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Training as a Dad: Chaos, Coffee, and Carrying Stuff

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Wes calls the idea that bodyweight squats are enough “the worst opinion I’ve ever heard.”

1. Not In My Box | The Fitness and Coaching Podcast talks about training as a dad, with stroller walks, business calls, and baby-carrying workouts as the setup. 2. Danny Lear, Seth Page, and Wes Pyatt are the voices here, and Seth is a head programmer and gym owner, Wes is an affiliate owner and coach, and Danny is the host tying the questions together. 3. The core question is what training should look like when sleep, time, and recovery are all limited by parenting. 4. Seth says he has closed “major partnership deals” with kids in a stroller or on the jungle gym at the park. 5. He also says he cut a business call short when his 18-month-old daughter was stung by a bee at the park. 6. Wes and Seth both treat stroller pushing like a training opportunity, including weighted vests, rucks, and walking shirtless around the neighborhood. 7. Seth says he often gets only 30 good minutes to train after getting to the gym at 4:15 a.m. for 5 a.m. clients. 8. He describes skipping extra warm-up and using the first round of a five-round workout as the warm-up. 9. Wes says the biggest shift was mental, moving away from an all-or-nothing idea of a “perfect training day.” 10. He gives examples like 10 minutes of burpees, garage workouts, and using kids’ equipment when the gym is unavailable. 11. The discussion says progress still happens with 20 to 40 minutes a day, even when the training plan is simpler than before. 12. Seth says one of the most important changes is accepting that the body is not recovering from training alone, because life stress, food, and sleep are all changing too. 13. Wes gives a specific example of doing 100 burpees in his living room on Monday and training in his garage with his dog on Tuesday. 14. Danny describes a Disneyland hotel hallway session of walking lunges because he did not want to break a streak. 15. The most direct disagreement comes when the group talks about whether mobility or strength matters more for limited-time training. 16. Wes chooses mobility first, then says he is cheating by answering strength because strength is harder to build over time. 17. Seth argues that a full-range-of-motion strength plan is the best single choice, and Danny agrees that CrossFit provides the template. 18. The tone is casual, joking, and heavily conversational, with interruptions, corrections, and side stories shaping the flow. 19. People who like practical CrossFit programming for parents will likely fit this episode. 20. People who want polished coaching without banter will probably skip it.

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