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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

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,

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

5 BIG Lessons Learned from The Spartan Race Birthplace & Joe DeSena

In this Bonus episode of The STRONG Life, I share with you my 5 BIG takeaways from my weekend in Pittsfield, Vt while running The Spartan Wrestling Camp and seeing a LOT of events happening all at once, under The

Redefining The Role of The Strength Coach | Ron McKeefery

STRONG Life Episode 122 with Ron McKeefery. This episode was one of the most inspiring conversations I’ve had in a LONG time. My words can’t do justice to how awesome this episode was! From talking about tactics and strategies of

Getting Stronger: Why The Power Lies In The Imperfections

Every morning I am up and at em’ in a similar fashion. Nothing complicated. Nothing fancy. I understand this isn’t what “sells” but oh well…… I am always ready to lose the popularity contest so I can stay true to

5 STRONG Life Tips | Everyday Is a Struggle, But, The Struggle IS The Gift

The internet is a funny place. People don’t see your entire life so they generalize your life according to what they see on your Instagram or YouTube channel. Well guess what, I feel like we are all more similar than

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