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264 |QnA: Mental Toughness & Grit Development in Youth Athletes

STRONG Life ep. 264 is a QnA that came in to my IG message from a concerned Uncle. In a nut shell, “How do I get my nephew tough? His father allows him to miss sports practice when ever he

262 | QnA: Life Lessons Since Covid, High School Strength & Conditioning + New Dad Advice

STRONG Life Podcast ep 262 is a BEAST of a QnA! Great questions ranging from: – High School Strength & Conditioning career advice – My Knee Rehab / Recovery after meniscus repair – Communicating with athletes to build a TEAM

Zach Goes on Mark Bell’s Power Project: Life, Business & Training Athletes

In this STRONG Life Bonus Podcast, prepare to go DEEP into a 3 hour podcast with my bro, Mark “Smelly” Bell and his team members, Nsima Inyang & producer, Andrew Zaragoza. We go deep down many rabbit holes and many

261: Zach & Dr. Pat Ivey Talk Life, Strength Coach Career & More

STRONG Life Podcast ep. 261 with Dr. (Coach) Pat Ivey. We dig deep on this podcast from mindset, to life, to career and everything in between sets, reps and strength. Here are just some of the topics we cover in

Dealing with Complainers + Training for YOUR Health

I woke this morning unlike any other morning. Nothing special. Today would be another day of work and another opportunity to get better. I’ve got 13 days left on crutches after my full meniscus repair. I remind myself that every

Underground Strength Training from 1947 + the TOUGH Training of Mas Oyama

In the early 2000s when I began Underground Strength, it was truly “Underground”. At the time, the “in thing” was training on one leg, on a bosu ball or physio ball. You had to use a medicine ball, rotating, half

Building Muscle is NOT As Complicated as the “Gurus” Say

I am fired up as I write this. After 3 weeks on crutches, I finally was able to return to my high school to coach the athletes. I am also back at The Underground Strength Gym coaching. After training the

Are You Training Too Hard? Injuries? Lack of Progress?

Training too hard…… Who would have thought I would ever bring this topic up because if you go to a local gym, you’ll see people sitting and lying on benches in between their sets, head down and locked in on

6 Crucial Strength Coach Business Tips

Every day I get emails or IG messages asking me for business tips. I might sound rude, but I explain to the Coach that step 1 is to become a GREAT researcher. I have HUNDREDS of articles, videos and podcasts

Training Around Injuries + My Full Meniscus Repair

I’ve been around athletes for 25+ years now. Even dating back to my knee injuries in high school, I learned that it is always better to work around an injury rather than sit home on the couch and sulk. The

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