STRONG Life Episode 106 is Round 2 with my friend and Coach, Matt Reynold of Reynolds STRONG & The Starting Strength Online Coaching Community. Matt is not only a good friend but also a mentor to me. He guides me in business and we regularly chat on Life, Lifting and Success. The theme we always come back to is: Keep it Simple, Trust Your Gut Instincts, Be STRONG & Train for Life. Simple, NOT Easy. Nothing worth having ever is "easy". In this episode of The STRONG Life … [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...]
Youth Football Training Do’s & Don’ts
Underground Strength Interview w/ Coach Burgess, co-author of Pigskin Prep Age Appropriate Performance Training for Youth Football First things first: who are you and what do you do? Ha, thanks Zach. My name is Ryan Burgess; I’m a physical preparation coach at Fitness Quest 10 out in San Diego, CA, where I also direct all of our football programs. I’ve coached and trained athletes and general fitness clients from almost every wa … [Read more...]
Joe DeFranco Reveals Lost Secrets of Strength
Next Tuesday, Joe DeFranco and I will be releasing our last Lost Secrets of Strength Seminar on DVD, along with a KILLER Bonus Audio on CD - the entire seminar reveals our most effective training and business strategies. People flew in from around the world to attend and invested a lot of dinero and time with all their travels and time included. To protect and respect those who busted their ass to make it happen, Joe and I will release 50 copies each, and we are unsure if we will re-release … [Read more...]
Interview With Louie Simmons of Westside Barbell Club
For years I've been hopping on the phone with Louie Simmons to talk training methods. He understands the role of a QUALIFIED Strength Coach training athletes vs an ex Football player becoming the Football Strength Coach and bringing to the table the "same old" training that doesn't deliver results. A Strength Coach requires an understanding of MUCH MORE than the game / sport itself. The Strength Coach must realize his influence on the life of the athlete, understanding special strengths, … [Read more...]