Best Hour of Their Day | Podcast

Cody Anderson (CrossFit Magnify) recently passed his Level 3! He's joining Todd Occhiuto and Kristin Bown to share his journey to get here as a coach and Affiliate Owner. This is Part 3 of a 4-part series on coach development from the brand new intern all the way to the Professional Coach. --- Develop your coaching! Try The Knowledge Pro FREE for 14 days: ⁠https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/theknowledge --- Take the free Affiliate Blueprint Assessment 👉https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/affiliate-blueprint-assessment --- AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18 https://www.affiliatecon.co/

Fern went to Harvard! He's sharing why he did it, what he learned, and what it means for every CrossFit Affiliate Owner who is serious about investing in themselves. --- Take the free Affiliate Blueprint Assessment 👉https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/af... --- AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18 https://www.affiliatecon.co/

Most Coaches show up to the CrossFit Level 2 unprepared and leave without actually improving their coaching. Todd Occhiuto and Kristin Bowen break down how to prepare so you can get the most out of the course, develop real coaching skills, and bring back something that actually impacts your classes.This is Part 2 of a 3-part series on coach development from the brand new intern all the way to the Professional Coach. --- Develop your coaching! Try The Knowledge Pro FREE for 14 days: ⁠https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/theknowledge⁠ --- AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18 ⁠https://www.affiliatecon.co/

If you leave your job and go all in on the gym, what happens to your retirement plan? Josh Plosker and Ben Beck of Forging Elite Finance join Jay and Fern to answer the question most gym owners never ask until it's too late. --- Take the free Affiliate Blueprint Assessment 👉https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/affiliate-blueprint-assessment --- AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18 https://www.affiliatecon.co/ --- Forging Elite Finance https://www.forgingelitefinance.com/goservices

What does it actually take to become a great CrossFit coach and what should you be focused on in the first 90 days after your Level 1?In this episode, Todd Occhiuto and Kristin Bowen break down the intern stage of coach development: what new coaches get wrong, what gym owners miss, and what actually moves the needle early in a coaching career.This is Part 1 of a 3-part series on coach development from the brand new intern all the way to the professional coach.If you're a new coach trying to figure out where to focus, or a gym owner developing the next person on your floor, this episode is for you. --- Develop your coaching! Try The Knowledge Pro FREE for 14 days: https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/theknowledge --- AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18 https://www.affiliatecon.co/

GLP-1s like Ozempic are showing up in CrossFit gyms whether coaches like it or not. Your members are already using them and most gym owners have no idea how to handle it. In this episode, Jason Ackerman and Jason Fernandez sit down with Dave Appel, Owner of SoLa CrossFit and Chief Health & Fitness Officer at Korb Health, to have the conversation most coaches are avoiding. We cover what GLP-1s actually do, why the CrossFit community's resistance to them may be hurting your members, and how to position your gym to support people using them without compromising your coaching standards. If you have members on GLP-1s and no clear answer for how to handle them, this episode is for you. --- AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18 https://www.affiliatecon.co/ --- Take the free Affiliate Blueprint Assessment 👉https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/af... --- Check out Korb Health: https://www.korbhealth.com/---About Best Hour of Their Day:We help CrossFit affiliate owners build stronger businesses and better teams. New episodes every week.

You want to be a professional CrossFit coach, but your members don't want a mini-seminar at 5:00 in the morning. Todd Occhiuto and Kristin Bowen show you how to coach progressions the right way so your classes stay engaging, high energy, and members keep coming back. --- Develop your coaching! Try The Knowledge Pro FREE for 14 days: https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/theknowledge --- AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18 https://www.affiliatecon.co/

Most CrossFit gym owners either post content that only their members understand or they don’t post at all and wonder why nothing grows. In this episode, Jason Ackerman and Rodrick Lopez (@memefortime) break down the exact strategy they use to build an audience that converts into paying members and how you can steal it and apply it immediately. --- AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18 https://www.affiliatecon.co/ --- Take the free Affiliate Blueprint Assessment https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/affiliate-blueprint-assessment --- Learn more about Massive Action Taker by Rod Lopez https://www.skool.com/massiveactiontakers

If you’re scaling your athletes the same way every class, don’t be surprised when they keep getting the same results. In this episode with Ben Dziwulski of WODprep, we break down how to coach with intention and actually help athletes progress toward real skills like double unders, pull-ups, and toes-to-bar. --- Develop your coaching! Try The Knowledge Pro FREE for 14 days: https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/theknowledge --- AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18 https://www.affiliatecon.co/ --- Learn more about WODprep Academy https://wodprep.com/

