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Mark Rippetoe Interview on Building Functional Muscle & Brute Strength

Enjoy the audio interrogation with Coach Mark Rippetoe. Apologies for the little static during the first 2 minutes but it clears up after the 2 minute mark. Have mercy on me as my office is out of a military back

There Are NO Secrets

Some say they have secrets for packing on freakish amounts of ripped muscle and insane amounts of strength. The internet is famous for click bait, louring you into something that sounds profound, but in a nut shell is a gimmick.

Strongman Training for SERIOUS Muscle & Strength

I love the barbell and all free weights. But there is something powerful, beyond the strength benefits, about training with odd objects. The mental toughness, the commitment to finish the struggling rep and the attitude required to fight through is

REAL World Strength vs Pretty Boy Bodybuilding

It was the Fall of 2007…… Interesting story from today while training a crew of wrestlers and football players…. Two high school kids stopped by the gym while we were outside flipping tires, pulling and pushing sleds, carrying kegs, sandbags

Coach Ethan Reeve Interview

“All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think. The trouble is that men very often resort to all sorts of devices in order not to think, because thinking is such hard

How 2 Wrestlers & George Hackenschmidt Changed My Way Of Training

I got my hands on an old book in the early 2000s and it really pushed home the need & the power for simplicity in life, training and nutrition. In addition, the book also encouraged the need for basics. When

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

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

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,

Why I’m The Anti Purist When It Comes To Training Methods & What REALLY Matters?

I’m an anti purist when it comes to strength and performance training. I don’t use only one training tool or only one training method. Why? Simple: I am a purist when it comes to training for Results. Results are THE

"Zach Even - Esh is the Charles Atlas of Powerlifting / Weightlifting / Athletic Training. He is a walking inspiration. A kick in the ass for all of us."
- Steven Pressfield, World Renown Author
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