Jason Ackerman is a 3 time CrossFit Affiliate owner. He has been in the health and fitness world for over 25 years. Currently Jason is a Level 4 CrossFit coach on the CrossFit seminar staff. He also hows the "Best Hour of Their Day" Podcast, which is geared toward coaches and affiliate owners, and helps both bring their absolute best to their members. Jason is a wealth of knowledge and is clearly passionate about what her does. There are no shortage of gems of knowledge on this episode, and we hope you find them to be as valuable as we did.

Jason's IG: @coachjasonackerman

The entire Conquer coaching staff sits down to discuss their thoughts surrounding the first week of the Semifinals. They discuss the workouts at each event, why they did and didn’t like certain ones, as well as predictions on who we are likely to see on top of the podium at the Games after watching some of the performances out there.

This was a fun one to listen to. We hope you find it just as enjoyable!

On today’s episode of the podcast, the coaches sit down to talk about an aspect of coaching that is ofter not discussed. How to handle the mental side of competing, specifically when an athlete doesn’t perform as well as they had hoped. This conversation centers a lot around communication and how to have constructive forms of communication between coaches and athletes. This is a good one, we hope you think so too.

On this episode of the podcast, the guys discuss what it takes to create a solid training program. The delve into some of the more common issues and problems they see, how to ensure that your athletes will have longevity in the sport, and how to get results. Enjoy!

https://www.conquerathlete.com/

On this episode, the team talks about tested ways they have found to improve their overall coaching for both the coach and the athlete. They provide simple and thought out strategies to implement these techniques into your own practice.

Elijah is a long time athlete, playing Basketball at Tennessee Tech, and being a multi time CrossFit Games athlete. He also has recognized how sport and the community surrounding it has positively impacted his life. He decided to leverage the benefits of sports and community to help solve a problem that is near and dear to him by cofounding the non-profit: Project Onyx. Through Project Onyx, their mission is to eliminate the barriers that underrepresented and underserved people of color face by providing affordable and accessible health and fitness services, mentorship for our youth and future professionals, and empowering our communities to become more culturally proficient, healthy, and active.

https://www.projectonyxdsm.com/

@elijahezmuhammad