Dad Types #3 Jock Dad

If he made you eat all your spinach (and Protein shakes) to grow big and STRONG like him – then he can pop his guns in this shirt

Symptoms: 

1. 1. He always refers to his arms as his “guns” and asks “how much you bench?”
2. Tries to bring up his old glory days – “you remember I was all-star track & field in high school”
3. He has his high school and college trophies in a prominent display cabinet at home
4. Once challenged your phys-ed teacher to an arm-wrestle or fight
5. He sent you to school with a protein shake (carbs are banned)
6. You trained with him for the Presidential physical fitness test
7. STILL gets up at 5am to get in a morning work-out and keep his shape
8. Checks his fitness tracker often and publicly announces the stats – “I’m in the best shape of my life”
9. Family vacations are NOT for sitting around (“you can do that at home!”) but for active activities
10. He taught you sports and hated to lose, even to you!

Words to live by:

“No Pain, no gain”

His hobbies include: 

1. 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats and 100 burpees
2. Running, jogging or hiking
3. WINNING

His ideal gift would be: 

• An Entire Home gym