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Training In Your 40s & Strength Coach Start Up Tips

I can’t believe I am writing an article about “Training in your 40s”….. I remember training in my teens and 20s. The saying Time goes fast is a severe understatement! The Ultimate Warrior used to tell me that he would

WHO Are YOU? The Man In The Arena vs The Spectator

I’ve been doing some soul searching lately and I will likely do less putting info “out there” such as videos, instagram, etc and more focusing on grounding on myself. My energy gets pulled when I frequently catch myself more dedicated

Deadlifts, Westside Barbell & REFUSING TO BE AVERAGE

There’s running a business and then there’s the fire in your heart that has NOTHING to do with your business. Here’s some intense thoughts on: The athletes I train / don’t want to train The influence Louie Simmons has had

Mental Toughness Workouts for Peace of Mind

I recall my high school years of training for hours on end. I would get dropped off at the gym and literally live there until the gym would almost close. Endless hours of training seemed “normal” to me. Everyone has

Don’t Complicate Your Training: Strong is STRONG & Training is TRAINING

Training doesn’t need to be complicated to be effective. Growing up in the 80s and 90s gave me insight to the times of YMCA weight rooms filled with York Barbell Equipment and men who were built like brick sh*t

Joe DeSena | How to Be Happy, Tough & Successful

STRONG Life Episode 111 with my man Joe DeSena, SPARTAN Race CEO. As always, chatting with Joe is inspiring to another level and then some! Joe was in Tokyo while I was in NJ during this call. Before we got

How to Use Barbell Basics Strength Training For The WIN

It was 1990, The Summer after freshman year and I was finishing up my days traveling to the Metuchen YMCA. At the time, the weight room was down stairs, a small dungeon filled with York Barbell Weights, a York Isometric

The UPenn Crew: NOTHING Worth Having Is Comfortable

Episode 110 of The STRONG Life Podcast is with Jim Steel (Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at UPenn) along with his assistants, Cristi Bartlett and Tracy Zimmer. Check out some of their training videos below (BIG Numbers + BIG Reps)

Age Doesn’t Matter: STRONGER, Faster, Tougher STRENGTH Tips

In a world filled with entitlement, excuses and complainers, NOW more than ever is the time to spread the word on being STRONGER both in and out of the gym. Every time I hear someone complaining about something trivial, something

Turning Pro, Regardless of WHO You Are & What You Do

Why do I send e mails every morning? Because only writing e mails when I feel like it is the sign of an amateur. Yesterday while doing a Instagram Live I was asked how and why I am still so

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