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A Day at DeFranco’s – The Strongman Challenge

Yesterday I made the one hour trek up north to my homeboy Joe D’s gym, and damn, what a gym it is, I’m in heaven there. The atmosphere is always high octane and steel is always clanging together or being

Purposeful Primitive Book Review

Above, Kirk Karwoski, world record powerlifter trained under Marty Gallagher, Author of The Purposeful Primitive. One week ago I got a new training book I ordered in the mail, ‘The Purposeful Primitive’. It’s been a while since I got excited

Power Talk with Jonny Hinds of The Monkey Bar Gym

On my one hand, I can count those who have REALLY influenced me in training AND in life. Without hesitation, Jonny Hinds is one of those people. I connected with Jon maybe 2 or 3 years ago by phone, after

No Respect for Basic Strength Training? Lift in the Garage

I have had some interesting conversations with Jim Wendler. One in particular struck a chord with me quite heavily. In fact, it has helped mold a process I use at my gym when training new athletes. Jim and I spoke

Kettlebell Night Ops

It was 10 PM at night. The air was cool and my wife was asleep. My daughter fell asleep at 8:30 PM and I just finish cleaning up, massaging my wife to fall asleep and unable to get in my

BONUS: Jim Wendler Throwback Interview, 2006

This is a STRONG Life BONUS Podcast episode. It’s a Throwback, from 2006, so please understand the audio quality back then was NOT what it is today. Instead, enjoy the Information. Jim is 100% through and through a super genuine

Underground Bodybuilding in a Garage Gym: Simple, NOT Easy

With the busy times hitting me hard, there is no fear. Most people would give up and skip workouts entirely. I’m too tired…. I don’t have time…. I can’t get to the gym… If you have 15 minutes, you have

6 Feet 5 Inches SOUL Lifter – Training for Sports AND Life

Laird Hamilton is a beast of a man. He surfs waves that would sink huge cruise liners, he defies the odds and might be seen as a God in the ocean. Ironically, we have ourselves a modern day Laird Hamilton

Endless Lessons Learned from The Underground aka “Old School” Bodybuilding & Strength Training Methods

In the 50s and 60s, strength sports were a small “Underground” cult. Even in the 70s. Until Arnold hit the big screen, bodybuilding and literally building your body was viewed as something only a narcissist would do. Today, of course,

Apollo’s “TOUGH Gym”

Original Article Date: 4/1/2008 Updated: 2/4/2024 Have you ever seen Rocky III where Apollo takes Rocky back to the old school gym he used to train at where everyone has the “Eye of the Tiger”? TOUGH GYM. That gym look

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