Here we go! STRONG Life Podcast ep. 240 with Strength Coach & Gym owner, JP Mikhael. This is a POWERFUL, inspiring story about overcoming tough times and doing GREAT in this world. Listen to the podcast first and then see the videos of JP's gym in action, M3 Strength & Conditioning. We talk about training and life as always, so prepare to be fired up. … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Chat with Gym Owner, Anthony Esposito of BadAss Academy
With all this downtime, I have been crushing the IG Live Chats. Now, honestly...... Who knows how long this can go on for. People get lazy when everything is so readily available to them. Oh, 25 Instagram lives today? I'll just catch the next time since it's happening every day. As I always say, Comfort is the Enemy. Still, I continue to stick and move, continue to attack life. I'm having a GREAT time catching up with friends and most of all, spending time with the fam. … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Ep. 219 – Martin Rooney & Zach Share Their 50 Combined Years of Coaching Wisdom
Here we GO! STRONG Life Podcast ep. 219 with my man, THE Martin Rooney! Martin was actually my FIRST ever guest on The STRONG Life Podcast and here we are, 7 years later! Man does time fly! This episode can be summed as THE Wisdom Episode for Coaches. You see, Martin and I have a combined 50 years as Coaches, maybe more! I began training and coaching athletes in a hospital fitness center in 1995. In 1993 I was already coaching wrestling. Martin has been at it since the mid 90s and … [Read more...]
5 BIG Keys for Strength Coach (LIFE) Success
I am asked quite often "Zach, how did you get started as a Strength Coach and Gym Owner?". This Question makes me think about how I have kept on going, how I've made it through the ups and downs and why some people don't make it through those down times. Here's a short list for starters, on 4 BIG Keys to help you achieve more success as a Strength Coach. I'll have to create another article regarding being a Gym Owner, because that's a completely different list. In fact, MANY Great … [Read more...]
REAL Talk: The Myth of Perfection | Defining Your OWN Success As a Strength Coach
If you've been keeping up with The STRONG Life Podcast then you KNOW I post on the regular, a Bonus called REAL Talk with my buddy, Jonas. We talk life, business and anything else on our mind. In this episode, we discuss the strange world of business coaches in the fitness business. As a gym owner myself for well over a decade, I have seen a lot of people and things come and go. The big issue here is that Coaches consistently feel they are not a success unless they are living up to the … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Podcast 156 | Jesse Burdick | Strength Coach Heart, Soul & LIFE
STRONG Life Podcast ep. 156 with 1 of the best human beings I have ever met, Jesse Burdick! This was BIG time inspiring as we rapped about training and life, understanding your true north as a Coach and finding YOUR way in the world of people selling online workouts, coffee, shirts and more. Where do YOU fit in? What path should YOU be on? What about all that brutal "life stuff" you went through? How to keep on going and climbing upward and onward? Prepare to be inspired! Enjoy … [Read more...]
3 STRONG Life Success Tips & Why Successful People Are Considered “Crazy”
Since my youngest years, I can consistently recall how anyone achieving anything at a higher level than "normal" was called "crazy", as if achieving success and fighting the urge to fall in line with mediocrity was a bad thing. At The Underground Strength Gym, the athletes constantly tell me how their friends call them crazy and always try to talk them out of training with us. Their friends say things like, "Dude, just train at the high school weight room, it's the same stuff". This is why I … [Read more...]
WHY I Refuse To Bend for Mediocrity, Fads & Gimmicks
STRONG Life Episode 115, QnA from Instagram. This episode unfolds in a unique manner as each and every question keeps bringing me back to WHY we must stand our ground for Excellence. None of this "good enough" BS and figuring out how to make things easier for everyone. I am at a point where I am not going to refuse for wanting excellence. My ability to accept weak excuses has dwindled to nothing. Your excuse is your excuse. ALL in, ALL the time. Here's some of the Questions I … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Ep. 101: Work Ethic & The Mystery Of Coaching Athletes
STRONG Life Podcast Ep. 101 with Mike Guadango, Owner of Freak Strength. In this episode, I connect with a long time friend, Mike Guadango. Mike and I met back in the early days of The Underground Strength Gym when we would compete against DeFranco's Gym at his annual Strongman Challenge. Back then, Mike was a hard charging athlete with goals of become a Major League Baseball Player. Injuries have a funny way of changing our life path and that's exactly what happened with … [Read more...]
Work Life Balance, Spartan Mindset & Strength Coach TRUTH Bombs
STRONG Life Podcast, episode 81. I get intense here discussing the mindset, strategies and guts it takes to succeed as an athlete, succeed as a Strength Coach / Entrepreneur and plenty of program design knowledge bombs. The questions I cover get into our 3 common topics: - Success in Life - Success as a Strength Coach / Entrepreneur / Gym Owner - Success in ALL areas of Life This QnA Episode has me answering specifics on: … [Read more...]