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...]
STRONG Life Podcast Ep 127: From 560 lbs to 260 lbs, Student of Strength & Life | Mike Cupples
STRONG Life Podcast ep. 127 with Mike Cupples. Mike used to weigh 560 lbs at age 17 and is now down to the 260-270 lb range! Think about that for a few seconds..... Listen to Mike and I discuss how he lost 250+lbs, how / why his mindset changed, and how he has grown his own Training Business! This is an inspiring podcast and Mike opens up about the deeper intangibles that have changed his life as a Student of Strength & Life. Here's some of what we discuss: … [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...]
3 Key Truths In Training You Must Accept To Maximize Size & Strength Gains
There are 3 critical keys that have been largely responsible for my success in training as well as coaching. Yes, there is science behind it, but most of all, there are these 3 keys behind the training. … [Read more...]
Training Log, Flow & Where Are My Training Videos?
So, where have my training videos gone? Why don't I record all my workouts? What gives? Let me explain while I crushed a weekend training session.... … [Read more...]
10 Reasons You’re NOT Gaining Muscle or Getting Stonger
Tomorrow I turn 38. By the time you read this, who knows how old I'll be..... It got me thinking about time, training, life and a slew of other things. This whole life thing goes way too fast. Every year I get older I quickly do the math and have a memory from age 6 of what seemed like yesterday. You must make it ALL count. Life is too short to walk around weak and with a laundry list of excuses. Bill Starr has a GREAT book call The Strongest Shall Survive. The title alone hits home, it … [Read more...]
365 STRONG
My thoughts on what I've learned from Brandon Lilly's 365 STRONG. It hit home for me BIG time on multiple levels. I explain it all in this video below. … [Read more...]
How To Build Muscle – The Mindset
One of our wrestlers from The Underground Strength Gym just returned from a 28 day intensive wrestling camp. The infamous J Robinson Intensive Camp. The wrestlers would be awoken at 3, 4 or 5 am and sent off on long distance runs. They trained all day and accountability was pushed BIG time. Not ALL Wrestlers received their special t shirt at the end of the 28 days because you had to do ALL things correctly: - Show up on time - Put out intensity - Complete written assignments Some kids were … [Read more...]
NEVER Train These 2 Exercises Together? Do You Even Lift, Bro?!?!
Don't believe the hype. Let me explain why.... The e mail came in.... again. Hey, Zach. I can't get big. I'm stuck in a rut. I train at my local gym and sometimes at home. I can do all the free weight lifts and bodyweight exercises. Can you write me a routine for 4 days a week and some nutrition tips? I get your daily e mails and I love them! Thanks, man! Well, I'll be damned.... … [Read more...]
Top 10 Muscle Building Exercises – Pt 2 (Advanced Lifter Variations)
In Part 1 of The Top 10 Muscle Building Exercises I laid out a list of heavy duty exercises you can and should be married to, literally. They can be done anywhere, in a lame ass globo gym or in your dungeon garage / basement / backyard gym. In Part 2, I'm going to detail how to include variations in those lifts to make the program more advanced. That being said, if you NEVER varied those exercises described in part 1, fear not, the boys in the pen rock those heavy lifts and bodyweight exercises … [Read more...]