CrossFit’s story used to be shaped by HQ, but today it’s increasingly influenced by independent media, personalities, and competing narratives. Does CrossFit have a clear direction, and what do these shifts mean for affiliate owners trying to build stable, successful businesses? Ackerman breaks it down with Jenny Hull from Dense Updates (CF Network). --- AffiliateCon 2026 | Dallas, TX | Oct 16-18 https://www.affiliatecon.co/ --- Take the free Affiliate Blueprint Assessment https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/affiliate-blueprint-assessment --- Check out Dense Updates on YouTube

Most CrossFit coaches rely on scaling to manage a class, but scaling alone doesn’t develop athletes or unlock new skills.Todd Occhiuto and Kristin Bowen break down how to bridge the gap between where your athletes are and where they need to go so they stop getting stuck and start progressing.---Develop your coaching! Try The Knowledge Pro FREE for 14 days:⁠https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/theknowledge

You want to serve and coach adaptive athletes, but don't know where to start. Jenna Muri-Rosenthal (Fit to Function) walks through what it actually takes to build a real adaptive program at your affiliate. -- Learn more about Fit to Function and Adaptive Training Academy https://www.ata.fit/ https://www.fittofunctionrecovery.com/ --- Develop your coaching! Try The Knowledge Pro FREE for 14 days: ⁠https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/theknowledge

Most CrossFit gym owners think they need more leads, but they overlook the easiest source of growth: referrals. In this episode, we break down how to create a great member experience, ask for referrals the right way, and use systems like Bring-A-Friend Week to turn your members into your most powerful growth engine. --- FREE TRAINING: How to Turn Your Members Into Your Most Powerful Growth Engine https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/referral-flywheel --- Ready to grow your gym? Take the FREE Affiliate Blueprint Assessment https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/affiliate-blueprint-assessment

Level 4 Coaches Todd Occhiuto, Kristin Bowen, Brentnie Kincaid, and James Horbart break down tips and strategies for coaching the final workout of the 2026 CrossFit Open. --- Looking for Coaching Development? Try The Knowledge Pro FREE for 14 days: https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/theknowledge

Last week, Max Isaak and Allison Jachowski traveled to Omaha, NE to audit CrossFit Elkhorn. Tune in to hear what they found. --- Ready to grow your gym? Take the FREE Affiliate Blueprint Assessment https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/af... --- Check our last episode with Trevor from CrossFit Elkhorn. https://youtube.com/live/ZSAqjotF9Cc --- Join us in Dallas, TX, October 16-18 for AFFILIATECON https://www.affiliatecon.co/

If your CrossFit gym feels stuck, it’s probably not because you need to work harder. It’s because you’re solving the wrong problems in the wrong order.In this episode, we break down why growth happens in phases and how the Affiliate Blueprint helps you identify exactly what to focus on to plan your gym's breakthrough.--Take the FREE Affiliate Blueprint Assessment: https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/affiliate-blueprint-assessment

Brentnie Kincaid (CF-L4) and Adam Fuller (CF-L4) join Todd Occhiuto (CF-L4) to break down strategies for coaching Open Workout 26.2 --- Looking for Coaching Development? Try The Knowledge Pro FREE for 14 days: https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/theknowledge

Todd and Kristin break down CrossFit Open Workout 26.1 and what you need to know before you hit the coaching floor. --- Looking for Coaching Development? Try The Knowledge Pro FREE for 14 days: https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/theknowledge

You didn’t open a CrossFit gym to struggle financially, but for many owners, not paying themselves enough has become normal. We break down why $100K should be the baseline for affiliate owners and why most never reach it. --- Learn how to make $100k as a CrossFit Affiliate Owner: https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/$100k-Affiliate-Owner --- Free Online Affiliate Business Assessment: https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/affiliate-blueprint-assessment --- Submit content ideas: https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/content

Cody Looney from Burgener Strength and a special guest join Coach Development Live to break down how coaches should be preparing barbell movements for the CrossFit Open.We’ll dive into movement standards, strategies, and smart progressions that build confidence, efficiency, and consistency—so your athletes walk into the Open prepared instead of exposed. --- Looking for Coaching Development? Try The Knowledge Pro FREE for 14 days: https://www.besthouroftheirday.com/theknowledge -- Learn more about Burgener Strength: https://burgenerstrength.com/