Fun one today.

We’ve been hard at work on Episode 2 of our in-house YouTube series, Go West.

The trailer is below. Do us a solid and give it a quick watch. The full episode drops this Friday.

Let’s get into it.

We’ve been low-key recording a podcast the last couple months. Mostly an excuse to shoot the shit and tell our wives that “listeners are counting on us” each week 😂.

On the last episode, we talked about motivation, the work grind, and trying to balance family life. Here’s what we’re finding out.

There isn’t a clean line where work ends and dad life begins. There isn’t a season where it all clicks into perfect harmony. It’s tension. Constant tension.

Some weeks you lean into work. Some days you shut the laptop early. Sometimes you feel ahead. Sometimes you feel behind on both.

The goal isn’t perfect balance. It’s intentional imbalance.

Knowing when to push. Knowing when to pull back. And being honest about which season you’re in.

If you feel that tension, you’re not doing it wrong. You’re in it…just like us.

There’s something about a 5:15am gym open that tells you a lot about a man.

Jeremy Thiel runs CrossFit Central and The Fittest Experience in Austin, but the real reps happen after 3:30pm when he picks up his three kids and heads into the chaos of multi-sport practices, dinner, and bedtime routines.

For Jeremy, fatherhood isn’t complicated. It’s consistent. Take a breath. Keep moving forward. One day at a time.

The hardest part is saying no to his daughters. The most important part is nights with his family.

Open the gym. Pick up the kids. Do it again tomorrow.

Follow him at @jeremybthiel.

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Retractable USB-C. Pull it out. Charge. Let it snap back in. No tangles.
No cable nest in the truck. No kid-created knots.

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Quick fitness hack if you need a push: join a class.

There’s real science behind it. Psychologists call it the Köhler Effect, when people exercise around others (especially slightly fitter people), they push harder so they don’t fall behind.

Translation: You run faster when someone’s next to you.

One Kansas State University study found people working out with a partner lasted up to 200% longer than those training alone.

Bonus: You meet people. You get out of the house. And workouts become something you actually show up for.

Go West is about dads carving their own path, going against the grain, chasing big ideas, and having those “what the hell am I doing?” moments in real time.

The whole series is meant to inspire. Not to lose who you are because you’re a dad, but to chase what you’re after because you’re a dad.

In Episode 2 of Go West, we follow Richie, founder of Daylight Burrito, as he walks away from stability to build something of his own.

Here’s the Episode 2 trailer. Give it a watch, y’all, and give us a like and subscribe. Full episode drops Friday!

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