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STRONG Life 218 | Elmer Bench of Breaking Bars

  STRONG Life ep. 218 with guest Coach, Elmer Bench, owner of Breaking Bars Training Center. After 20 years of teaching and coaching Football, 2 weeks in The NFL and a host of bad experiences training in commercial gyms, Elmer

Max Effort Training Tips for Athletes & Sports Performance

Athletes need to be strong, there is NO question about it. With all the fads and gimmicks, some athletes think they need a program of all speed or all agility, and they believe they are “strong enough”. This is not

STRONG Life Ep 217 | Success vs Comfort in the Gym AND in Life

I was 15, maybe 16 years old….. It was 1991 and I was training with Jeff, a guy in his mid 20s. He knew I was a wrestler and back then, all we knew was bodybuilding. No Strongman training. No

Full Body Strength & Shoulder Health Tips

First off, the pic above of my thick handle dumbbells needs to be addressed. I feel bad mixing Sports Authority weights with York Dumbbells. I had those plates sitting in a milk crate for ages so I just had to

Ep. 216 | Passion, Intensity & Training That REALLY Works

STRONG Life Ep. 216, here we GO! BOOM! This is a intense & passionate episode where I discuss the following topics:

How Push Ups Can Change Your Life

Recently, I got to watch a wrestling team that I train compete. The team competed against a team where the Coach was one of the original athletes I trained from my garage. It was a special night with lots of

STRONG Life Podcast Ep 215 | Choose the Ball or the Sword

STRONG Life Podcast ep. 215, Here we GO! This is a short, yet powerful episode where I discuss the influence of Shogun Assassin, where you must Choose the Ball or the Sword. This is about training AND life. I also

5 Tips for Training Athletes for Strength AND Toughness

There’s a lot of chatter going on regarding training athletes for speed and strength. Some coaches feel we’re not doing enough speed / sprint work. Others realize that MANY athletes are too weak to sprint properly. And, have we forgotten?

STRONG Life Insider Ep. 41 | Lessons from Prison, Samurais + 3 GREAT Books

STRONG Life Insider, Episode 41: Lessons from Prison, Samurais + 3 GREAT Books. In this episode I discuss my thoughts on training for life, great books I am reading and lessons from The Samurai Warrior. The Training for Life concept

How to Build BEAST Athletes Without the BS Fads & Gimmicks in the Strength & Conditioning Industry

Here we go, Fam! This is a HUGE post with 2 BONUS episodes for The STRONG Life Podcast. Bonus # 1: This episode was a Great interview with DJ Hillier, a CrossFit Games Athlete and gym owner. This was a

"Zach Even - Esh is the Charles Atlas of Powerlifting / Weightlifting / Athletic Training. He is a walking inspiration. A kick in the ass for all of us."
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