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Ep. 65: Digital Detox: Fall Break Unplugged

We trade fall break stories that sound fun on paper but reveal what parenting actually feels like in real time. We walk through screen time boundaries, travel stress, and the hard truth that the moments you want to “pause” are already turning into memories.
• setting a no cell phones rule for older kids and seeing connection return fast
• realizing home routines can undo a vacation digital detox in minutes
• recovering from tonsil surgery and entering fall break already depleted
• navigating Chicago with young kids, hotel logistics for a family of five, and nonstop vigilance
• comparing “activities” versus the long stretches you still have to fill
• reframing guilt and frustration into gratitude for time together
• wrestling with how fast seasons change and how there is no rewind button
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Ep.64: Habits That Win at Home

We trade lighthearted questions that somehow turn into real talk about marriage habits, athletic confidence, and the weird ways competitiveness shows up at home. The laughs land because the stories are specific, relatable, and just honest enough to make you think about your own patterns.
• clean sheets before travel and why it matters to one partner
• “one touch mess” habits and the countertop paper towel problem
• the nightly sheet-pulling argument and how logic fails in bed
• the Yasso bar “ick” and why small things become huge
• believing we can still play sports until our bodies vote no
• broad jumps, grabbing rim, and staying athletic over time
• board games, family rule-bending, and refusing to play to keep the peace
• practicing in secret to avoid losing again and how that mindset spills into everything

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Ep. 63: Build Strength While Building Endurance

We talk through how to train like a hybrid athlete without living in the “runner” or “lifter” box. We share the simplest ways we build strength and endurance at the same time, plus what our HYROX prep actually looks like when life, injuries, and time limits show up.
• why hybrid training is just athletic training brought back
• the fear of losing muscle when adding cardio and how to manage it
• a simple three lift framework that keeps strength trending up
• how 20 minute sessions work through volume and time under tension
• why copying someone else’s workouts hides the real training gap
• the comparison trap with paces, heart rate, and online highlights
• building community across fitness “rooms” without ego
• Nick’s current weekly training priorities and working under fatigue
• the baseline style workout story and the mental fight to finish
• Braxston’s structured weekly plan for HYROX plus recovery habits
• managing calf, knee, and tendon issues without losing momentum
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