In a world filled with entitlement, excuses and complainers, NOW more than ever is the time to spread the word on being STRONGER both in and out of the gym. Every time I hear someone complaining about something trivial, something that has ZERO effect on their own life, I feel like I need to drag them to the gym for some Squats and Deadlifts. Or they need to carry groceries home for a few miles rather than driving in their air conditioned car. Too Much Comfort = Too Many Complainers. Manual … [Read more...]
Talking Smart VS BUILDING Agile, Mobile & Hostile Athletes
Your training program can look the fanciest, have the most precise percentages listed and look awesome on paper, but..... If the program is NOT followed with: Technique Intensity Aggression Passion Then it doesn't matter how Bulgarian, Russian or whatever your program is. I've seen this way too often, Coaches and lifters obsessing over what the program looks like on paper. Don't show me how this looks on paper, show me what you DO in the weight room and how it has carry … [Read more...]
7 Short & Intense Holiday Workouts
The Holidays are hectic and can crush your time and energy like nothing else. You THINK you're going to train and before you know it, you're in a sea of madness at the mall shopping for a pair of socks for Uncle Johnny. That being said, I am making this article short and sharing with you 7 SHORT workouts to crush during the remaining days of 2016. If you're like me, you are NOT fun to be around if you wound up missing a planned training session. Well, now you have NO excuses and neither … [Read more...]
10 Things I Learned Interning at The Underground Strength Gym
Intro: Zach here and I wanted to share a small project I gave to Andrew Prascak, who is finishing his internship at The Underground Strength Gym. Some notes of my own are below and interspersed into this blog post to preface & compliment Andrew's list of lessons learned. First off, I openly admit and even warn people, I am tough to work with. As I always say, "Good enough is the Death of Greatness". Sometimes I wish I didn't care as it IS emotional stressful to find yourself more … [Read more...]
STRONG Life 98: Why Are Countless Athletes Weak & Out Of Shape & How to Fix This Problem!
STRONG Life Podcast Episode 98 with Dr. Travis Jewett. Our topic of conversation has been running through my mind for a LONG time: Why Is Everyone So Friggin Weak, Constantly Injured & Immobile VS Agile, Mobile & Hostile? What ever happened to being strong & athletic as a teen and young adult? Are those days gone? Dr. Travis Jewett is a SMART Dude, a Doctor of Chiropractic and Strength Coach. He is a family man and hails from Iowa, the land of Dan Gable. This was 1 of … [Read more...]
Strength Coach Profession, Injuries, Old School Strength & Life Purpose
Getting all my thoughts from my brain onto paper or blog post is TOUGH and Time Consuming to say the least. So, when interviews are sent my way, I answer via video or podcast. This leaves the information a bit lengthy, BUT, those who are hungry to learn and the truly dedicated to Live for The Relentless Pursuit of Excellence will dig in. This IS STRONG Life Podcast Episode 97...... The 2 interviews below have me covering topics / answering questions on: The Strength Coach Profession … [Read more...]
How To Improve The Current State Of Youth Sports / Youth Strength & Conditioning
More and more I begin to question if we can make a change to our youth sports programs and most of all, our youth Physical Education programs. My own answer to this dilemma? YES, change CAN be made. It is being made inside many Strength & Conditioning Facilities BUT there are flaws to this because parents must pay for their kids to train at these independent gyms such as my own gym. When parents have to pay for a service you quickly lose 85+ percent of kids you can potentially impact. This … [Read more...]
Garage Gym Gladiators QnA: Hustle Muscle + Business BOSS Strength Coach
Episode 94 of The STRONG Life Podcast is a QnA pulled from STRONG Life Online Training Team: Garage Gym Gladiators. In this episode we have some powerful training questions that bring to mind some CRAZY memories I have of training, life and business. Prepare to get fired UP from these lessons and stories. Here are the Questions / Topics Covered In This Episode: … [Read more...]
QnA: Training Athletes, Nutrition for Athletes & Motivating Athletes
I am often asked the same questions by Strength Coaches struggling to help their athletes as well as parents struggling to help their child gain lean muscle, healthy weight and overall perform great. My goal..... My BIG GOAL is to change the way training is implemented in schools. Right now the Success of the athletes at The Underground Strength Gym has been tremendous (by those who follow through and have supportive parents). There are plenty of coaches out there who copy from my gym web … [Read more...]
STRONG Life 92: ALL About Getting STRONG, Building Muscle & Getting RESULTS!
In STRONG Life Ep 92, I answer your questions from Instagram. This episode is ALL about Training, ALL About Getting STRONG, Building Muscle & Getting Results. QnA style and being in a fired up mood, I deliver hard hitting throat punches with the TRUTH on Training. Here are the Questions / Topics answered in this STRONG Life Podcast: … [Read more...]
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