This article is about GRIT & Toughness for the Strength & Conditioning Coach. This profession is NOT easy. The hours can be crazy and the vacations can be little but we are SO damn passionate about what we do, it's a double edged sword. I've been at The D1 Level and of course the independent level, running at times up to 4 locations of The Underground Strength Gym. Thank God for wrestling because it taught me to be TOUGH. From my first job working at JFK Fitness Center to my … [Read more...]
Grit, Toughness, Work Ethic & STRENGTH
Here we go with The STRONG Life Insider. I am fired up and psyched to share some hard hitting truth bombs. To keep up with ALL content with my STRONG Life Insider, it's FREE, go HERE. "The Soft American" is a piece written by John F. Kennedy in 1960! Well, we need to send that letter out to the masses even though it's 60 years later, aka TODAY! I got back to recording The STRONG Life Insider again because I wanted to expand on the writings of my morning e mails. The STRONG Life … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Bonus | QnA on Strength Training & Growing Your Strength Coach Business
Here's a BONUS episode of The STRONG Life Podcast that I had a LOT of fun doing. This QnA covers topics such as how I organize training for my athletes (Full Body Workouts vs Upper / Lower Splits) + Growing Your Gym Business. Whether it's a garage gym or warehouse gym business, this is for you! These were GREAT questions & I love helping you so keep the questions coming via my Instagram. Enjoy the show! … [Read more...]
191 | Getting STRONGER in Life, In The Gym & In Your Business
STRONG Life ep. 191 here we GO! I answered some GREAT questions and this is part 1 of a post from my Instagram. We're almost at 200 episodes so feel free to dig in and keep going WAY back as I've posted ALL The STRONG Life Podcast episodes HERE. In this episode I answer questions on: - Strength & Conditioning Tests for High School Physical Education - Expanding Your Training Business & Getting Away from 1 on 1 Training - Developing Relative Body Strength, Absolute … [Read more...]
190 | QnA: Complacency in Life & Strength Coach Business Talk
STRONG Life Podcast ep 190, QnA style. In this episode I answer questions on fighting complacency as well as how to feel good about selling your services as a Strength Coach / Fitness Coach. Listen below: … [Read more...]
189 | Zach & Jim Steel Talk Training for Toughness, Strength Coach Business & Lessons from Other Countries
Photo Cred: Kathleen Hertel STRONG Life Podcast ep. 189, here we GO! Thanks for waiting for this episode while I lost my voice for what felt like 2 weeks. In this episode, Jim Steel & I Talk Training for Toughness, Strength Coach Business Lessons & Training Lessons from Other Countries such as Cuba, Russia & Romania. Thanks to ALL who posted great questions on my Instagram. Also, do NOT miss this: March 23-24 is The Underground Strength Coach Certification. The USC … [Read more...]
QnA: Training for Law Enforcement, Thoughts on Distance Running & Strength Coach Business Success Tips
I crushed a GREAT question last night on my Instagram which led to a few more questions. Here is the question from our friend and his name kept anonymous: Hey Zach, Question for you- I’m going to be honest... this is a tough email to write and it’s a long time coming. I’ve been stuck in a training rut for a long freaking time and I’ve reached out to some other people and nobody can seem to help. I know you’ve been building badasses at your facilities and you know what’s up in the … [Read more...]
Random Thoughts: Training, CrossFit, Lessons from Sun Tzu & Warehouse Gym Business Standards / Ethics
Here we go...... I'm sipping on some tea, prepping up for our 9 AM training before the new year at my Manasquan, NJ Underground Strength Gym location. The quote above from Sun Tzu was shared to me from my buddy, John Welbourn. I LOVE it. It makes me think about the athletes I work with, how they are held back BIG time when they fear getting out of their comfort zone. I watch every winter / wrestling season a local team getting DESTROYED by the competition in a way I … [Read more...]
187 | Matt Wenning & Zach Discuss Warehouse Gym Business, Training Athletes & Success Mindset
STRONG Life Podcast Ep.187. Matt Wenning & I Discuss the Warehouse Gym Business, Training Athletes & Success Mindset. This was pulled from my Instagram Live Chat where I try to hold regular live QnA opportunities as well as live chats. This was 1 of the most diverse and fun episodes I've done w/ Matt and you can find our previous STRONG Life podcasts by using the search bar. Make sure you stay up to date as I've got a lot of live events and updates for 2019. … [Read more...]
186 | Mike Guadango | Speed Training, Strength Coach Lifestyle & Grit
STRONG Life Podcast ep. 186 with Mike Guadango. In this episode we talk a LOT on Speed Training, the Strength Coach Lifestyle & Grit. This is my 2nd time with Mike on The STRONG Life Podcast and it was awesome. Here are just SOME of the topics we crushed: … [Read more...]
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