I love getting your questions and answering them. This question came in via my Instagram. My goal? To HELP YOU! Whatever it takes, that's what I want to do. The weight room and getting STRONG is the vehicle to help you develop greater Success, in ANY area of your life. This question is a GREAT one. It has to do with knowing when is the time, if ever, to quit something and leave something behind. My answer is different thanks to the struggles I have experienced in my life. Here's my thoughts … [Read more...]
Turning Pro, Regardless of WHO You Are & What You Do
Why do I send e mails every morning? Because only writing e mails when I feel like it is the sign of an amateur. Yesterday while doing a Instagram Live I was asked how and why I am still so fired up and motivated, even after almost 30 years of training. My answer was nothing flashy, so here it is..... … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Get STRONGER in The Gym AND In Life for 2017
It's not even 2017 and you're being bombarded with special workout programs and top 17 things to do to achieve your goals in 2017...... bla bla bla Here's where it all starts: If you're waiting for the new year to make a change, you're already screwing up. As Tony Robbins always says, "How about NOW would be a great time to start." If you want to be successful in the gym and in your life, you don't need a long list of things to do. Those long lists are set up to frustrate you, sell you fads … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Ep 104: Captain Joe Mastrangelo, Navy SEAL: Forging Your Mind & Body For SUCCESS
STRONG Life Podcast, Ep. 104! This Episode is VERY special for me. After 22 years, I reconnect with 1 of my earliest mentors who helped me turn my life around and start kicking ass & taking names. Meet Captain Joe Mastrangelo, Navy SEAL and hard charger who has forged his mind and body by conquering one tough goal after another. Today, Joe is running Veteran Sailing Association, a non profit to help Veterans learn to Sail, to reconnect with themselves by connecting them to nature … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Ep. 102 – Failure Is NOT An Option
STRONG Life Episode 102. This is a QnA Style episode here and the overall message in this episode is Failure is NOT An Option. Business, Life, Lifting. If any of this would be easy, everyone would be crushing it, right? Well, as you know, nothing worth having is easy. So prepare to EARN IT. That is the Only Way. I take questions from my Instagram and Facebook and here are the Topics I cover: … [Read more...]
STOP Looking For A Substitute
This blog post will make me sound like a cranky old guy talking about "back in the day" but the truth is, even though I am 40 now, I remember feeling this way when I was 30. The photo above is from our forum for Garage Gym Gladiators. Matthew got me fired up because he did what I want everyone to do: FIND A WAY. You can find a way or you can find an excuse. You can have excuses or you can have results but you can not have both. When you see a training program that requires sleds, you don't … [Read more...]
5 Power Tips to Live The STRONG Life
I was the weakest kid on the block. I didn't get beat up often, but if I was ever in a fight, I never won. I had little if any confidence in myself. But things changed when I started doing push ups every day in 7th grade. Things changed more when I began lifting weights in June, 1989. Then, my confidence REALLY grew when I broke free of the demons holding me down in life. That was the Summer of 1994. I came across "mentors" perhaps you can say...... I trained with Joe, who … [Read more...]
STRONG Life 84: Discipline To Succeed In Sports, Life & Business w/ Matt Vincent
Episode 84 of The STRONG Life Podcast with Matt Vincent, a Highland Games World Champion. We crush the QnA and discuss questions that address: Training to boost your deadlift Competing on the regular & always being ready to compete & perform … [Read more...]
How & Why We MUST Build Tough, Successful People (Including YOU!)
It might seem like I harp on the same topics over and over and over again and there is a Reason for that. The reason is, I do NOT see or come across enough tough people, of ALL ages. I hear lots of complaining, excuses from parents, athletes, coaches, administrators.... I see and hear fear.... Fear of working others too hard, fear of backlash that others will complain if we work them too hard, fear of EXCELLENCE. THAT is the issue. We're afraid of being GREAT and afraid of hurting others' … [Read more...]
QnA: Daily Calisthenics, When to “Cut” & Defining STRENGTH
Original Photo & Story HERE This was a QnA session BUT heavily prefaced by an explanation of "What It Takes", an expansion of the recent "What It Takes" Blog Post..... I suggest you read that blog post because until you understand "What It Takes" the knowledge you acquire means nothing & will amount to nothing. The BIG missing link that is always swept under the rug is the emphasis on hard work, smart work, dedication, consistency & intensity model of training. I love these … [Read more...]
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