There's a reason I changed the name.
For a while, this newsletter was simply a place to share thoughts on training, competition, recovery, and whatever else was on my mind. That was useful. But over time, I realized I wanted it to become something more specific: more honest, more personal, less about teaching, and more about sharing.
So this newsletter has a new home, a new name, and a clearer purpose.
It's now called The Long Game.
That name fits because that's what this season of life has taught me to value. Not quick wins. Not noise. Not trying to prove something every day.
The long game in training.
The long game in recovery.
The long game in business.
The long game in family.
The long game in faith.
The long game in becoming the kind of man you actually want to be.
Part of this change is practical. I moved the newsletter to a better platform and built a new home at jasongrubb.com so everything I'm building has a cleaner, more durable place to live.
But the bigger reason has nothing to do with software.
I made the switch because I wanted to be more intentional about what this newsletter is for.
There's already plenty of content online telling people what to do. More tips. More hacks. More opinions. More people talking like the authority on everything.
I'm not interested in turning this into that.
I already have places where I teach. I already have places where I coach. This doesn't need to be one more version of that.
I want this to be the place where I tell the truth — about what I've learned, what I've gotten wrong, what has changed in me, and what it costs to build a life that actually holds up.
If you learn something from that, good. I hope you do. But I want that learning to come from something real, not from me trying to package every thought into a lesson.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT HERE
The Long Game is going to lean more into story. More memoir. More reflection. More of the parts that don't fit cleanly into a coaching post or a YouTube video.
I'll still write about training. I'll still write about competing. I'll still write about recovery, performance, and what changes after 40. But I want to do it from lived experience.
Less "here's what you should do." More "here's what I've lived through, and here's what it taught me."
That matters to me because at this point in my life, I'm less interested in sounding impressive and more interested in being useful. And sometimes the most useful thing you can do is just tell the truth clearly.
No performance. No fake polish. No highlight reel version. Just the real thing.
WHY THIS MATTERS TO ME NOW
A lot of what I care about now didn't matter to me in the same way ten years ago.
I still care about performance. I still care about excellence. I still care about competing at a high level.
But I care more now about durability. About building something that lasts. About becoming more honest. About making sure the outside and the inside are starting to match.
That's what The Long Game is for.
This is a place to write from that perspective — not from the version of me trying to prove something, but from the version that has lived enough to know what matters more.
Lessons earned — from a long career and a longer game.
If you've been reading for a while, I'm glad you're here. If you're new, welcome.
Either way, thanks for coming with me into this next version.
I think it's going to be better. Not louder. Better. And more true.
If this resonates, hit reply and tell me this:
What part of your life are you playing the long game in right now?
I'd love to hear it.
— Jason Grubb
6x CrossFit Games Masters Champion
Founder, Bolder Athlete