STRONG Life Podcast Episode 98 with Dr. Travis Jewett. Our topic of conversation has been running through my mind for a LONG time: Why Is Everyone So Friggin Weak, Constantly Injured & Immobile VS Agile, Mobile & Hostile? What ever happened to being strong & athletic as a teen and young adult? Are those days gone? Dr. Travis Jewett is a SMART Dude, a Doctor of Chiropractic and Strength Coach. He is a family man and hails from Iowa, the land of Dan Gable. This was 1 of … [Read more...]
3 Simple Tips To Improve Olympic Weightlifting & Get STRONGER
Here's a cool question that came in the mail box and I wanna answer this question more in depth for you with some sample workouts: Zach, I've been following you for awhile and now that I'm not an active trainer at my local CF box, I have slowly pieced together a garage gym to call home. Which program from your Online Training would you recommend to A) build my strength and .... B) stay on top of Oly/CF type movements? I know I desperately need the strength build up, but … [Read more...]
Training Large Groups of Athletes, Squat Every Day, Motivation to Lift Heavier & Football Workouts
STRONG Life Podcast Episode 72 is a QnA session pulled from the private forum of Certified Underground Strength Coaches. This will be a 2 or 3 part series and the focus is mostly training questions, although some business and lifestyle questions are snuck in. In this episode, I answer the following questions: … [Read more...]
Potential Is BS, Reality Is The TRUTH
I heard something recently and it has me changing my mind and changing the things I find myself telling others. It has to do with your potential and your actions. I used to view the training and coaching we do at The Underground Strength Gym as the ultimate way to help athletes achieve their TRUE potential. Until I heard a Coach say this..... "I hate that word potential. It's such bull shit. The reality of what you DO is all that really counts. What you DO with your potential is the ultimate … [Read more...]
You Have Greater Potential Than You Know!
If you think too much, and most people do, you will never reach your potential. You will dissect everything and find out 100 reasons why you can't, when all you need is 1 BIG reason WHY you CAN. You are truly capable of Greatness. In this Video, I explain how you must change your mind so you can ultimately change your life. This Video is critical to watch. See below. … [Read more...]
Hard Work Is BEAUTIFUL!!!
Hard Work is BEAUTIFUL. That is the first step towards success in any endeavor, Loving work rather than fearing work. You'll find resistance all around you as you work your ass off to achieve greatness in any endeavor, be it in the gym or in life. People will call you "crazy" and say "that's not normal". You're damn right it's not normal. Normal people achieve normal or average levels of success. I have ZERO interest in being average or normal. Recently, I was reminded like a punch … [Read more...]
How Hard To Train to Maximize Strength & Muscle Growth?
How hard is too hard when it comes to packing on size and strength? What is enough, what is too much and what is optimal? After decades of experience since 1989, I've seen some guys lean more towards one way over another. Other times, I've seen lifters change their intensity levels. Myself? I go completely by feel. More often than not, my intensity is high and aggressive. Why? It matches my personality. When I deny who I am and what I am, I do NOT feel good about what I'm doing. I LOVE hard … [Read more...]
How to Get Built Like a Brick Sh*t House
Once in a blue moon you come across an athlete or a gym rat who, as some of us may have said, is "Built like a Brick S**t House". In my countless years of getting under the bar (Training Since 1989), traveling the world and being in countless gyms I have seen my fair share of lifters who are TRULY built like BEASTS. You know the look I'm talking about if you've seen the lifters who have spent 10+ years consistently lifting heavy. It's that Powerful look, thick, densely built muscles that you … [Read more...]