Midlife Male Issue No. 5

Morning, Greg here! Welcome to Issue No. 5 of Midlife Male, the lifestyle magazine for midlife men, by midlife men. I wanted to personally welcome all our new readers, and if this newsletter was forwarded to you, subscribe below.

This week we’ve got our “How I See It” with Jason Wachob, a new Viewpoint column, recommendations for each of our 6 Fs and more. This is more than just a newsletter. It’s a community of men looking to maximize midlife. Remember, we’re all in this together.

How I See It with Jason Wachob

Jason Wachob is the Founder and Co-CEO of mindbodygreen and the author of Wellth, a book focused on how to build a life, not just a resume (a core tenet of MLM). He has been featured in the New York Times, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, and Vogue, and has a B.A. in history from Columbia University, where he played varsity basketball for four years. Midlife Male founder Greg Scheinman met Jason through their mutual friend Troy Aikman (featured in MLM Issue #1 here) and they discussed family, fortunes, values, business and more in this week’s How I See It.

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MLM: You are the founder and CEO of a wildly successful business, but you often talk about putting family first. Lots of people “say” that, but how do you put that into practice?

Jason Wachob: Children really do become the center of your world, and you’ll do anything for them. For us, it’s definitely about being kid-centric—putting the kids first.

I try to be an involved dad and go to as many of my kids’ activities as I can. Our seven-year-old is off-the-charts tall and already looks like she’s 10 or 11. It’s a reminder of how quickly time flies. But she still wants hugs and loves being picked up, even though she’s 75 pounds now. I’m strong enough, though—I’ve got the strength, and I can still do it. That’s one of my main motivations for going to the gym. Sure, looking good is nice, but for me, it’s about being able to pick up my kids.

MLM: Where does training and time in the gym fit into your day? Do you knock it out in the morning or get it in when you can?

JW: In the morning, I’m fortunate to live across the street from Anatomy, arguably Miami’s greatest gym—Mark Magnus would say it’s the best gym in the world. A couple of days a week, three or four times, I’ll go across and do a cold plunge, if I’m not driving our kids to school. On the days I do the school run, I skip the plunge. I try to get to the gym three to five times a week. I like to mix it up, but I don’t stay long—I’m a 20-minute guy. I don’t rest much; I go hard and then get out. I could never do those hour-plus workouts. I just go, do my thing, and I’m done.

MLM: What else is important to you to stay on top of your game physically?

JW: Sleep etiquette is very important to me, so I always opt to go to bed earlier rather than later. I have a sleep routine, and I try to eat dinner earlier if I can. I still enjoy alcohol occasionally, but I’ve learned that drinking later in the evening can be problematic for my sleep. I’m better off having a drink at lunch—so says my Oura ring and my WHOOP strap. Sleep is foundational; it all starts with sleep. There’s a great line, I think from Andrew Huberman, that goes, “If you want to know how someone’s doing today, ask how they slept.” That really resonates with me.

MLM: This is a great segue to your company, mindbodygreen. You have a sleep and lifting routine now, but that wasn’t always the case. What made you begin to pay more attention to these things and how did that lead to your business?

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Why We Attract and Repel Exactly What We Deserve

Prior to our conversation, I’d heard of Jason Wachob, and of course, I knew of Mindbodygreen. What I didn’t know was that he and his wife, Colleen, would quickly become two of my favorite people. It feels surreal to write, “Troy Aikman introduced me to Jason.” If you had told me years ago that not only would I know Troy Aikman, but that we’d develop a relationship to the point where he’d connect me with other men he knows and respects, I would’ve told you, “Bet the under. That’s never going to happen.”

The truth is, earlier in my life, I wasn’t the kind of person who deserved these types of connections. I’m a firm believer that we attract and repel exactly what we deserve. Without getting too spiritual on you, for a long time, I was getting exactly what I deserved: loneliness, anxiety, unhappiness, and the wrong people, places, and occurrences in my life. And it was all my own fault. It was only when I started making positive, personal changes that everything, over a period of years, began to change as well…

Millions of stories are posted online every day and 99.9% are noise. We sifted through the nonsense to share standouts with actionable takeaways you can use to maximize your life in each of our 6Fs: Fitness. Family. Finance. Food. Fashion. Fun. Let’s go.

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FAMILY: 9 Gratifying, Satisfying, Frustrating and Uplifting Dad Notes on Coaching Youth Sports

FITNESS: The One Blood Pressure Machine You Need to Own

FINANCE: The Deadlift ETF Is a Real Thing and It’s Brilliant 

FOOD: When You Don’t Have Time to Go Out for Espresso, Use This

FASHION: The Pair of Timeless Sneakers Every Man’s Closet Needs

FUN: This Is the Perfect MLM ‘End of Summer’ Soundtrack

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