STRONG Life Podcast 252 is BEAST! Jim Seitzer started lifting weights in the mid 70s with none other than Louie Simmons. That's right, imagine graduating college and training to be a bodybuilder and on day 1, you see Louie benching 365 at the Ohio State University weight room and when you ask Louie, the strongest guy in the gym for help he says, "Just show up at my house tomorrow!" Jim began training for bodybuilding as a "Power Bodybuilder" in 1976 and went on to become a high level … [Read more...]
Strong Is STRONG & Training Is TRAINING
Training doesn't need to be complicated to be effective. I will be hammering this home BIG time at my up and coming STRENGTH Seminar with Travis Mash (Details HERE). Growing up in the 80s and 90s gave me insight to the times of YMCA weight rooms filled with York Barbell Equipment. I got to see a state championship Football team crushing the basics while playing The Rocky IV soundtrack day after day. I saw my Wrestling Coach doing 10 sets of squats every time he trained legs, 5 sets of back … [Read more...]
The TRUTH About Heavy Lifting & Building Muscle
I was scared to go to this one gym. I felt I had to earn my way into training there. I wanted to be at least somewhat respected when I got there. The bodybuilders from that gym were winning all the major bodybuilding shows not just on a state level but also nationally. When I finally made the trek to this gym, the proof was not just what happened on the bodybuilding stage, but in how they ALL trained. They ALL lifted heavy. I saw countless bodybuilders incline bench 315 lbs for 6 - 8 reps. … [Read more...]