Strong is STRONG. You can't fake strong. Some athletes / people might LOOK strong but when it's time to perform, they can not perform. How do I know? I was there myself in my high school years as a wrestler - I followed too much bodybuilding work and I LOOKED strong, but I was NOT able to perform with dominating power. When I began getting heavily into strength & conditioning, the industry was really pushing the "functional training" craze. Back in the early 2000s, this meant you had … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Ep. 85: Life & Times Of A Strength Coach w/ Aaron Ausmus
STRONG Life Podcast Ep. 85 with Aaron Ausmus. Aaron takes us through his journey as a high school athlete to a walk on athlete at The D1 Level and his journey to winning a D1 National Title as a shot putter. Not only does he win a National Title his Junior year, he won his National title only a few days after Squatting 600 lbs! Hello "Deload"! ha ha This STRONG Life Episode covers a lot of ground..... … [Read more...]
The Problem with Perfect Workouts & Weak People
I often wonder how a Strength Coach thinks in his early days of coaching athletes. For me, when I began training athletes, I was viewed as an outcast. Seriously...... Coaches were training on Bosu Balls, using the Functional Trainer cable, wearing collared shirts tucked in all neat and there I was, having kids carrying stones, pushing trucks and sprinting up hills. In my concerns, I had a friend send me his training program for a wrestler. He was a highly certified Coach with all the letters … [Read more...]
I don’t see this much…
Just making sure you're deadlifting....if not, maybe this pic will motivate you. Lift big weights off the ground, lift them overhead, pull them from the ground up, push them and pull them....squat them.... Get to work. --Z-- PS - Wanna develop a thick, rugged, strong as hell physique? Check THIS out. … [Read more...]
lessons of wolf and man
A few weeks ago one of my clients saw me training before they were about to tear it up. I had about 15 minutes so I tore through some heavy power cleans supersetted with ring dips. He knew I was ALSO going to train at the end of the night to finish off where I left off. He asked me, "Don't you feel exhausted and weak at the end of your work day, after so many hours of work plus the workout you're doing?" … [Read more...]