Above: Arnold, Kent Kuehn & Denny Gable. Arnold knew the power of being surrounded by motivated, growth minded, successful people in ALL areas of his life, not just in the gym. Who do you surround yourself with? How are you controlling your environment to empower your life? _____________________ In this BONUS episode of The STRONG Life Podcast I expand on my QnA from ep. 172 where I discuss Life After a Toxic Relationship. I discuss what "changing your environment" really means and how it … [Read more...]
5 Tips: How to Use Bodybuilding / Strength Machines to Build Size AND Strength
When I first began training in my early teens, I trained quite wrong, unfortunately. I used both machines and free weights, but I didn't go heavy on either. I did TONS of volume and it halted my strength gains. I was brain washed :( I read all the wrong information and the far and few between guys who actually WERE strong in the gym, you simply assumed that bodybuilding and powerlifting were 2 different worlds. I was told to feel & squeeze the muscle, the weight doesn't … [Read more...]
Can You Build Muscle In Your 40s (And Older)? 25 Tips from Experience, The Classic & Golden Era of Bodybuilding
Can you build muscle? Can you do it naturally? What about when you "get older"? Your 30s, 40s and 50s? I am not sure why we begin to think it's all over in our 30s and 40s. I have a funny feeling the internet confused you and the fact that I am saying, YES, You CAN build muscle & strength as you "get older", the internet will now sue me! I just saw a photo of Sly training hard at my buddy Gunnar Peterson's gym. Sly is 70! So with Sly being almost twice my age and still looking … [Read more...]
171 | STRONG Life Podcast QnA: Gym / Strength Coach Business, Life Lessons & Abundance Mindset
STRONG Life Ep. 171: STRONG Life Podcast QnA: Gym / Strength Coach Business, Life Lessons & Abundance Mindset. Actually, the title of this blog post is kinda lame compared to all the awesome questions (and of course my answers :) that came through this QnA. It has also been a LONG time since I've held a QnA opportunity. This was refreshing and FUN! The questions were great. Here's just some of the topics / questions answered: From the gym business, strength coach "problems", lessons … [Read more...]
170 | Zach & The Power Athlete Crew Discuss “Brace Your Core”
STRONG Life Podcast ep. 170 with Luke and Tex from Power Athlete HQ as we tackle, in depth, the topic of "brace your core". It's time to Get your learn on! I have always said, the art of coaching has MANY subtleties that are difficult to teach. It's so simple it's complicated. I began coaching others, we can say, as early as high school. When I had training partners, they all let me guide the training. I coached them up on technique, motivation, weight selection, changes on the fly … [Read more...]
The Barbarian Brothers, Overtraining (Again) & Why We’re NOT “Tough”
Do you remember when you were a kid? Of course you do! You're already saying to yourself, Here he goes again, ranting about "back in the day". No rant. Just stating facts and a reminder to ALL of us, including myself. … [Read more...]
169 | Stan “The Rhino” Efferding on Nutrition, Training & Attacking LIFE
Here we GO! STRONG Life Podcast ep 169 with The strongest bodybuilder in the world, Stan Efferding. This episode is BIG time inspiring. We kick it off talking about bodybuilding, nutrition mistakes, consistency in training and of course, some throwback memories of bodybuilding from the 80s and 90s. We then get into how Stan consistently gets after it in LIFE, NOT just training and nutrition. How did Stan build his multiple businesses, what processes does Stan follow, what is the most … [Read more...]
Matt Wenning & Zach Even – Esh Strength & Sports Performance Seminar
Date: Saturday, September 8th, 2018 Location: The Underground Strength Gym 202 East Main St Manasquan, NJ 08736 Parking: CVS or ACME We are Located BEHIND Kenny's Auto Matt & Zach will be talking Sports Performance / Strength & Conditioning during this 1 Day Seminar. How to implement the 3 Powerlifts for Performance Assessing an Athlete's Readiness for the Barbell Lifts & Reverse Engineering via weak points Using the Warm Up for Assessment and … [Read more...]
168 | Joe “Big House” Kenn | NFL Strength Coach & AWESOME Guy!
Photo Above. Throwback 2008!! _______________ STRONG Life Podcast Ep. 168 with Joe House Kenn. I am fired up to share this episode with my man BIG House, Joe Kenn! I love chatting about training and life with House. He pulls no punches, he gives you his honest answer, NO filter. His decades of experience make him 1 of the most experienced Strength Coaches in the world. Joe's dedication to his craft is humbling and inspiring at the same time. It was 2008, maybe 2007, when he brought his … [Read more...]
The Hatfield Squat & Why You Should Know & Learn From The Old School Strength Books
Do you know who wrote the book Super Squats? - Do you know what THE Super Squats training program looks like? - What about The GOMAD diet? What about Reg Park & the 5 x 5 method? - Have you read Arnold's Education of a Bodybuilder? Dr. Ken? What about Keys to Progress by John McCallum? … [Read more...]
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