STRONG Life Ep. 155 with Josh Bryant. Great times chatting with Josh on old school strength, old school success habits / tips learned from old books plus a Video tour of his garage gym and library. To connect with Josh & his Jail House Strong programs, go to: https://instagram.com/jailhousestrong https://www.amazon.com/Josh-Bryant/e/B00K7K8QBS for all of Josh's books. The STRONG Life Podcast is Sponsored by https://IntekStrength.com Use code zach100 for 10% off Enjoy … [Read more...]
152 | Shane Sweatt on The Conjugate System
STRONG Life Podcast Ep. 152 with Shane Sweatt, owner of The Sweatt Shop Cincinnati and CrossFit Conjugate. This was a big time inspiring podcast with Shane as we dug into the Conjugate System for training athletes of all types. There will definitely be a part 2 of this conversation! We discuss in this episode: … [Read more...]
147 | Brian “Tosh” Chontosh | Suck Less Everyday
STRONG Life Podcast Ep. 147 with Tosh / Brian Chontosh. First of all, who is Tosh? Here's a short intro, but then our conversation together takes you down a deeper level. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Chontosh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoSnBwAz9mw I had such a blast chopping it up with Tosh as we spoke about life and training for life. Real Talk on sucking a little bit less everyday. If only there was more time, these conversations would flow even more so because … [Read more...]
Why Calisthenics Are So Effective Yet Underused
Those old strength and health magazines had it right. They encouraged barbell lifting; Bodybuilding, Powerlifting and Olympic Weightlifting. They encouraged body control through the use of calisthenics, hand balancing and basic gymnastic drills. The physiques not only looked strong, they WERE strong AND athletic. You don't see the bodybuilders of today performing hand balancing or acrobatics. Heck, you don't see bodybuilders jumping. I often say I was born at the wrong time. I … [Read more...]
137 | QnA: Calisthenics Only Training, 1 Thing for Your Strength Coach Business & Living HARD
STRONG Life Podcast Ep. 137! This episode got me heated! What started off as a simple QnA got me fired up! Make sure you support my sponsor and get involved with our training programs because that allows me to give providing you with awesomeness. OK, Let's GO! Here's what I covered: … [Read more...]
Fitness Is So Simple It’s Complicated
The photo above is from 1938. That's a pretty impressive physique for about 80 years ago. I am sure his training was ultra basic, what else was there in 1938? I am sure this man's nutrition was basic as well. If I could guess, he did calisthenics, basic gymnastics, basic barbell and dumbbell work and maybe some running? He probably worked full time, did manual labor and worked hard. Of course, the food back then was likely much more different than today. Whole eggs and whole milk were … [Read more...]
Zach’s 42nd Birthday Sale Starts NOW
Well, that went FAST. Today I am 42. There will be no celebrations or big parties on my end. Honestly, the past few years I have moved into being more quiet with a lot of things and my hard headed attitude of "EARN IT" makes me stray from parties and such. Today is my birthday and also, it's the 5 year anniversary of when I met with the land lord and began signing papers for the Manasquan Underground Strength Gym. This week I will announce a variety of sales and to kick it off, … [Read more...]
Ep. 131 | Building STRONGER & TOUGHER Athletes + Strength Coach Career Regrets
STRONG Life Podcast Ep. 131 In this QnA I answer some GREAT questions that center around Building STRONGER & TOUGHER Athletes + my very own Strength Coach Career Regrets. In between these questions I dig into mindset, training to be dangerous, nutrition, discipline, training adults vs younger athletes and a slew of other topics ALL strength related. This is a passionate and intense episode as I discuss how the ways of the world are incorrectly guiding how we train, the excuses we … [Read more...]
QnA: Bodyweight Bodybuilding, Getting Lean & Thoughts On Owning A Gym
Another Powerful QnA from my Instagram. Topics Covered in this episode: Using specialty bars at The Underground Strength Gym & the story behind some of these barbells How do you know if you're overtraining & how to adjust your training, nutrition and lifestyle at this point? Breaking down a GREAT 3 day split for gaining strength & size (Gladiator STRONG Template) Thoughts on "Cutting Weight" for Wrestling … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Ep. 126: Strength Training & Life Lessons From the 70s, 80s & 90s
STRONG Life Episode 126 with Jim Steel. In this episode, we kick things off with some throwback stories from the 70s, 80s and 90s and then dig into our current day training methods. Jim and I (as always) discuss all kinds of topics strength related, in no particular order, the following topics: … [Read more...]
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