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Our 5 Factors Year in Review: Mindset, Sleep, & Connection (Part 2)

Dial It Down, Don't Drop Out

Our 5 Factors Year in Review: Mindset, Sleep, & Connection (Part 2)

Everyone Is a Learner

An Excellent Wknd [25.52]

Your Calendar Lies, Your Actions Tell the Truth

The Discomfort of Thinking for Yourself

The Courage to Be Weird

Our 5 Factors Year in Review: Training & Nutrition (Part 1)

Questions Pull, Answers Push

Our 5 Factors Year in Review: Training & Nutrition (Part 1)

The Art of Not Caring

An Excellent Wknd [25.51]

Don't Negotiate With Your Mind

Enter the Cave

Lead Where You Stand

Why Confidence Is a Choice, Not a Feeling (w/ Laura Ianello)

Your Wearable Might Be Making You Worse

Why Confidence Is a Choice, Not a Feeling (w/ Laura Ianello)

Permission to Waste Time

An Excellent Wknd [25.50]

When You Have No Options

The Anti-Talent Show

The Map & The People: Everything You Need for an Excellent 2026

The Recovery You're Ignoring

Put Your Ferrari Mind in Drive

ChaseTracker Weekly Report [25.49]

The Map & The People: Everything You Need for an Excellent 2026

Complaints Are Stories

An Excellent Wknd [25.49]

How can I create a more trusting relationship with my son?

Swimming Against the Current

The Lone Wolf Dies

What If Health Was Your Organizing Principle

Your Kids Are Watching: A Guide to Modeling Healthy Habits

Start With What You Don't Want

Your Kids Are Watching: A Guide to Modeling Healthy Habits

The Worried Well

An Excellent Wknd [25.48]

Your Ceiling Becomes Their Starting Point: A Guide to Building Healthy Family Habits

You Get Stronger on the Couch

Attention Is a Laser Beam

Choose Your Environment Wisely

Why You Should Treat Triumph & Disaster as the Imposters That They Are

Stop Moving the Goalposts

ChaseTracker Weekly Report [25.47]

Why You Should Treat Triumph & Disaster as the Imposters That They Are

Character During the Challenge

An Excellent Wknd [25.47]

How does programming differ from individuals to CrossFit gyms?

Thinking About Your Thinking

The Discomfort Equation

Every Yes Is a Thousand Nos

Waiting for Perfect Never Works

ChaseTracker Weekly Report [25.46]

Slay Dragons, Chase Lions, Tame Wolves: The Path from Inner Work to Outer Impact

Slay Dragons, Chase Lions, Tame Wolves: The Path from Inner Work to Outer Impact

The Goal That Ruins Everything Else

An Excellent Wknd [25.46]

Grace and Growth Aren't Enemies

What would it look like to add CrossFit to BJJ training?

The Life O.S. You Didn't Know You Needed

The 5 Categories of Complaints

The First Thing You Procrastinate

Emotions Are Just Weather

Discipline Is Doing It Anyway

ChaseTracker Weekly Report [25.45]

Stop Treating Every Problem Like a Hurricane: A New Framework For Complaining Less

Stop Treating Every Problem Like a Hurricane: A New Framework For Complaining Less

Past Skills Are Proof of Future Potential

Circumstances vs Character

An Excellent Wknd [25.45]

Beyond the Absence of Disease

Am I too sensitive about my husband's workout comments?

The 80% Rule That Beats 100%

Anxious Or Do You Just Care?

Safe or Brave?

The Voice in Your Head

You're Measuring the Wrong Thing

The Learner vs. The Knower: Which Identity is Holding You Back?

ChaseTracker Weekly Report [25.44]

The Learner vs. The Knower: Which Identity is Holding You Back?

