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Can Deadlifts Cure Your Back Pain?

My back was going into spasms on the craziest things: doing dishes, warm ups with DB side raises, bent over row with a light barbell. It felt like a shot of lightning was hitting me in the back. I spoke

STRONG Life Podcast BONUS: Fighting for Milk & Getting TOUGH for LIFE

  In this BONUS episode of The STRONG Life Podcast I am interviewed by my old friend and fellow Underground Strength Coach, Paul Webb. We crush this podcast as we discuss the inner working of LIVING a STRONG Life and

Why You MUST Build Muscle In Your 40s + 5 Tips for More Muscle, Strength & Joint Health in Your 40s

“Before my father died, he said the worst thing about growing old was that other men stopped seeing you as dangerous. I’ve always remembered that, how being dangerous was sacred, a badge of honor.” That line from the movie Act

The Warrior Who Trained & Lived by His OWN Rules

This is an excerpt from my book, IRON JOURNEYS. He was a quiet man. He got away from the busy streets and found himself some land and built a cabin with a few old friends. He told me he paid

Deadlifts + Isometrics: OLD Training for NEW Results

Deadlifts have been around since the dawn of time. Cavemen lifting heavy objects off the ground. It’s so simple, it’s complicated. It doesn’t have to be complicated, BUT, people nowadays LOVE to complicate things. I don’t know why? I assume

31 Years of Training Anniversary SALE

I was 13 years old. It was early June and there was 2 weeks left of 8th grade. I trekked down to my brother’s room and went through Arnold’s Encyclopedia. We had a Weider bench, some sand filled weights and

STRONG Life 236 | QnA: Parenting, Gym Business & Training Mistakes I Regret

STRONG Life Podcast ep. 236. This QnA was a BEAST! I had a blast answering some more unique and interesting questions. You can’t ONLY chat strength & conditioning. Eventually, we want to talk about LIFE. Truly, all the training we

Old Training Methods for New Results

At age 44, I am still learning and evolving with my training. 31 years into training and unlike many lifters and coaches, I am not moving forward with a closed mind. Listen, if you want to get better, you need

BONUS: Early Days Underground Strength Gym, Strength Coach Influences & Success Tips

I had a great time going on The Rugby Renegade Podcast. In this BONUS of The STRONG Life Podcast we tackle some awesome topics: – Early days Underground Strength Gym / Warehouse Gym Start Up Days from the early 2000s

Iron in Your Words of Death

What a strange world we live in. I wrote this initially during the early stage of the covid lockdown. But I realized that writing about it, tweeting to a Governor, etc is a waste of time. Change comes when you

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