STRONG Life Podcast ep 377 Brought to you by: http://ZachStrength.com - FREE Training Courses Gladiator STRONG - 7 Days FREE Topics discussed in this episode: … [Read more...]
364 | Speed Training & Plyometrics for Men Over 40 (Safely & Effectively)
STRONG Life Podcast ep 364 How to Safely Train Men Over 40 with Speed Training & Plyometrics Brought to you by http://ZachStrength.com Topics covered in this episode: - How Can Men Over the age of 40 perform speed training / power training such as sprints and plyometrics safely? - Why we saw an over abundance of achilles ruptures with men during the CrossFit craze with rebound box jumps - Zach explains how he organizes speed training, jump training and plyometrics for … [Read more...]
316: Football Training, Facing Adversity in Life & Developing the Mental AND Physical Components of Athletes
STRONG Life Podcast ep 316. This QnA was awesome as I finished up ALL the questions from our previous episode. Brought to you by http://ZachStrength.com - Sign Up for Your FREE Training Courses & a Discount Code for our Products which are listed at the Link below: https://zacheven-esh.com/store/ I cover the following topics in this episode: … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Podcast ep. 280: Coach Al Vermeil | The Art of Coaching, Building Tough Athletes & More!
STRONG Life Podcast ep. 280 with legendary Strength Coach, Al Vermeil. Brought to you by SORINEX - the leaders in strength training equipment. If you're a Coach, google Coach Vermeil to see his bio and experience in coaching. Coach Vermeil has been involved in coaching for longer than I've been alive. I love listening to his practical common sense approach to training athletes. It's something that is missing in today's training because of the abundance of software and technology, yet … [Read more...]
Sustained Strength, Spec Ops Military, Building Tough Athletes & More
I've been posting up BONUS podcasts that I've done with others so you can keep up with the knowledge. The topics and conversations have been powerful to say the least. In one episode, I was a guest on 'RAW with Marty Gallagher' along with JP Brice and Jim Steel. We discussed our training together with the most elite soldiers in the world, training high school athletes, training our own children and more. You can find Marty's podcast HERE. The other podcast is with Shae McMaster, who has … [Read more...]
270 Matt Nichol | Strength Coach Professionalism, Old Training Books & Safely Building “Mental Toughness” in Athletes
STRONG Life Podcast 270 with Matt Nichol. In this episode of The STRONG Life Podcast, We discuss the following topics: - Strength Coach Professionalism - Building Grit & Mental Toughness in Athletes today AND doing it Safely - The Hunger & Humble Attitude you need Today to Thrive as a Strength Coach - The Flaws of Training Methods of today vs Yester-year yet still finding how and why they can be applied - Old & New Books that Matt and I are reading in Strength & … [Read more...]
Barbarian Brothers Strength Training Lessons & Inspiration
Lessons & Inspiration from THE Barbarian Brothers. I know that some people will dismiss this information. Others are simply not ready for it. They don't have an open mind yet. For me, with my decades of experience, I have seen a lot and gone through a lot. This gives me a massive pool of knowledge and experience to pull from. So if you're ready, read on. Heck, even if you're not ready, jump in and read on...... The weight room at my high school has been PACKED to the gills since … [Read more...]
STRONG Life 258: Josh Bryant | Crazy Gym Stories, Country Living & Training in Your 40s
STRONG Life Podcast ep. 258 with my bro, Josh Bryant. Josh Bryant is the co author of many of my favorite books under The Jail House Strong brand. Visit Josh's website HERE. In this episode we share some of our most memorable Crazy Gym Stories, thoughts on Country Living & Training in Your 40s. This episode embodies the STRONG Life philosophy as Josh and I discuss topics beyond the barbell and beyond the weight room. … [Read more...]
7 Strength Training / Coaching Mistakes that Hurt Athletes
I'm gonna kick this off with something that might sound like arrogance, but in truth, it's me taking pride in what we do and the results we've been delivering since day 1, 2002 garage days. I used to get hated on for how we trained but I look back and feel even those early days, even as imperfect as it all was, it was VERY EFFECTIVE. It was effective because we crushed the basics. We developed athletes, NOT just athletes who could lift heavy weights. These athletes were succeeding in every … [Read more...]
3 Reasons Why Leg Training Builds the BEAST
I was in my early teens and training at my first "Hardcore Gym". This gym was 7,500 sq ft. NO AC, just a bunch of stand up industrial fans. ALL the plates were deep dish Ivanko plates and there was rumbling throughout the entire gym, blended with some old rock cassette tapes that blasted through the gym. Usually AC/DC or Metallica, sometimes Def Leppard. The back 1/3 of the gym was lined up with leg equipment. Plenty of squat racks, 2 leg presses, 2 hack squats, 2 leg extensions, 2 leg … [Read more...]