It's awesome to see how strength training has exploded, very much thanks to the internet. On the flip side, I still struggle with being the most fired up guy in the room. At age 43, I should NOT have more fire than the 15 year olds. Those younger years are like bottling up the energy of a rocket ship, you can't let them go to waste, not for 1 day. The things I've seen on social media and heard about in globo gyms downright scares me. So in this article, I want to address attitude and … [Read more...]
Training for When the SHTF: Building Athleticism vs Building Toughness?
STRONG Life Insider Training for When The SHTF: Building Athleticism VS Building Toughness? The Correct answer is you must do BOTH. If you're reading this article you're likely not that guy who just reads about it and never actually gets your hands dirty. But there are PLENTY of guys getting caught up and duped with doing things like: Barbell Cleans on 1 Leg with band suspen ded kettlebells hanging from the bar Training with eyes closed, standing on one leg on a balance … [Read more...]
Grit, Toughness, Work Ethic & STRENGTH
Here we go with The STRONG Life Insider. I am fired up and psyched to share some hard hitting truth bombs. To keep up with ALL content with my STRONG Life Insider, it's FREE, go HERE. "The Soft American" is a piece written by John F. Kennedy in 1960! Well, we need to send that letter out to the masses even though it's 60 years later, aka TODAY! I got back to recording The STRONG Life Insider again because I wanted to expand on the writings of my morning e mails. The STRONG Life … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Insider: When Men Lose Their Edge
When men lose their edge..... Worse yet, when a man NEVER had an edge. A mental edge, a physical edge...... Any sign of inconvenience is viewed as a threat by these men. And, while we're at it, let's also include young men / teenagers. It's a frightening world where I see the smallest things are threatening, scaring and completely stopping people. The lack of getting our hands dirty nowadays is NOT a good thing, regardless of how much technology we have or how many robots are coming to … [Read more...]
179 | Strength Coach QnA: Career Choices, Parenting & Opportunity
In this episode of The STRONG Life Podcast I answer a serious question. A question that brings up the topics of family, the strength & conditioning industry, being a teacher, learning from other coaches, answering the call to opportunity and much more. This question will give you clarity on your own path, whether you're a strength coach or not. Enjoy the show and below you'll also see some updates from my YouTube (make sure you are subscribed) as well as my Spartan WAY podcasts. … [Read more...]
178 | STRONG Life QnA: Strength Coach Success, Mindset & Being RELENTLESS
Episode 178 of THE STRONG Life Podcast, QnA Style. This episode was open for Strength Coaches and most of the time, it's a lot of business questions. It was GREAT to see more training questions this time around. Strength Coach Success is the theme of this episode. As you listen, my hope is you understand that Success takes never ending work. And as a Strength Coach, you do NOT have to follow the "norms". In fact, many norms are best if you ignore them. Create your OWN perfect day and … [Read more...]
POWER Lessons from Strength & Health Magazine (1941) & The Spartan Way
What is the 1 thing that has consistently improved my life since my teenage years? Reading! As you'll see from the video & audio below, the power in reading comes when you do what Ed O'Keefe calls Time Collapsing. You're learning lessons in rapid fashion that took someone else years and years to discover. With time being our most precious asset, being that we can never buy or regain the time we lost, it's something you must take seriously. How can you maximize your time to best … [Read more...]