Podcast 40: Setting The Standard For Yourself and Your Family

Most men don’t fail because they’re lazy. They fail because the standard they live by is too low. In this episode of the Generation Fit Podcast, Coach Chris and Coach Brett break down what it actually means to set the standard as a man — for your health, your family, your career, and your future. This isn’t a fitness podcast. This is a leadership conversation. We talk about why confidence is built through follow-through, not motivation. How your habits quietly shape your kids long before you ever try to teach them. Why most men gain weight, lose energy, and disappear after marriage or kids. And why waiting until “life slows down” is a losing strategy. We also get into environment, culture, modern comfort, alcohol norms, parenting mistakes, and why being “normal” today leads to being unhealthy, broke, and frustrated later. If you’re a man with a desk job over 30, a father or future father, or someone who knows you’re capable of more, this episode will hit. Listen through. Share this with a man who needs to hear it. Follow on Instagram: @coach_chris_lee

00:00 – Setting the standard as a man

01:12 – How environment shapes habits more than motivation

03:39 – Why life changes after kids and men stop prioritizing themselves 05:11 – The hypocrisy of ignoring sleep and recovery

06:29 – Why elite athletes progress faster than everyone else

07:54 – Discipline vs comfort and what kids actually learn

09:01 – Alcohol culture and why Sundays matter

10:25 – How your surroundings dictate your behavior

12:00 – Perspective from family sacrifice and modern comfort

14:24 – Social media, current events, and selective outrage

19:44 – The real definition of confidence

21:18 – Leadership at home: your family follows your habits

26:21 – Parenting mistakes that create long-term damage

33:59 – Why waiting until later makes everything harder

40:19 – Why the bar is historically low and how to stand out