigger impact on your athletes. In this episode, Nathan Bird, CEO…
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How an Internship at Albany CrossFit Became a 14-Year Career
Jason Ackerman and James McDermott revisit Albany CrossFit, Jason’s original affiliate, to unpack how a simple internship became a 14-year coaching career…
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The future of Mayhem programming and affiliates | Austin Malleolo
Austin Malleolo shares how CrossFit Mayhem is redefining affiliate programming by focusing on results, simplicity, and coaching adaptation. He dives into why…
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Why Our CrossFit Gym Partnership Failed (And What You Can Learn)
Jason Ackerman and Caleb Nelson reunite to unpack the hard lessons they learned from running Albany CrossFit together—and why their partnership ultimately…
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How to Break Down Double-Unders in Class | David Newman, RX Smart Gear
Learn how to effectively break down jump rope skills in your CrossFit classes with RX Smart Gear founder David Newman. From teaching double-unders to…
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Inside the Prison CrossFit Program Changing Lives Forever
Learn more about RF2 here: https://www.rf2.org/ -- 📈 Want to GROW YOUR GYM WITHOUT SACRIFICING YOUR PASSION? Learn…
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Why Our Partnership Works (Even When We Fight Constantly)
Partnerships and teams aren’t always easy. In this episode, Best Hour of Their Day owners Markus, Jay, and Fern share how they’ve built a partnership that…
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How to Coach Olympic Lifts in Your CrossFit Class | Cody Looney, Burgener Strength
Cody Looney from Burgener Strength joins Todd & Kristin to break down how to effectively teach Olympic lifts in a group setting. You’ll learn how to simplify…
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What the rise of HYROX means for CrossFit | Chris Hinshaw
With the rise of CrossFit, Chris Hinshaw explores what the rise of Hyroxmeans for the future of CrossFit's Affiliates, Coaches, and Athletes. ---- 📈 Want to…
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How HustleUp Is Uniting the CrossFit Community
Jason Ackerman sat down with the team behind HustleUp at the CrossFit Games. We break down how HustleUp is simplifying gym management and bringing the global…
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Coach Development DIY: Practical Steps to Level Up
Take control of your coaching growth—even if your gym doesn’t have a formal development program. In this episode, we share practical, budget-friendly ways…
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The Harsh Reality of Owning a CrossFit Gym
After 16+ years of affiliate ownership and a lifetime of lessons, Fern has learned firsthand why running a business is never easy. In this episode, he shares…
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Too Much Programming? How to STILL Run a Great CrossFit Class
Join Kristin Bowen and special guest Katie Hayes from CrossFit Seminar Staff as they tackle one of the biggest challenges coaches face: how to run a…
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The Future of CrossFit Affiliates No One Is Talking About
CrossFit affiliates are at a turning point. Veteran Owners, new buyers, and the entire industry are facing changes no one is talking about. In this video, Fern…
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The WORST CrossFit Class Experience
How bad can a CrossFit class be? Todd and Kristin share how they would coach a terrible class that their athletes would never forget. -- 📈 Want to GROW YOUR…
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Struggling with Your Business Partner? Watch This.
Struggling to communicate with your CrossFit business partner? In this episode, we break down simple frameworks to fix miscommunication and strengthen your gym…
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The Burpee Test That Breaks 90% of People in 5 Minutes
CrossFit Games champion Jason Khalipa joins us to talk about the brutal burpee test that breaks most people in five minutes, the hard seasons that shaped him…
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How to lesson plan a heavy day, 5k run, and a gymnastics day
Learn how to effectively plan and coach single-modality days like heavy lifts, long endurance workouts, and gymnastics skill sessions. Todd and Kristin will…
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The Key to Recruit Amazing CrossFit Coaches
📈 Want to GROW YOUR GYM WITHOUT SACRIFICING YOUR PASSION? Learn more about Affiliate University - Built exclusively for…
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4 Risks That Will Destroy Your CrossFit Gym’s Value (And How to Avoid Them)
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Threshold Training: Where Technique Meets Intensity
Todd Occhiuto and Kristin Bowen break down how to coach threshold training effectively in a group class setting. Learn how to help athletes push their limits…
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Struggling to Grow? Your Retention Is the Problem.
Many gym owners don't know how to calculate member retention or implement effective retention strategies. Fern 7 Jay break down why retention is the key to…
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There Are 5 Ways to Grow Your Gym… Most Owners Only Use 2
Jason Fernandez helps CrossFit 770 owner Jason Devore create a clear plan to raise prices and grow monthly revenue without sacrificing member relationships…
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What's the stimulus? Here's how you find it for CrossFit workouts.
How long should a workout take? How many reps should you get? When should you scale or push for RX?We're going to teach you how to look at any workout…
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Stop Adding More Programs to Your Gym Do This Instead
CLICK HERE to watch Fern's Games presentation, where he covers the Ansoff Matrix and the $100K loss he learn from it. 📈 Want to GROW YOUR GYM WITHOUT…
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The Gym Owner’s Guide to Selling Merch Without the Headache
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How to Program CrossFit Workouts
How do you write a CrossFit workout? How do you program a week, month, or year of workouts?Whether you're doing your own programming or following someone…
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Revisiting What CrossFit ACTUALLY Is
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Still Coaching Too Much? Buy Back Time by Building Leaders
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Want to Raise Rates Without Losing Members? Do THIS.
📈 Want to GROW YOUR GYM WITHOUT SACRIFICING YOUR PASSION? Try Affiliate University FREE - Built exclusively for…
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What is CrossFit's Definition of Fitness?
