Above: Arnold, Kent Kuehn & Denny Gable. Arnold knew the power of being surrounded by motivated, growth minded, successful people in ALL areas of his life, not just in the gym. Who do you surround yourself with? How are you controlling your environment to empower your life? _____________________ In this BONUS episode of The STRONG Life Podcast I expand on my QnA from ep. 172 where I discuss Life After a Toxic Relationship. I discuss what "changing your environment" really means and how it … [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...]
STRONG Life 92: ALL About Getting STRONG, Building Muscle & Getting RESULTS!
In STRONG Life Ep 92, I answer your questions from Instagram. This episode is ALL about Training, ALL About Getting STRONG, Building Muscle & Getting Results. QnA style and being in a fired up mood, I deliver hard hitting throat punches with the TRUTH on Training. Here are the Questions / Topics answered in this STRONG Life Podcast: … [Read more...]
#STRONGLife Ep 78: Kettlebells, Minimalist Training, Gym Business & Mental Toughness
Another QnA Episode here on STRONG Life Podcast # 78. I crush The QnA from my Instagram and of course, the topics vary from training to a lil' business to some LIFE. Some of the topics / questions I cover and answer are: … [Read more...]
The Problem With Strength Training Advice On The Internet
Here's a little news flash that will hurt many people's feelings: Just because you see it on YouTube doesn't mean it's what ALWAYS happens in that person's training. Just because the guy behind the camera is ripped doesn't mean he knows more about training than the other Coach. The internet has given us opportunity to learn as much as we want, not all of it good and not all of it accurate. The opposite holds true as well, there is some amazing and powerful information out there that was once … [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...]
STRONGLife Ep 45: Louie Simmons Interview & Westside Barbell
STRONG Life Podcast Episode 45. A Throwback interview with Louie Simmons, owner of Westside Barbell (Strongest Gym In the World). In this episode Louie and I discuss the following: … [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...]
The Truth About Sport Specific Training
When I first began to heavily research the training of athletes, the BIG Buzz words were "functional training" and "sport specific training". Everyone and their Mom was training on one leg, using a stability ball, insisted on using pieces of equipment called "functional trainers" - which usually cost between 5 and 10 thousand dollars. Mind you, this was before you tube came about.... hell, I'm not even sure Google existed at the time.... ha ha I was brainwashed into thinking those people were … [Read more...]
Dan John Interrogation
Check out my interview with Dan John. I gotta say, guys like Dan John, Coach Ethan Reeve - these guys are amazing coaches, but also a bit crazy. I feel related to them - kinda like we're from the same Crazy Strength Tribe. Click HERE to Play The Dan John Audio (be patient as it uploads :) Please feel free to add your Thoughts or comments on the audio, drop a comment below, looking forward to hearing your feedback! Live The Code --Z-- Click HERE to Play The Dan John Audio (be … [Read more...]