Every morning I rise early. Before the dogs went to get out of their own beds. Before the sun has risen. I get the Coffee going for myself and my wife. I begin writing. My writing comes from my inner fire, which I began to recognize in myself as soon as I began lifting weights, circa June of 1989. The emotions that came from training were a mixture of many feelings; Anger, Safety, Confidence, Intensity, Passion, Loneliness, Bonding, Aggression and then some....... The majority of … [Read more...]
134 | Jeremy Augusta | Build An Awesome Gym & Change Lives Through Strength
STRONG Life Podcast episode 134 with Jeremy Augusta. How to Build An Awesome Gym & Change Lives Through Strength! Jeremy is an amazing Strength Coach & Entrepreneur. In this episode Jeremy details how he moved to a rural small town of 4,000 people and built an amazing gym with amazing people through his love of the barbell. Jeremy details his training methods for adults and athletes, a method he calls "The Swing Block Method" that often adds 100 lbs to the big … [Read more...]
STRONG Life 133 | Dr. Andy Galpin & Zach Discuss The De-Evolution of Youth Athletes & Why The Work Is The Gift
We're about to break hearts with Episode 133 of The STRONG Life Podcast! If you're easily offended, best to step away now! Onto the latest STRONG Life Podcast....... … [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...]
QnA: Art of Discipline, Athlete Nutrition, Great Books, Sports Technology & Gut Instincts
I crushed another Instagram QnA that had a wide array of topics. I do these QnA episodes in spurts, when time allows and the mood hits. I love answering your questions and I know that when I was in my 20s, I always had a TON of questions to ask others in who I was interested in learning from. That hunger and desire to learn more is still there. Here are the topics / questions discussed in this QnA. … [Read more...]
QnA: Staying Passionate, Conjugate Method For Wrestlers & Distance Running Workouts
QnA: Staying Passionate, Conjugate Method For Wrestlers & Distance Running Workouts I had a blast crushing this QnA for my Instagram friends. Here's the questions I answered / topics I cover: Staying Passionate about everything I do Training high school athletes and middle school athletes at the same time My thoughts on the Conjugate method for wrestlers, when is it applicable, when to use bands & chains, confusion on what IS the conjugate method … [Read more...]
High School STRONG: Building Hammers Through A Safe & Effective Strength & Performance Program
The High School Athlete of today is MUCH different than the high school athlete of yester-year. When I started training HS athletes in the mid 90s and early 2000s, they showed up capable and ready to go. They were able to perform the calisthenics quite well. They were tough. They had muscle on their frame and looked like they were capable of performing in athletics. That was around 2002. A few years later, the new breed of high school athlete began to show up. This athlete was … [Read more...]
Good to GREATNESS | What It Takes for Athletes to Achieve Their OWN Level of Greatness
Last year after a few podcasts together between myself, John Welbourn & Travis Mash, we decided we're done with the BS information regarding athlete performance. Call it what you want; physical preparation, strength & conditioning, etc. - it doesn't matter. I'm not going to get caught up in more nonsense and add to the confusion. We want to transform athletes into HAMMERS. Not every athlete has the God given genetics to become a pro athlete or an Olympia, but, there are MANY … [Read more...]
“There Is Always Room for a Man of Force”
Orison Swett Marden / An Iron Will “I WILL.” “There are no two words in the English language which stand out in bolder relief, like kings upon a checkerboard, to so great an extent as the words‚ I will. ‘There is strength, depth and solidity, decision, confidence and power, determination, vigor and individuality, in the round, ringing tone which characterizes its delivery. It talks to you of triumph over difficulties, of victory in the face of discouragement, of will to promise and … [Read more...]
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