This is a reminder of our first ever "Dark Hour Dads" online hangout tonight at 8:30pm. If you want to get the most out of this community that join in! Check the calendar tab at the top to join.

Do you have one? lol or do you just get moving? Everyone I know excersizes differently. I'm on a Push Pull Legs (/skip) split 2x weekly and I love it. I actually don't think it's "Optimal" for muscle growth (Full Body 3x weekly probably is) but.. I think the up side of getting my day started extremely well, outweigh some of the delayed results. I'm still seeing proggressive overload and gains all over the place. But there is the off day where I can only give 10%. And on those days, as long as I give 100% of that 10... the benefits for my mental health and overall productivity are the same (if not better) I'm always down to hit a lift! I'm at EoS on University in Orem every morning at 7am (ish). I can get one person in for free anytime. JOIN ME

One thing I did a little bit ago that I wish I did earlier was get a Dad pack together. Basically a diaper bag for us. There’s some cool brands out there but aside from that just a small pack that has the essentials. And it stays in my truck at all times so that when I’m in a hurry or in a bind it’s already there. Stuff I have in mine -2 diapers -pack of wipes -pack of antibacterial wipes -extra pair of undies and socks for my two older kids -phone charger cable w/battery block (I promise you’ll want this) -Tylenol/ibprophin (mostly for me😁) -$100 cash -a couple granola bars for kids/protein bar for me Sounds like a lot it’s not, mine fits in a side pack meant for concealed carry. Let me know if you would add anything

Get up early every day. Like early. It’s the only time you truly have to yourself. I just started doing this again and it’s a game changer. Believe me when you start work and you know that you’ve already been up for 3-4 hrs getting it done and crushing your day it feels amazing. Not to mention when your day ends and you need to show up for your family your mind will be clear and able to do so. No more stressing when am I gonna have time to workout or read or study or work on my side hustle or whatever it is. Make your early mornings sacred. Utilize that time every day. My promise to myself is 4:30am everyday for a year. (Hopefully it never stops)

Hey I’m Zach! Sorry for the late response this last couple weeks has been super busy. I’m 32, I’m married to the best woman God could have created for me. Ali and I have been married almost 10 yrs which is wild to think about. We have a 7yr old boy, 4 yr girl, 1.5 yr old boy and just found out we are having #4🫨 which was definitely not planned. But we are very excited. The thing that has surprised me the most this last year is to see that we can change. I can change. Without going into huge detail here-maybe down the road I can share more-almost a year ago my life all came kinda crashing down on me. Through Gods help and grace and with that amazing wife I have been able to reinvent myself and start to become who I was meant to be. I will be a year sober and free from all addiction this month on the 26th. I’ll tell you a year ago I never could have imagined life could get so bad and I couldn’t figure out how I got there and didn’t think I’d ever get out. Today I look back and see how I got here and couldn’t have imagined life could be so great and beautiful and know that the future holds even greater things.