I have a kitchen in my house but that doesn't make me a 5 star chef. You might be driving a sports car but that doesn't make you a Nascar driver. The success you achieve from training is greatly determined by the details of: … [Read more...]
SPARTAN Life Wisdom; Adapt, Overcome & Improvise
In this Spartan Video from The Spartan Wrestling Camp, I join with Joe DeSena, Col. Nye and Charlie Pritchard to share Spartan Success Tips and Wisdom on "what it takes". The different between good and great. The ability to adapt, overcome and improvise. Whether you wrestle or not, doesn't matter. Success Leaves clues. Dig in and enjoy the video, but, more importantly, take ACTION from the lessons you learn from these Spartan Life Lessons. … [Read more...]
5 Tips To Be STRONG, Successful & Awesome
I'm fired up as I'm hitting the road to drive down to North Carolina tomorrow. Travis Mash and I will be crushing our seminar together and the next one will be here in NJ. My drive is going to be about 9 hours. And when I get to think about driving, I get to think about how many excuse makers there are. I question where they acquire this attitude of convenience over excellence. I've held seminars where I flew 4, 5 + hours and people within 45 minutes driving said, "Let me know when you're … [Read more...]
Deadlifts, Westside Barbell & REFUSING TO BE AVERAGE
There's running a business and then there's the fire in your heart that has NOTHING to do with your business. Here's some intense thoughts on: The athletes I train / don't want to train The influence Louie Simmons has had on me Inspiration from the upcoming documentary, Westside vs The World Finding a Way to Run a Business Doing ONLY What You Love Would I still train athletes if I won the lottery? … [Read more...]
How You Do ANYTHING Is How You Do EVERYTHING
I had a conversation with a friend of mine recently about running a warehouse gym, employees and "doing a great job". It's my mindset when I think of the great quote, How you do Anything, Is How you do EVERYTHING. What do you do with your shopping cart after food shopping? Do you push it or shove it somewhere or do you walk 15 seconds and return the cart properly? You see garbage on the floor? You walked into the gym and carried dirt all over your shoes. Ignore it or clean up after … [Read more...]
Matt Shadeed | Dedicated To Being a GREAT Strength Coach | Arkansas State Football Strength & Conditioning
Here we go! Episode 108 of The STRONG Life Podcast with Arkansas State Football Strength & Conditioning Coach, Matt Shadeed. I posted the above photo of Matt with his family because that is 1 of the first things we discussed on this episode of The STRONG Life. You'll soon hear how Matt sets his standard for being a GREAT Coach AND a GREAT Family man. Matt Shadeed is the Head Football Strength & Conditioning Coach at Arkansas State.His passion and fire stand out from the first … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Ep 103: Relentless Pursuit of Excellence | Brett Bartholomew
STRONG Life Podcast Ep. 103! Let's crush this episode with Strength & Conditioning Coach, Brett Bartholomew. Brett has been on an intense journey during his time as a Strength Coach since Day 1. From volunteering and interning at colleges to working with pro athletes and celebrities, Brett's training methods and philosophies are refreshing to say the least. This conversation heats up the further we dive into the conversation so dig in and get your learn ON! In this episode of … [Read more...]
STOP Looking For A Substitute
This blog post will make me sound like a cranky old guy talking about "back in the day" but the truth is, even though I am 40 now, I remember feeling this way when I was 30. The photo above is from our forum for Garage Gym Gladiators. Matthew got me fired up because he did what I want everyone to do: FIND A WAY. You can find a way or you can find an excuse. You can have excuses or you can have results but you can not have both. When you see a training program that requires sleds, you don't … [Read more...]
Strength Coach GREATNESS | AJ Roberts
In STRONG Life Podcast Episode 93, AJ Roberts and I discuss how Strength Coaches can achieve all around Success. AJ is a close friend of mine who is also a former world record holder Powerlifter from Westside Barbell. His experiences span from setting world records as a Powerlifter to being the brain behind multi million dollar businesses. And although we kick off the initial conversation with regards to financial success as a Strength Coach, it ALL comes full circle to The Relentless … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Ep 90 QnA: Strength Coach Gym Business, Training Large Groups of Athletes & Abundance Mentality
STRONG Life Podcast Episode 90 QnA Style: Strength Coach Gym Business, Training Large Groups of Athletes & Abundance Mentality. This episode gets more dialed in being the 2nd time I ran a Live Facebook QnA. You can catch the Live QnA episodes by following me here: http://facebook.com/zevenesh Here are the topics and questions covered in this episode: … [Read more...]