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240 | Coach JP Mikhael, From Prison to Growing a Gym that Changes Lives

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 Warrior Who Trained & Lived by His OWN Rules

This is an excerpt from my book, IRON JOURNEYS. He was a quiet man. He got away from the busy streets and found himself some land and built a cabin with a few old friends. He told me he paid

238 | Former Navy SEAL, Quatro Deuce: Ready to Lead, Ready to Follow, NEVER QUIT

Here we GO! STRONG Life Podcast ep. 238 with my bro and my mentor, Quatro Deuce (Chriss Smith Jr). QD is a Fomer Navy SEAL and the co owner of Trident Athletics in Alexandria, Va. Chriss and I first met

Ep. 237 | The BIG Business Mistakes Among Strength Coaches

STRONG Life Podcast ep. 237, HERE WE GO! I don’t like to dedicate full episodes to the business aspect but sometimes, it is a must. Time to step UP and get after it. I’ve been getting the same question on

31 Years of Training Anniversary SALE

I was 13 years old. It was early June and there was 2 weeks left of 8th grade. I trekked down to my brother’s room and went through Arnold’s Encyclopedia. We had a Weider bench, some sand filled weights and

STRONG Life 236 | QnA: Parenting, Gym Business & Training Mistakes I Regret

STRONG Life Podcast ep. 236. This QnA was a BEAST! I had a blast answering some more unique and interesting questions. You can’t ONLY chat strength & conditioning. Eventually, we want to talk about LIFE. Truly, all the training we

“REAL World Training” During these Dangerous Times

We are living through some dangerous, crazy times. NEVER did I imagine I would see civilians shooting each other in the streets. NEVER did I imagine such divide in our country here in The United States. It’s NOT just enough

BONUS: Early Days Underground Strength Gym, Strength Coach Influences & Success Tips

I had a great time going on The Rugby Renegade Podcast. In this BONUS of The STRONG Life Podcast we tackle some awesome topics: – Early days Underground Strength Gym / Warehouse Gym Start Up Days from the early 2000s

STRONG Life ep. 235 | Raph Ruiz on Training Beyond “Strength & Conditioning”

STRONG Life Podcast ep. 235 with Raph Ruiz on Training Beyond “Strength & Conditioning”. If you’re a die hard performance coach, you’re gonna dig into this episode and get fired up. My buddy, John Welbourn sometimes describes Raph as “The

Iron in Your Words of Death

What a strange world we live in. I wrote this initially during the early stage of the covid lockdown. But I realized that writing about it, tweeting to a Governor, etc is a waste of time. Change comes when you

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