Are You Ready to Go Beyond 5/3/1?

Beyond 5/3/1: Simple Training for Extraordinary Results by Jim Wendler is the follow to one of the seminal books on strength for a generation. Since its release, Jim Wendler’s 5/3/1: The Simplest and Most Effective Training System for Raw Strength has become one of the most popular training protocols for anyone looking to increase their […]

Challenge Yourself (And Get More Out of Life)

I’m forty six miles in and my legs are burning. I left Glasgow more than 2 hours ago and this hill seems be never ending. Finally I reach the summit and begin to descend slowly, catching my breath. I’m a mere 5 miles from my destination of Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh after taking on the annual […]

Is This Dad Does ‘Red Pill’?

This Dad Does is now a year old. This is also my 104th post which means I hit my one year target of averaging  2 posts a week. It’s been hard work but worth it as I’ve seen a hardcore and engaged group of young men and Dads join me on the journey. When This […]

Best Handheld GPS for Outdoor Adventurers

The Garmin Oregon 650 handheld GPS is easily one of my favourite pieces of outdoor kit. It has a huge variety of functions and is incredibly versatile for a whole range of outdoor adventures and activities. Here’s my review: If you love exploring the outdoors, you’ll also appreciate having good quality kit and equipment. Good […]

From Single Life to Fatherhood: 5 Lessons Learned

I love getting readers comments and questions. So whenever I get a reply to one of my mailing list emails, I get excited. The latest came from a long time follower and subscriber to ThisDadDoes.com along with a simple question: “What lessons do you have from Fatherhood that you could teach single/unmarried guys?” I’ve had […]

How to Succeed Without Setting Goals

How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams was released in 2013. Since then I’ve read a lot of excellent reviews of the book. But one thing has struck me – how different each review is. How every single person I know who has ready Adams’ book took something unique […]

Why I Dumped Cardio for Conditioning

I’ve been in a certain relationship for a long time. We’ve been together for several years and it all started when I was 19. I was young, inexperienced and naive and I made mistakes but I came out the other side and have learned a lot. You see when I was 19, I started running. […]

The Feminization of Fatherhood

Imagine. Imagine if you were undertaking a concerted effort to undermine the role of the father. How would you do it? Would you go on an all out frontal attack, metaphorical guns blazing? Like the low-consciousness keyboard warriors and Twitter activists who lose nuance (and credibility) in being ‘like totally outraged’ and ‘I can’t even […]

10 Lessons from a Year of Gorilla Mindset – Part 2

This is the second part of a two part series looking at a year of Gorilla Mindset by Mike Cernovich (read part 1 here). In case this is the first post you’re reading on my site, I write about Gorilla Mindset A LOT. And for good reason. It was the catalyst for one of the […]