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Do You Ever Feel Like You Don’t Fit In? GOOD!

I feel like I just don’t fit into this world anymore. Do you ever feel like that? I recall that feeling many times as a kid and a teenager. MANY times. When I do feel normal, I am with the

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

Why The Easy Life Breeds Weakness In AND Out of The Gym

After returning from a great vacation, I shared a story with my kids to remind them just how good and easy they have it. And, many times I wonder, is this “easy life” hurting my kids and humans in general?

The Lost Art of Showing Up, Working HARD & Being AWESOME

I told my son who just turned 9 that I already had a job at his age, delivering papers everyday after school. My neighbor told me he wanted his newspaper in the morning so he told me I should deliver

STRONGER In Mind, Body & Spirit with Mark “Smelly” Bell

I am fired up to bring you episode 125 of The STRONG Life Podcast with a long time friend, Mark “Smelly” Bell. In this episode, Smelly and I dig into what I like to call the intangibles of training, the

STRONGER In Life & In The Gym: Be The Hammer, NOT The Nail

I came across a quote from the book RELENTLESS recently, it was simply yet powerful, it said this: “Life is complicated, training is not.” This was awesome because simplicity can be and truly always will be powerful and effective. I

3 STRONG Life Success Tips & Why Successful People Are Considered “Crazy”

Since my youngest years, I can consistently recall how anyone achieving anything at a higher level than “normal” was called “crazy”, as if achieving success and fighting the urge to fall in line with mediocrity was a bad thing. At

SPARTAN Life Wisdom; Adapt, Overcome & Improvise

In this Spartan Video from The Spartan Wrestling Camp, I join with Joe DeSena, Col. Nye and Charlie Pritchard to share Spartan Success Tips and Wisdom on “what it takes”. The different between good and great. The ability to adapt,

28 Years of Lifting: Strength Training In Your 40s & Training As You Get Older

This is the article I dreaded ever having to write; “Training as you get older” or “Training in your 40s”. Before I move forward, understand, these are my experiences. My experiences don’t make anything universal or the end all, be

Dare to be GREAT, Work Ethic & Spartan Lifestyle with Jason Woods

STRONG Life Podcast episode 124 with 19 yr old, Jason Woods. Jason traveled to NJ for The USC Cert with Travis Mash and I, flying here from Scotland. We got the podcast rolling as I drove him up to the

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