In CrossFit, we're trying to get people fit, but what does that actually mean? We're revisiting CrossFit's definition of fitness why you need to know it to…
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Most Gyms Get This WRONG When Training New Coaches
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The Sales Lesson Plan Every CrossFit Gym Owner Needs
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How to Write Progressions for Gymnastics Movements in Your CrossFit Class
You can teach the snatch, but can you teach someone how to handstand walk? In this episode, we're diving into how to teach high-skill gymnastics to everyone…
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Barbell Progressions Beyond the 9 Foundational Movements
Knowing CrossFit's progressions and the Burgener Warm Up isn't enough. In this episode, we're covering how to build progressions for ANY barbell movement.Join…
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How to Get 200 Members in Your CrossFit Gym
📈 Want to GROW YOUR GYM WITHOUT SACRIFICING YOUR PASSION? Try Affiliate University FREE - Built exclusively for…
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The Ideal CrossFit Class Experience: What Every Coach Should Aim For (Part 2)
In Part 2, we continue to lay out what the Ideal CrossFit Class Experience looks like. We continue the conversation through coaching the workout and cooldown…
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5 Ways to Add $10K/Month to Your CrossFit Gym
In this episode, Fern helps Andrea McDow from CrossFit Amrock map out the 5 key levers to grow her gym’s revenue from $23K to $30K/month before moving into a…
Best Hour of Their Day | PodcastThe Ideal CrossFit Class Experience: What Every Coach Should Aim For (Part 1)
Are you delivering the class experience your members deserve? In Part 1, we break down what Coaches should be striving for with the Whiteboard Brief and Warm…
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7 CrossFit Gyms. One Owner. Here’s How He Does It
📈 Want to GROW YOUR GYM WITHOUT SACRIFICING YOUR PASSION? Try Affiliate University FREE - Built exclusively for CrossFit…
Best Hour of Their Day | PodcastWorld-Class Cool-Downs: The Secret to Better Recovery and Retention
The Cool-Down isn’t optional — it’s a vital part of the coaching experience. In this episode, we’ll break down how CrossFit Coaches can use those final minutes…
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Nutrition, Personal Training, Childcare - What Should CrossFit Gyms Cut or Keep?
What should your CrossFit gym really be offering? In this live 1-on-1 sit down, we help Bob—an actual Affiliate Owner—break down whether programs like…
Best Hour of Their Day | PodcastHow to Balance Group Management and Individualized Coaching
Learn how to run a smooth, high-energy CrossFit class while still giving every athlete the individual coaching they need. In this episode, we’ll break down how…
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The 4 A’s of Feedback Every CrossFit Affiliate Owner Needs to Know
In part 5 of our leadership series with Saša Mirković, we unpack why feedback is a non-negotiable for elite teams and how to create a culture where it's…
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Fix Your Gym Culture Without Firing Your Team
In part 4 of our leadership series with Saša Mirković, we dive into how CrossFit gym owners can fix a broken team culture—even if they’ve let it slide for…
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The 5 Levels of Leadership for CrossFit Gym Owners
In part 3 of our leadership series with Saša Mirković, we break down the 5 Levels of Leadership every CrossFit Affiliate Owner needs to understand to build a…
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The Cringeworthy Mistakes That Made Ackerman A Better Affiliate Owners
In part 2 of our leadership series with Saša and Laura Mirković, Jason Ackerman rewinds to the early days of Albany CrossFit—sharing the real mistakes, messy…
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Running a CrossFit Gym with Your Spouse (Without Killing Each Other)
In part one of this 5-part leadership series, Saša and Laura Mirković share what it’s really like to run a business with your spouse—and how they’ve stayed…
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Make CrossFit Fun Again | Denise Thomas
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Inside Chuck Carswell’s Playbook for CrossFit Seminar Success
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The Exact Cues We Use to Coach CrossFit Athletes Every Day
Todd and Kristin break down the exact cues they actually use when coaching a real CrossFit class. From verbal to visual to tactile, they’ll share what works…
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How to Calculate Your Lead Need (and Actually Grow Your Gym)
In this episode, Fern helps KJ from CrossFit 859 uncover exactly how to calculate his gym’s “lead need” so he knows how many new leads are required each month…
Best Hour of Their Day | PodcastThe 3 Cueing Styles Every CrossFit Coach Needs | Denise Thomas
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786. Should You Run a Competition at Your CrossFit Gym?
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785. Three Pillars Method for Nutrition w/ EC Synkowski
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The 2-1-2 Method: How to Coach Every CrossFit Athlete in Class
📈 Want to GROW YOUR GYM WITHOUT SACRIFICING YOUR PASSION? Try Affiliate University FREE - Built exclusively for CrossFit Affiliate Owners -…
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784. Bringing Doctors and CrossFit Coaches Together | Global Health Project
📈 Want to GROW YOUR GYM WITHOUT SACRIFICING YOUR PASSION? Try Affiliate University FREE - Built exclusively for CrossFit Affiliate Owners -…
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783. If You're Ignoring Data & AI, Your Gym Is Falling Behind
📈 Want to GROW YOUR GYM WITHOUT SACRIFICING YOUR PASSION? Try Affiliate University FREE - Built exclusively for CrossFit Affiliate Owners - Grow…
Best Hour of Their Day | PodcastHow to Train Your Coaching Eye to See More Faults
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782. How to Start A Masters Program at Your CrossFit Gym
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