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After 4 1/2 years, the Fit Dad Fitness Podcast is coming to an end.   Thank you for all your support and attention through nearly 400 episodes. I had so much fun producing this show!   To keep up with my new project/podcast, go to https://www.thefollowupquestion.com or https://www.michaelashford.com.   And Fit Dad Fitness will still keep going, so keep checking out https://www.fitdadfitness.com for new content.

Tim James is the founder of Chemical Free Body (chemicalfreebody.com), where he has made it his work to help others live a longer, happier, healthier life.   After helping a friend beat cancer, Tim went exploring for ways to optimize health and transform every area of his life. This led him to produce his own chemical-free food products.   In working to go "chemical free," Tim says he's got more energy than when he was a teenager, and he shares his story in this week's conversation.   Check out chemicalfreebody.com and use the code fitdad for 5% off.   Thanks to Tonal for sponsoring this week's episode. Go to www.Tonal.com and use the code FITDAD21 for $100 off the smart accessories.

This week's episode is another Q&A, where I'm answering listener questions.   This week, I answer: - What's my favorite go-to healthy meal to get my nutrition back on track after it's been off for a while (i.e. vacation or holiday)? - What's my current workout split look like? - What do my journal entries look like?

Cam Hall from Fight the Dad Bod is back on the show just in time for the end-of-the-year feasting and festivities to discuss diet burnout and how to avoid it.   Cam has three primary points for you to consider when it comes to your health and nutrition, all with the aim to make you as successful as possible when it comes to reaching your goals in a sustainable way.   Check out Cam's work at https://www.fightthedadbod.com.

Josh Martin was my guest on episode 354 of the show, and in that episode, he alluded to a project that he was working on but wasn't quite ready to talk about.   Well now, Josh is ready to talk. He's a father of 8 and he has started a radically new supplement company, Solid, that is disrupting how you take things like preworkout and electrolytes.   In this conversation, Josh and I talk all about how he got started and what is so different about Solid.   Check out Solid at https://becomesolid.com and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/become.solid. 

My good buddy Kevin Torres is back on the show to talk about something we've all experienced in the last 18 months — life transitions. Pandemics, job changes, new children being born, oh my!   But more importantly, Kevin and I chat about how to get back to healthy habits after going through a significant life transition. He's perfect for this topic, as he just welcomed a new child into the world a few weeks ago.   As always, Kevin and I have a free-flowing conversation about real, attainable ways to get back to consistency when life takes its swings.   Check out Kevin at https://www.forgingelitefathers.com or follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dadbod_wod. 

This week, I welcome husband, father, fitness fanatic, and business owner Sean Lake to the show.   Sean is a former professional snowboarder who also spent decades in action sports marketing, and now, he has started a health and wellness supplement company called BUBS Naturals.   The company is named after Sean’s childhood best friend Glen “BUB” Doherty, a Navy SEAL who was killed in Benghazi, Libya on 9/11 in 2012. Sean is passionate about continuing on his friend's legacy through the new company, while also helping people feel great and do good.   Check out BUBS Naturals at https://bubsnaturals.com. 

This week's guest is finding ways to take a pain no parent wants to imagine and turn it into something greater and bigger for others.   Brian Thorburn, at the time of recording this interview, was just months removed from the passing of his son, Jax, who lost his battle with brain cancer.   To help carry Jax's legacy of strength and fight forward, Brian is continuing to build the company he and Jax envisioned as a way not only to inspire but also to lift others up.   Check out IMSTRONG at https://www.imstrong.us and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/imstrong.us. 

What is biomechanics and how does it affect our performance?   This is what this week's guest, Dr. Tim Maggs, and I discuss in this week's episode. Dr. Tim discusses how everyone is born with biomechanical faults, and that being proactive about addressing those issues can set us up for far better results and longevity.    Check out Dr. Tim's work at drtimmaggs.com or view the research he referenced at biomechanicalanalytics.com. You can also email Dr. Tim at [email protected]. 

This week's guest, Jerry Bair, runs the website https://busydadsocr.com. OCR stands for Obstacle Course Race, so as you might expect, that's what Jerry and I chat about in this episode.   Jerry details his own experiences with OCR and how he came to love it, and why he now has turned his attention to helping other busy dads train for their own obstacle course races while balancing all that the life of a father throws at them.   Jerry has created an eBook, Busy Dads Can Run Obstacle Courses Races Too, which is available on his website. He's also written a blog on his personal website to provide more information on the mental side of challenges like OCR: http://jerrybair.com/why-busy-dads-today-intentionally-face-challenges-like-spartan-races/

Dr. Brodie Ramin is a primary care and addictions physician based in Ottawa, Canada, and the author of a new book titled "The Perfect Medicine: How running makes us healthier and happier."   In his medical practice, Brodie uses exercise as a tool to improve the physical and mental health of his patients, and as his book title suggests, he's a big fan of running and the benefits it provides.   The former distance runner in me had a great time chatting with Brodie about this subject — from the right "dose" of running to how running is scientifically proven to improve so many health factors.   Check out Brodie's work at https://www.brodieramin.com where you can also order his book. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/brodieramin.

Admittedly, I don't know a whole lot about autism. But thankfully, there are people like Gary Martinez willing to educate people like me.   Gary is the parent of an autistic child, and in this week's episode, he and I chat about his experience — from the initial diagnosis to treatment protocols to the roles movement and nutrition have played.   So many thanks to Gary for joining me this week to share his experience and knowledge.   Check out Gary on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gary_martinez_jr and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/719underdog.    Many thanks to Bald Beard Bros for sponsoring this week's episode. Go to https://baldbeardbros.com and use the code FITDAD30 for a 30% discount.