51 Health & Fitness Rules For My Son

In this solo episode, Garage Gym Athlete founder Jerred Moon revisits the 51 health and fitness rules he first wrote down for his oldest son when he was born—and, with the boy's 10th birthday approaching, walks through each one to decide whether he still stands by it or would tweak it. It's less a workout breakdown and more a set of lifelong principles on training, nutrition, and health, pressure-tested by a decade of coaching and parenting.

Key Takeaways

• This is a personal, solo episode—Jerred flying solo rather than the usual study breakdown.
• The 51 rules were written for his son at birth and cover health and fitness as guiding principles for life.
• He revisits each rule about a decade later to see whether it still holds up or deserves a tweak.
• The theme is durable habits over quick fixes—the kind of advice meant to last a lifetime, not a single training cycle.

This week's podcast is a special one as Jerred breaks down an article he wrote a while back for his son. Make sure to check this one out! 

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51 Health & Fitness Rules For My Son 

This week Jerred is flying solo! He is going back over an article he wrote to his oldest son when he was born. As his son's 10th birthday approaches, he is breaking down each rule to see if he still agrees or if he'd tweak the rules a bit. 

What the episode covers

Rather than analyzing a single study, this episode is a reflection. Jerred reads back through a list he wrote years ago—51 short rules meant to guide his son's approach to health and fitness for life—and judges each one with the benefit of hindsight. Some he reaffirms; others he reconsiders as both his coaching experience and his son have grown.

The value for listeners isn't a prescription to copy line for line. It's the exercise itself: distilling everything you believe about training, eating, and living well into simple rules you'd hand to someone you love, then having the humility to revisit and update them over time. It's a useful prompt to ask what your own short list of fitness principles would be.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is "51 Health & Fitness Rules For My Son" about?

It's a solo Garage Gym Athlete podcast episode where Jerred Moon revisits a list of 51 health and fitness rules he wrote for his oldest son at birth, going through each one—roughly a decade later—to see whether he still agrees or would change it.

Are the rules specific to kids?

They were written for his son, but they're general principles about training, nutrition, and lifelong health—the kind of guidance that applies to anyone trying to build durable habits rather than chase short-term results.

Where can I listen to the episode?

You can watch it on the embedded video above or listen on the Garage Gym Athlete podcast through Stitcher, iTunes/Apple Podcasts, or Google Play using the subscribe link in this post.

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• 51 Health & Fitness Rules For My Son

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To becoming better!

Jerred