Practice With Small Storms

An Excellent Wknd [25.44]

Your Brain Is Getting Weaker

The Gateway Effect

When You Have No Options

The News Is Entertainment

You Need Competition, Not Goals

Perfectionism Is Armor for Your Ego

The One-Page Practice That Answers Questions Stuck in Your Head for Years

The One-Page Practice That Answers Questions Stuck in Your Head for Years

Choose Your Ending

An Excellent Wknd [25.43]

Walking Isn't Zone 2

The Crowding-Out Effect

The Basics Are Boring

You're Not Busy, You're Avoiding

The 5 MindKillers: How You're Sabotaging Your Mental Fitness (& the Countermeasures to Stop)

Yet

The 5 MindKillers: How You're Sabotaging Your Mental Fitness (& the Countermeasures to Stop)

The Wellness Blind Spot

An Excellent Wknd [25.42]

Eat Clean, Not Perfect

The Default Path vs. The Intentional Path

What Your Ego Still Wants

Harmony vs. Dissonance in Core Values

Fear Is the Real Problem

How to Know if You Should Quit Your Job, Leave Your Partner, or Sell Your House

Helping Aging Parents

How to Know if You Should Quit Your Job, Leave Your Partner, or Sell Your House

The Three H's of Late-Night Cravings

An Excellent Wknd [25.41]

The True Competitor's Paradox

The Knowledge-Action Gap

Small Promises, Big Changes

The Story You Tell Yourself

The Default is Decline: How Performance Medicine Builds Resilience Before You Need It

Learning Without Judgment

The New ChaseTracker App

The ChaseTracker App

The Default is Decline: How Performance Medicine Builds Resilience Before You Need It

The Dopamine Trap

An Excellent Wknd [25.40]

Leadership Isn't Appointed

The Decade Perspective

Beyond the Leaderboard

The Crux of Your Health Problem? You're Solving the Wrong Problem

The Observer, Not the Thinker

The Crux of Your Health Problem? You're Solving the Wrong Problem

Ownership Over Everything

An Excellent Wknd [25.39]

See the Battlefield Clearly

Why Norms Are Sticky (And How They Control Your Team)

Five Years

Out of Sight, Out of Mind

The Individualism Trap: How Modern Life Is Making Us Miserable (And What Groups Can Do About It)

Calendars & Bank Accounts

The Individualism Trap: How Modern Life Is Making Us Miserable (And What Groups Can Do About It)

The Excellence Paradox

An Excellent Wknd [25.38]

Ridiculous Work Ethic

Why Being Healthy is Considered Weird

Identity Through Action

The Path of Neutral Engagement

Being Normal is Making Us Sick. It's Time to Embrace Being Weird

There Are No Bad Training Days

The Sickness, Wellness, Fitness Continuum Explained

Purpose in an Age of Abundance

An Excellent Wknd [25.37]

Hunger Isn't the Enemy

10 Seconds of Toughness

Resistance Makes Everything Worse

Your Emotions Aren't Your Boss

The ABCDs of Real Health: Attitude, Basics, Consistency & Discipline

CrossFit Without the Jargon

The ABCDs of Real Health: Attitude, Basics, Consistency & Discipline

Beyond Good and Bad

An Excellent Wknd [25.36]

Modern Misalignment

Your Five Closest Friends

The Identity Behind Your Goals

Stop Choosing the Wrong Discomfort: 10 Lessons from The Comfort Crisis & Netflix's Biggest Loser Doc

The Sleep Solution to Late-Night Snacking

Stop Choosing the Wrong Discomfort: 10 Lessons from The Comfort Crisis & Netflix's Biggest Loser Doc

Being Normal is Making Us Sick. It's Time to Embrace Being Weird

The Little Brother Mindset

An Excellent Wknd [25.35]

Ghosts of Who You Used To Be

Training vs Exercising: Why the 5-3-1 Method Destroys Random Workouts

Character Is Your Competitive Advantage

From Rumination to Action

Present-Moment Excellence

Training vs Exercising: Why the 5-3-1 Method Destroys Random Workouts

You Just Have to Notice

An Excellent Wknd [25.34]

Another 200-Decision Day

The Art of Not Sharing Your Story

Rethinking Fitness Metrics

A $300 Billion Distraction

Asking Better Questions, Getting Better Results: The 5 Enemies Blocking Your Progress

The Realist's Edge

Asking Better Questions, Getting Better Results: The 5 Enemies Blocking Your Progress

The Second Mountain

An Excellent Wknd [25.33]

