It's been a LONG time since crushing a QnA session. This episode (162) brings only 1 training question and MANY Business Questions. As Arnold said, "It's not that hard for me to give the wrong advices." Have NO fear, I give only the RIGHT advices. And in case you missed it, I've started something called "REAL Talk", we'll be adding these short, mini episodes every week and they will be 15 minutes max. I won't post them to the blog so only the dedicated listeners will catch them via … [Read more...]
159 | James The Thinker Smith
STRONG Life Podcast Ep 159 with James The Thinker Smith. WOW. This was a cerebral conversation and it will challenge your thinking about your role as a Coach of ANY sort. I have known James for about 15 years now and his evolution has intrigued and inspired me. I ask that you dig into this episode and give it your honest best effort to think about this conversation and how it can be applied to your profession. Will you make any changes? How? What? When? Question the status … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Ep. 158 | Dave Lipson | Changing Lives Through STRENGTH
STRONG Life Podcast Ep 158 with my man, Dave Lipson! Talk about passion! This episode is tremendous and loaded with stories from Dave's Baseball days, early days CrossFit, gym start up, overcoming serious injuries, nutrition and tons more! Here's some of the specifics we discussed with Dave Lipson: … [Read more...]
150 | Matt Wenning | Tactical Strength & Performance
STRONG Life episode 150 with Matt Wenning and we crushed this. In the video version, you'll see Matt also gives a Video tour of the firehouse gym. You gotta see this firehouse gym, it's awesome! In this episode Matt and I discuss: … [Read more...]
146 | Matt Wenning | How to Keep Getting STRONGER
STRONG Life Podcast 146 with Matt Wenning. Matt is the owner of Ludus Magnus Gym in Columbus, Ohio. Matt is a world record holder in Powerlifting and consults with strength athletes as well as the tactical community from the Military to Fire and LEO departments. This conversation was awesome as we discussed how to consistently get stronger, with the following questions / topics: … [Read more...]
Iron History, THE Underground Strength Gym & Zach’s Training Program
I'm not a fun guy to be around when I don't get my training in. On the flip slide, when I train, I am at my most creative, I feel energized and almost reborn. I take you through a tour of THE Underground Strength Gym to explain why my training is going so well, how Louie Simmons influenced me, where the Iron History comes from at The Underground Strength Gym and much more. … [Read more...]
QnA: Staying Passionate, Conjugate Method For Wrestlers & Distance Running Workouts
QnA: Staying Passionate, Conjugate Method For Wrestlers & Distance Running Workouts I had a blast crushing this QnA for my Instagram friends. Here's the questions I answered / topics I cover: Staying Passionate about everything I do Training high school athletes and middle school athletes at the same time My thoughts on the Conjugate method for wrestlers, when is it applicable, when to use bands & chains, confusion on what IS the conjugate method … [Read more...]
Why The Easy Life Breeds Weakness In AND Out of The Gym
After returning from a great vacation, I shared a story with my kids to remind them just how good and easy they have it. And, many times I wonder, is this "easy life" hurting my kids and humans in general? My Dad would take us on "vacations" that included canoeing or rafting. Another "vacation" was fossil hunting after my Dad saw an article in the newspaper about people finding old fossils, so off we went! The Canoe trip was more of a death defying stunt than a "vacation". First off, I … [Read more...]
STRONG Life 95: Muscle Building VS Fat Loss, Fatherhood & Strength Coach Advices
STRONG Life Episode 95 is jam packed with Awesome information thanks to your Awesome Questions. I pulled your questions from This Instagram Post. #STRONGLife #Podcast questions can be posted below, tomorrow morning I will record and post on iTunes. / #UndergroundStrengthCoach #UndergroundStrengthGym #Muscle #Hustle #Entrepreneur #Relentless A video posted by Zach Even - Esh (@zevenesh) on Sep 19, 2016 at 10:58am PDT Here are the Questions / Topics I covered: … [Read more...]
Gaining Muscle, High School Workouts & Program Design
Yet another hard charging Facebook LIVE QnA for you. This episode is loaded with training knowledge bombs. i LOVE answering training questions. In fact, when a Strength Coach asks me for business or marketing advice, I always emphasize, "Training IS the business." It's ALL part of The Relentless Pursuit of Excellence. This episode covers the following topics: nutrition for muscle and strength gains various training methods for strength and size / program design methods thoughts … [Read more...]