Episode 117 of The STRONG Life Podcast with my friend and mentor, Marty Gallagher. Marty is the author of multiple books and 1 of them is my ALL time favorite, The Purposeful Primitive. You can also listen to our first STRONG Life Podcast on Episode 19 HERE. Listening to Marty talk training and the overall Purposeful Primitive Lifestyle is always awe inspiring! I've spent time with Marty when he took some of the world's best Tier 1 Military Operators to a Powerlifting Meet with a … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Ep 104: Captain Joe Mastrangelo, Navy SEAL: Forging Your Mind & Body For SUCCESS
STRONG Life Podcast, Ep. 104! This Episode is VERY special for me. After 22 years, I reconnect with 1 of my earliest mentors who helped me turn my life around and start kicking ass & taking names. Meet Captain Joe Mastrangelo, Navy SEAL and hard charger who has forged his mind and body by conquering one tough goal after another. Today, Joe is running Veteran Sailing Association, a non profit to help Veterans learn to Sail, to reconnect with themselves by connecting them to nature … [Read more...]
Convict Conditioning – The Truth
Would love to hear your comments and thoughts on this. Drop a comment below! In Strength, --Z-- PS: Get Convict Conditioning HERE - don't listen to the cry babies, this book is legit and BadAss! Get it HERE PPS: If you're a Serious Strength Coach, THIS is for you. … [Read more...]
There Are NO Secrets
Some say they have secrets for packing on freakish amounts of ripped muscle and insane amounts of strength. Continue reading if you want the truth. Freak Strength, Brute Strength, Functional Strength & Rugged Muscle - if you want ALL of these traits, then you better Squat and Deadlift. I've been using these terms for well over a decade now and I'm sure you see other Coaches trying to be market savvy using the same words with their training courses. These words came about with me countless … [Read more...]
Training with a Navy SEAL
About 15 years ago I was training a bit with a Navy SEAL. He was in Israel at the time, but eventually came to the states. His training regiment was brutal. Three days a week he ran a good 10 km or more. My brother would run with him since he was in the military as well, in a unit called "The Cherries". He told me these were not jogs, but all out races and "Joe" was out to win, every single time. The other three days Joe would swim a good 30 minutes. Sometimes a pool swim, other times … [Read more...]
Q & A from a skinny guy and a former inmate
Today I had a skinny guy stop into the gym....after he left the gym next door. The other day, another skinny guy who confessed to being a former inmate stopped by as well. I'm starting to worry who the heck will be stopping by next. The former inmate confessed he was way bigger in "the pen". I bet he was....eating all day, push ups and sit ups every day, hitting the weight pile almost daily. What can you do in the weight pile? Nothing fancy.....I saw what the prisons have: benches, barbells, … [Read more...]