Minimum Viable Health

The Mental Dojo of Daily Inconveniences

Building Your Motivation Ecosystem

What Questions Ya Got? 🤔

Breaking Free From the Victim Mindset

From Raised Hands to Real Change: A Step-by-Step Guide to Being a Better Change Agent

Be a Thermostat, Not a Thermometer

From Raised Hands to Real Change: A Step-by-Step Guide to Being a Better Change Agent

How AI & Media Shape Our Mental Fitness

Beyond the Supplement Trap

An Excellent Wknd [25.31]

The Physiological Sigh

When PRs Become Prison Bars

The Architecture of Small Decisions

Your Ferrari Brain: Stop Idling in Mental Traffic

What the Victim Mentality Looks Like

What 100% Meant to Katrin Davidsdottir

Waiting for the Right Wave

Your Ferrari Brain: Stop Idling in Mental Traffic

The Absolute Trap

Cal Newport's Solution for Cognitive Health

An Excellent Wknd [25.31]

Define Your Future by What You Don't Want

The Freedom Formula

When Goals Become Cyclical

Three Buckets of Nutrition

Vision & Anti-Vision: The Push-Pull Framework for Living on Purpose

The Evening Energy Audit

Vision & Anti-Vision: The Push-Pull Framework for Living on Purpose

We Can't Help Everyone

An Excellent Wknd [25.30]

How to Build a Health-Focused Neighborhood

“This is Going to be a Great Story”

The Power of Micro-Misogi

Endgame Illusions

The Anti-Modern Neighborhood: A Radical Prescription for Deep Health

Technology & Health

The Anti-Modern Neighborhood: A Radical Prescription for Deep Health

The Observer of Your Thoughts

An Excellent Wknd [25.29]

Don’t Let Health Make You Anti Social

From Empathy to Compassion

The Freedom of Diet Imperfection

The Mental Gym: 3 Simple Tools to Kill Your Victim Mindset (Before It Kills Your Dreams)

Context-Independent Peace of Mind

The Mental Gym: 3 Simple Tools to Kill Your Victim Mindset (Before It Kills Your Dreams)

Aligning Actions with Priorites

An Excellent Wknd [25.28]

When We’re Never Challenged

Compliance, Passion, Obsession

Training Your Mind Like Your Body

The Deep Life Blueprint: Cal Newport on Escaping Status Games & Finding True Fulfillment

Breaking Free from Ego

The Deep Life Blueprint: Cal Newport on Escaping Status Games & Finding True Fulfillment

How to Feel Better Right Now

An Excellent Wknd [25.27]

The Raised Hand Rule

Choosing Hope

Freedom Seeking

3 Distractions Keeping You From Living With Passion (Fear of Uncertainty, Self-Doubt, & Comfort Seeking)

How to Stop Thinking About Food So Much

3 Distractions Keeping You From Living With Passion (Fear of Uncertainty, Self-Doubt, & Comfort Seeking)

Health is Within Your Control

An Excellent Wknd [25.26]

The Myth of Maximum Effort

The Hidden Power of Soft Words

The Wise Old Farmer

Katrin: 'I Never Had Bad Training Days' - The Mindset That Built a CrossFit Champ

The True Purpose of Competition

Katrin: 'I Never Had Bad Training Days' - The Mindset That Built a CrossFit Champ

Your Friends Shape Your Health

An Excellent Wknd [25.25]

A Hidden Signal of Alignment

The Stories We Tell Ourselves

Champions Think in Hindsight

When You’re Just Trying to Survive (But Everyone Else is Trying to Thrive)

The Quality of Your Solitude

When You’re Just Trying to Survive (But Everyone Else is Trying to Thrive)

The Purpose Behind the Challenge

An Excellent Wknd [25.24]

The Power of Real Connection

Frameworks Simplify Complexity

The Weight of Judgment

Why This NOBULL Co-Founder Chooses to Do Hard Things (And You Should Too)

Why This NOBULL Co-Founder Chooses to Do Hard Things (And You Should Too)

The Myth of Going It Alone

The Power of Rate of Perceived Exertion

An Excellent Wknd [25.23]

