STRONG Life Podcast ep 379 IRON JOURNEYS Intro | Old School Gyms & Lessons from Trucker John Brought to you by: http://IronJourneys.com - IRON JOURNEYS Book http://ZachStrength.com - FREE Strength Training Courses http://UndergroundStrengthCert.com - Underground Strength Coach Certification In this episode I share with you the intro from my new book, IRON JOURNEYS along with a few lessons from Chapter 1: Trucker John of The YMCA Everyone needs a mentor who teaches you … [Read more...]
Lessons Learned From The STRONGEST Guy From The Old School YMCA (Circa 1990)
I still remember that guy, even though I met him when I was only 14 years old, a freshman in high school with dreams of being bigger and stronger than everyone else. Back then, the YMCA was ending the era of "old school". Believe it or not, The Metuchen Y was very much like the Y that Golden Era greats trained out of like Dave Draper did when he was a Jersey boy. The plates were all YORK barbell, the squat rack was the rarely seen today York Isometric Rack. No machines except the cable … [Read more...]
21 Stories in 21 Years
After lifting for 21 years and having gone through quite the gamut of training methods, training tools, near death experiences and plenty of pain and pleasure mixed in I have learned quite a lot.... A lot in regards to training AND life through these 2 decades. 1) I used to do my homework in the gym. I just wanted to be amongst the weights. If I opened one of my books in the classroom you would find FLEX magazine inside the book. I couldn't get my mind off lifting and being in the gym. 2) … [Read more...]