08/27/2026
In honor of my kid’s 6U baseball season starting on Saturday!
Your kids should play sports. But you can’t buy them $300+ bats, enter tournaments, and sign them up for 3 sports at the same time and then claim how you don’t have the time or money to be healthy.
20 years from now, they won’t remember the gymnastics leotard, which brand of water bottle, or how many private lessons they went to.
What they will remember is if their dad (or mom) was there for them, if they were physically fit enough to help be the assistant coach, to help them carry their stuff, practice with them in the backyard, jump on the trampoline, or go to the pool without being embarrassed to take their shirt off.
That’s the stuff they will remember.
And I’m pretty sure that’s the stuff you’re going to remember too.
Let the kids play.
But you have to put your own oxygen mask on first.
Practical tips:
-work out at 5am or on your lunch break
-wake up “early” on the weekend, a 3-5 mile jog at 6am on a Sunday doesn’t get in the way of anyone else’s schedule
-teach your kids to eat meat, lead by example
-drink only water, no other liquids
-get 10k steps per day, walk 20-30 min in the morning before they wake up and/or again after they go to bed, or better yet, go after dinner as a family
-and please, for goodness sake, east a real breakfast like a real man. 2 eggs + muffin + coffee is 12-15g of protein at best, and you need 15x that
If you’re a dad that struggles with time, money, fitness, nutrition, or scheduling priorities, shoot me a DM. Let’s figure it out.