The Power of First Principles

Slowing Down Your Story

Create Your Anti-Vision

Fatherhood vs Fitness: The Mental Shift That Changes Everything

The Surfer's Paradox

21-Day Happiness Challenge

Fatherhood vs Fitness: The Mental Shift That Changes Everything

Start Before You're Ready

An Excellent Wknd [25.22]

Friendship as a Learnable Skill

Living True to Yourself

The Problem with Processed Food

3 Distractions Keeping You From Happiness (The Four Idols, Inner Judgment, & Living Others' Lives)

3 Distractions Keeping You From Happiness (The Four Idols, Inner Judgment, & Living Others' Lives)

Your Actions Are Your Values

Breaking Free from Autopilot

An Excellent Wknd [25.21]

The Power of Perspective in Decision Making

The Commander Within

3 Distractions Keeping You From Health (The Supplement Trap, Your Social Circle, & The Perfect Plan)

The Cost of Emotional Suppression

The Cultural Lens of Self-Worth

May's Recommendation Round-Up

3 Distractions Keeping You From Health (The Supplement Trap, Your Social Circle, & The Perfect Plan)

The Power of Now in Happiness

An Excellent Wknd [25.20]

Fighting Stress: Why the 5 Factors of Health Are Our Best Weapon

The Deathbed Exercise

Making Decisions in Peacetime vs. Wartime

On Artificial Light and Our Natural Rhythms

Scaling Back to Move Forward: How Modulating Intensity Creates More Fitness

Health as the Foundation of a Meaningful Life

Scaling Back to Move Forward: How Modulating Intensity Creates More Fitness

Fighting Stress: Why the 5 Factors of Health Are Our Best Weapon

Passion vs. Obsession

An Excellent Wknd [25.19]

The Casino of Life

Being Right vs Being Effective

The Freedom That Comes With Health

Less Training, More Life: How Cole Sager is Redefining What Matters Most

Your Environment Will Always Win

21-Day High Performance Challenge

Less Training, More Life: How Cole Sager is Redefining What Matters Most

The Hidden Challenge of Daily Life

An Excellent Wknd [25.18]

Values Over Vanity: Why Health Might be the Best Dating Filter

Values Over Vanity: Why Health Might be the Best Dating Filter

The Cool Down: 3 Protein Tips

April’s Big Ideas: Facing Fear, Why Teams Matter, & Daily Excellence

April’s Big Ideas: Facing Fear, Why Teams Matter, & Daily Excellence

The Turtle Principle: Why Resistance Makes Fear & Anxiety Worse

The Turtle Principle: Why Resistance Makes Fear & Anxiety Worse

An Excellence Wknd [25.16]

The Raised Hand Rule: How to Know Who You Can Help

What Makes a Worthy Challenge? (The Truth About Goals, Growth, & Everyday Excellence)

The Raised Hand Rule: How to Know Who You Can Help

What Makes a Worthy Challenge? (The Truth About Goals, Growth, & Everyday Excellence)

An Excellence Wknd [25.15]

Why Your Motivation to Get Fit Might be Your Biggest Obstacle

Why Your Motivation to Get Fit Might be Your Biggest Obstacle

21-Day Focus Challenge

Some thoughts on the hidden cost of winging it

From Autopilot to Crash Landing: The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective People

From Autopilot to Crash Landing: The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective People

Your Social Circle Matters More Than You Think (& What to Do About It)

An Excellent Wknd [25.13]

Your House, Your Rules: The Hidden Power of Environmental Design in Raising Active Kids

Your House, Your Rules: The Hidden Power of Environmental Design in Raising Active Kids

The 10-Minutes-Per-Decade Rule: Your Path to Better Range of Motion

The 10-Minutes-Per-Decade Rule: Your Path to Better Range of Motion

How Do I Balance Wanting Change & Appreciating What I Have?

