Summary
Host Andy Stumpf delivers the final Full Auto Friday Q&A episode of 2022, reflecting on the year and sharing updates on the 777 skydiving expedition. He provides a year-in-review covering podcast growth, his marriage, and the challenges of opening a Black Rifle Coffee franchise. The Q&A segment covers two listener questions. The first is a multi-part question from a military spouse asking about combining triathlon training with jiu-jitsu, raising kids with opposing parental viewpoints, and religious beliefs. Stumpf recommends scheduling jiu-jitsu around triathlon training and shares his agnostic perspective on faith. The second question comes from a police officer concerned about his children's school lacking active shooter drills and fire drills, for which Stumpf recommends building a network of School Resource Officers to create solutions rather than simply criticizing the administration.
Key Points
- Combining triathlon and jiu-jitsu training requires scheduling around each other, typically alternating days
- Start jiu-jitsu at two days per week and avoid layering both activities on the same day initially
- Diversity of parental viewpoints can build critical thinking skills in children
- Approach school safety concerns with solutions rather than criticism of administration
- Build networks with School Resource Officers to create templates for safety improvements
- Listen to your body to avoid overtraining, which often manifests as getting sick
- Year-in-review reflection helps put personal and professional progress in perspective
Key Moments
Combining triathlon training with jiu-jitsu
Andy Stumpf recommends scheduling jiu-jitsu on alternate days from triathlon training and avoiding doing both in the same day initially, as the foreign movements of jiu-jitsu will be extremely taxing for beginners.
"I have never done a triathlon, even though I know what a triathlon is. It's swimming and biking and running. And I know there's a variety of distances. What I do know about people who train for and participate in triathlons is that it consumes time."
Overtraining manifests as getting sick
Stumpf shares that throughout his life, getting a cold has been the best personal indicator of overtraining, and he learned to back off heavy weightlifting to prioritize jiu-jitsu training.
"I didn't take the rest when I needed to, because I was afraid of being off the mats. I didn't want to fall behind because I was a moron."
