During a podcast I was asked why I love to learn from many of the lifters and athletes that are considered "old school"? And then on the same day, I heard a podcast with Mark Rippetoe and Ripp mentioned his knee and shoulder are pretty busted up to the point where a lot of training is not possible. Now, Ripp is in his mid 60s and has been training likely since age 15 so after 50 years, a lot of damage is done. But...... Even MORE damage is done when you refuse to evolve, refuse to … [Read more...]
369: Olin Kreutz | Football Strength, Martial Arts for Football & Early Days Training
STRONG Life Podcast ep 369 with Olin Kreutz Olin is a former professional football player who played in the league for an amazing 14 years! I believe the average time spent in the NFL is 1.5 years. Brought to you by http://ZachStrength.com - Get your FREE Strength Training courses, discount codes and insider access to Zach's best training methods to dominate in the Gym AND in Life! Connect with Olin … [Read more...]
337 | QnA: Muscle Building Techniques (Old & New), Spec Ops Preparation, Calisthenics Tips & More
STRONG Life Podcast ep 337 Brought to you by https://ZachStrength.com In this QnA I cover the following topics: - What are hypertrophy clusters and how are the variations different from the 70s leading up to today? … [Read more...]
Getting Back to the Bells’ & Bodyweight Training + Donnie Thompson (SuperD) Inspiration
Here and there I catch myself getting away from training that is more Physical Culture based and end up chasing numbers. Now, there is NOTHING wrong with being Strong. But something was missing for me. I wanted to feel the toughness and challenge of working with circuits / complexes of Kettlebells, Fat Bell, Center Mass Bells. With my shoulder injury some years ago, I limit the overhead work but testing Donnie Thompson's Bow Tie made everything feel fine! … [Read more...]