An Excellent Wknd [25.12]

The Cool Down: Words Cast Spells (That’s Why We Call it Spelling)

Stop Making Nutrition Complicated: The Case for Boring, Simple, & Imperfect Eating

March's Recommendation Round-Up

Stop Making Nutrition Complicated: The Case for Boring, Simple, & Imperfect Eating

An Excellent Wknd [25.11]

Identity Over Outcomes: How to Pursue Ambitious Goals Without Getting Crushed by Expectations

March's Journal Prompts

The Compounding Effect Nobody Talks About: Your Everyday Thoughts

The Compounding Effect Nobody Talks About: Your Everyday Thoughts

41% of Parents Can't Function Due to Stress (Here's What They're Missing)

Identity Over Outcomes: How to Pursue Ambitious Goals Without Getting Crushed by Expectations

An Excellent Wknd [25.10]

10 Daily Practices for Moving, Thinking, & Kicking Ass into Your 90s

We Kindly Request Your Questions

Be a Thermostat, Not a Thermometer (Or, How to Stop Being Pulled Down by Tough Relationships)

10 Daily Practices for Moving, Thinking, & Kicking Ass into Your 90s

21-Day Story Shift Challenge

Be a Thermostat, Not a Thermometer (Or, How to Stop Being Pulled Down by Tough Relationships)

An Excellent Wknd [25.09]

6 Ways to Adapt Your Training: From Hyrox to Ironman (and Everything Between)

Don't Let the CrossFit Open Be a Stumbling Block (A Guide to Playing it Smart)

6 Ways to Adapt Your Training: From Hyrox to Ironman (and Everything Between)

Don't Let the CrossFit Open Be a Stumbling Block (A Guide to Playing it Smart)

Should We Let Alzheimer's Patients "Just Enjoy" Sugar?

An Excellent Wknd [25.08]

The Cool Down: How to Join the 1%

CrossFit's Leadership Crisis: Inside the Decision to De-Affiliate

CrossFit's Leadership Crisis: Inside the Decision to De-Affiliate

February’s Recommendation Roundup

An Excellent Wknd [25.07]

The Passion-Obsession Paradox: The Hidden Cost of Chasing Optimum Health

February's Journal Prompts

5 Ways Hard Training Makes Everything Else Easier (The Last One Is Gold)

The Passion-Obsession Paradox: The Hidden Cost of Chasing Optimum Health

5 Ways Hard Training Makes Everything Else Easier (The Last One Is Gold)

The Peace of Mind Paradox: Why Playing It Safe Is Your Riskiest Move

An Excellent Wknd [25.06]

The Anti-Pushy Playbook: How to Share Your Fitness Passion Without Losing & Confusing People

Your Questions Are Needed

No Training Partner? The Surprising Solution to Home Gym Motivation

The Anti-Pushy Playbook: How to Share Your Fitness Passion Without Losing & Confusing People

No Training Partner? The Surprising Solution to Home Gym Motivation

21-Day Eat Clean & Light Challenge

An Excellent Wknd [25.05]

The Future of Chase Club Book Clubs

The Inner Echo Chamber: When Suppression Amplifies Negative Storytelling (& How to Break Free)

The Inner Echo Chamber: When Suppression Amplifies Negative Storytelling (& How to Break Free)

What Age Should Kids Start Weight Training?

An Excellent Wknd [25.04]

Hunger, Habit, or Hydration? The Real Reason You Can't Stop Late-Night Snacking

The Crew Effect: Why Healthy People Obsess About Who's Around Them

Hunger, Habit, or Hydration? The Real Reason You Can't Stop Late-Night Snacking

The Crew Effect: Why Healthy People Obsess About Who's Around Them

January's Recommendation Round-Up

An Excellent Wknd [25.03]

3 Psychological Traps Ruining Your Best Moments (& They All Start with ‘E’)

The Cool Down: Ingredients Before Nutrition Facts

The Hidden Path from Pull-Ups to Peace of Mind (The Complete Roadmap)

How Can I Balance Training & Sleep as a Busy Parent?

3 Psychological Traps Ruining Your Best Moments (& They All Start with ‘E’)

The Hidden Path from Pull-Ups to Peace of Mind (The Complete Roadmap)

An Excellent Wknd [25.02]

[ 💭 ] Reminders from Ryan Holiday, Steven Kotler, & Greg McKeown

January's Journal Prompts

[ 💭 ] Reminders from James Clear, Robert Waldinger, & Nate Zinsser

21-Day Trigger Challenge

An Excellent Wknd [25.01]

[ 💭 ] Cultivating Hope: Strategies for Personal Agency & Success