Ep. 175 - Fit To Lead His Family | Travis Stoetzel and Bryan Ward

Before Travis Stoetzel started the 'Forged Father" movement, he was an athlete.  He played college football and baseball, then went on to play a bit of professional football.  When Travis realized he wasn't going to make a living playing football, that's when he decided to become a coach. In 2009, Travis started a gym, The Forged Athlete and for years, he had the pleasure of training 1,000's of different men from all walks of life.  From your day to day desk jockey to Navy SEALS and Olympic level athletes, he was an expert at getting men strong, lean, fit and "UNCOMMON".   His journey as a “Forged Father” officially started after he became a dad. It was 8 months after he had his first daughter when his wife told him one night that she felt “2nd best” behind everything else he was doing. That hurt and stabbed him in the heart. He was buried in his profession trying his best to hustle and grind for his family when the truth was, he was distracted. His wife being “2nd best” was the truth and it scared the heck outta Travis to think about possibly losing her and his daughter. That night lit the fire for him to become a better man.  No more was Travis going to put off taking control of his busy life.  No more was he going to talk about doing it, but was going to BECOME the man he needed to be for his family. That’s when the “FORGED FATHER” was created.  The mission was to become a present husband, a deeply connected father, a super successful professional, all while being strong and jacked athlete.   A man FIT TO LEAD HIS FAMILY or what Travis calls, an “UNCOMMON MAN” What he developed is a method to bring all of these areas together that would mesh into your lifestyle.   He’s proven this method by loving and leading the lifestyle he preaches. Travis made it to the CrossFit Games as a Masters athlete and got 7th in the world all while being a dad, husband and business owner. Travis and his wife have been married now for over 10 years and have 4 daughters and things have been great. He fully backs all of the success of the system he created for himself to become a Forged Father and UNCOMMON MAN. Over this time Travis has been able to take nearly 1,000 dads through this same process helping them achieve similar results.  Men have lost the unwanted weight and gotten themselves back into their best shape ever.  They’ve mended their marriages.  They’ve deepened their connection with their kids and they’ve leveled up and professionals. The Forged Father is based upon what we call the” CORE 5 Daily Non-Negotiables”. Comprised of 5 daily ACTIONS that are all intentional in building an uncommon man. The five are FITNESS, FUEL, FOCUS, FRAME, and of course, FAMILY.  As a result, men earn back and increase their FUN, FREEDOM, and FAITH in life. This simple system Travis has broken down further into what he calls “RISE AND CONQUER” which helps him get control of his day before it actually gets started and has been his saving grace.   It’s help him earn back his time, increase his energy, and deepen his connections in life as it has and will for 1,000’s of more dads into the future. All in the pursuit of refusing average and becoming an UNCOMMON MAN Dad Up! Dad Up YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/DadUpPodcast Dad Up Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dad-up-podcast/id1486764562 Dad Up Website: https://www.daduptribe.com/ Dad Up Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daduppodcast/ Dad Up LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/Daduptribe Forged Father Sign Up: https://destroydadbod.com/uncommon-man-path---opt-in-page Forged Fathers Website: Forged Strong Travis Stoetzel Instagram: https://instagram.com/theforgedfather Travis Stoetzel Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tstoetzel?mibextid=LQQJ4d Travis Stoetzel LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/travis-stoetzel-a92051b