STRONG Life Ep. 161 with my bros from Power Athlete. I love these guys and we are brothers from another mother. We believe in hard work, basics, farm boy strength, thinking for yourself, the relentless pursuit of excellence and training for Life. We also discussing parenting / coaching your own kids, garage gyms and of course, essential movies from the 80s and 90s. What a blast! Dig in and enjoy. You'll be depressed when it's over and begging for part 2. But good news is, I've had John … [Read more...]
138 | Dane Miller | Country Boys Can Survive
STRONG Life Podcast ep. 138, part 2 with Dane Miller of Garage Strength & Earth Fed Muscle. Dane's lifestyle is something we can all learn from, regardless of where we live. It's pretty awesome to see and hear how someone is living off their own land while also run a world class training center off their land as well. In this episode we talk about training, nutrition, living off the land and much more: … [Read more...]
STRONG Life 133 | Dr. Andy Galpin & Zach Discuss The De-Evolution of Youth Athletes & Why The Work Is The Gift
We're about to break hearts with Episode 133 of The STRONG Life Podcast but before I do, head on over and see the seminar / strength experience coming up with myself and Marty Gallagher HERE. Don't miss this Strength Experience. It's gonna be badass and if you miss it, I can almost guarantee that you'll be depressed all weekend wondering what you're life COULD have been like had you been there! You can also hear Marty on a few episodes of The STRONG Life Podcast. Just use our search bar to … [Read more...]
12 Lessons From A Never Ending Podcast with John Welbourn & Jim Steel
What a day..... What a night..... I left the house at 2:30 PM to drive to Philly to meet up with John Welbourn & Tex from Power Athlete HQ. The original plan was for the guys to finish their seminar at 4 PM but like any passionate coach, you can't stop the freight train of passion when you're on a roll. I believe things came to a close around 5:15 PM. From there, we headed to U Penn to meet up with Jim Steel, the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach. I had spoken with Jim many times … [Read more...]
Don’t Play The Age Card & My 40th Birthday Workout
I was on the phone with my buddy, AJ Roberts, a former world record holder in Powerlifting while he was a member at Westside Barbell, aka The Strongest Gym in the World. We were talking training, life, business, the usual..... We got to the training talk and I mentioned something about how I feel and he said, "Oh man, you're already playing that age card!" He was right. I was 38 or 39 at the time and I made up some poor excuse about training, how I feel because of my age and then proceeded … [Read more...]
We Need MORE People Getting Farm Boy STRONG
Too many Coaches have gotten entirely too nice with athletes and their training. Or, they refuse to learn and refuse to change, in turn doing dangerous and stupid training that either doesn't work and / or injures athletes. "This is how I always trained....." is what they say. Small minds refuse to change. Small minded people never succeed beyond their own mind. Don't be "that guy". Everyday is a learning opportunity. I learn everyday, not just from other coaches, but from my athletes as I … [Read more...]