Mental Toughness

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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

263 | Brandon Lilly: The +1 Mindset on Life, Nutrition, Parenting & Success

STRONG Life Podcast 263 with Brandon Lilly. Episode 263, Brandon Lilly and I discuss The +1 Mindset on Life, Nutrition, Parenting & Success. This was a inspiring, educational and powerful conversation with Brandon. His transformation in both the physical and

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

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

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

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

Tommy’s TOUGH Garage Gym: Old School Strength Training Lessons

My buddy Sean lived up the street from me and we were friends since 3rd grade when his elementary school closed down and joined my elementary school. Back then, the town we lived in wasn’t so populated so our school

Chuck Sipes Inspired Workout: The 1-10-1 Method

It was a Friday and I was feeling inspired to go through a tough training session with an old school feel to it. I dug up some old muscle mags with Chuck Sipes, one of the strongest bodybuilders ever from

Getting Tough & Pissed off for Greatness

In this BONUS episode of The STRONG Life Podcast I am a guest on Pressing The Limits Podcast with my friend, Jon Bruney. We dig deep into the mindset needed to be TOUGH & Successful in all aspects of life.

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