Photo Above. Throwback 2008!! _______________ STRONG Life Podcast Ep. 168 with Joe House Kenn. I am fired up to share this episode with my man BIG House, Joe Kenn! I love chatting about training and life with House. He pulls no punches, he gives you his honest answer, NO filter. His decades of experience make him 1 of the most experienced Strength Coaches in the world. Joe's dedication to his craft is humbling and inspiring at the same time. It was 2008, maybe 2007, when he brought his … [Read more...]
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Can You Build Muscle In Your 40s (And Older)? 25 Tips from Experience, The Classic & Golden Era of Bodybuilding
Can you build muscle? Can you do it naturally? What about when you "get older"? Your 30s, 40s and 50s? I am not sure why we begin to think it's all over in our 30s and 40s. I have a funny feeling the internet confused you and the fact that I am saying, YES, You CAN build muscle & strength as you "get older", the internet will now sue me! I just saw a photo of Sly training hard at my buddy Gunnar Peterson's gym. Sly is 70! So with Sly being almost twice my age and still looking … [Read more...]
Conditioning Workouts That Toughen the Mind AND Body
I got fired up to attack some conditioning workouts after my man, Joe Kenn, aka HOUSE aka BIG DAWG created a new IG account, Meathead Metabolics. I love ALL types of training but my Right Knee has been an issue and running pains me. So, I find other methods to raise the heart rate without pounding the knees. Below are a few conditioning workouts that serve a purpose of hardening the mind and body. A good ol' gut check if you will. I think we need these once a week. Comfort is the enemy … [Read more...]
Take Your Excellence & SHOVE IT & The Strength Coach Standard
I had some interesting conversations recently with Strength Coaches. Conversations that run the spectrum from "Holy sh*t, I can't believe that happened....", to "He now trains people in his garage & texts our clients, telling them to come train with him...." These random thoughts that I'm going to talk about really came to my mind after I saw my close friend & world renown Coach, Travis Mash talking about how he is turning his weightlifting team into a non profit. I LOVE that … [Read more...]
Strong, Slow & USELESS | The Problem with Modified Powerlifting for Training Athletes
I've spoken at length regarding my "Strong & Useless" rants when I see athletes who can set the records on the weight room wall but they can't last through a sports practice or they're always "hurt" but not injured. I want to share with you a few tips that you can use with your workouts or with athletes you train that will have you feeling infinitely better in a very short time. Less joint strains, more athleticism and overall, more dangerous in your sport or work related field. I no … [Read more...]
Training Athletes
Through my years of training athletes and the opportunities I've had to see what goes on IN high school weight rooms as well as our athletes telling us about what goes on (or what doesn't go on).....I've had some MAJOR issues with the way I see athletes being trained, or shall I say, being ALLOWED to train. Is EVERY high school weight room shit? Hells NO. But, unfortunately, some Coaches REFUSE outside help and refuse to grow & educate themselves, and in the end, it hurts their … [Read more...]
BONUS: Zach Goes on The Sorinex Be Legendary Podcast
What a blast I had chatting up life & lifting with my bro, Brandon Lilly on The Sorinex Be Legendary Podcast. We talk about some early history of The Underground Strength Gym along with many other topics life and lifting related, here's just some of those topics: - What type of person gets accepted into training at The Underground Strength Gym - What kind of set up do I prefer with The Underground Strength Gym regarding size and space? - What I would have done differently at age … [Read more...]
Golden Era Strength & Muscle Building Lessons from Irvin “Zabo” Koszewski
Nothing fires me up more than looking through my old bodybuilding books and magazines. The magazines from the 50s through the 70s are my favorite. These magazines had information on powerlifting, weightlifting, bodybuilding, nutrition and lifestyle. The Golden Era of Bodybuilding was MORE than what we see in today's bodybuilding world. Irvin “Zabo” Koszewski was one of my favorite bodybuilders from the early days of The Golden Era so I wanted to make a video on how he inspired me, how he … [Read more...]
5 Tips For Training Female Athletes
It was The Fall of 2008 (College Football Season) when I met Adam Feit, who was an intern Strength Coach with Joe "House" Kenn at Louisville. If you've been following me for a while, it was 1 of the earliest "Underground Strength Shows" and I called out "sick" that day from teaching to film and learn from House and his crew at Louisville. Today, Adam is a partner in a NJ gym where their gym is 90% female athletes! As a father of a girl and seeing the tremendous increase of injuries that … [Read more...]
Iron Sharpens Iron & The Success Illusion
This post is inspired after seeing The Carolina Panthers earning their way to Super Bowl 50! Joe HOUSE Kenn is The Head Strength Coach for The NFL Carolina Panthers & I've been lucky to know House since my early days on The Elite FTS QnA staff. As an independent Strength Coach I am transparent about the struggles we face. People see instagram videos or youtube videos and assume the gym is always pumping. You might assume that because I am recognized internationally that I have a … [Read more...]