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...]
176 | Strength Coach Toughness & Success, Training Athletes Today vs Early Days of The Underground Strength Gym
STRONG Life Podcast Ep. 176. This is a Power packed blog post because I added a hard hitting, TRUTH Bomb intro for Strength Coaches before sharing my interview with Joel Smith of Just Fly Sports. Joel asked me some awesome questions and this was my second time being featured on his podcast. Also below is a question that was asked to me regarding how I overcame my tough times 5-6 years ago as a Strength Coach. From opening multiple facilities to working at two D1 Universities, I have … [Read more...]
175 | Top 3 Takeaways In Life & Business from The STRONG Life Experience
The above Henry Rollins quote is perfectly fitting for this episode of The STRONG Life Podcast. In this episode I chat with Chris Perilli who was 1 of the guest coaches at the first STRONG Life Experience. He is also the guy I brought in along with his team to record this event and we'll release the recordings next week for a week or so. The recordings will be a Bonus for the Boston SLE attendees. I've seen too many heart breaking posts on FB from passionate Coaches who are leaving … [Read more...]
174 | QnA: Strength Coach Business, Know Your WHY & Training Combat Athletes
STRONG Life Podcast ep. 174, QnA style, from the heart! I will kick things off with this quote from Henry Rollins, that truly sums up what I do as a Coach and via The Underground Strength Gym. “It'll destroy you if you try to make it mean anything to anyone but yourself.” This QnA was solid. A solid blend of Business, Training & Living your Truth. Some of you can use a good ol' throat punch of truth. What we see on the surface is not always what lies beneath the surface. A rem … [Read more...]
173 | Living The STRONG Life, Regardless of Those Who Try to Stop You!
STRONG Life Podcast 173, here we GO! Have you ever felt like you're in a place where you simply do NOT fit in? I've been there before with both training and life / career. This episode brought me back to my early days of training athletes from my garage and eventually my first location. 98% of the people that knew me or knew what I was doing all said You can't do that! I was able to build a 6 figure warehouse gym while teaching full time and running my gym with part time hours. There … [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...]
5 Strength Tips for Men: We ALL Get Older. Getting Weak or Strong is a CHOICE
After posting some videos to my YouTube yesterday I came across a comment that is all too common. And although YouTube trolls are not the majority of public opinion, the excuse makers and blame artists certainly have a large community. It hit me while watching the stone lifting documentary from Iceland that Rogue Fitness put out. The Icelandic men and women take IMMENSE pride in being Strong and Tough. It is part of the culture and it is their "normal". Men are out and about trying to lift … [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...]
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...]
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