I had a GREAT time being interviewed on Doug Hershberger's Podcast, The Hard Life! We're in a world where the majority are busy making excuses, whining, complaining and blaming. People of ALL ages get offended by hard work. In fact, when you coach them through a tough workout, they perceive this as He doesn't like me. Or...... Don't you DARE tell an athlete that he cheated on the training. He will say, Everyone else did it. I have ZERO interest in being like "everyone … [Read more...]
193 | How to Build UNSTOPPABLE Confidence (Lessons in Strength)
STRONG Life Podcast ep. 193. Before we get into this episode, I want to share a story of Chet Yorton, who is in the pic above and who I learned about in 1990 when I began reading Arnold's Education of a Bodybuilder. Talk about being UNSTOPPABLE, I had to share this story about Chet Yorton to set the stage for being UNSTOPPABLE..... Chet Yorton was born in 1940. He was involved in an auto accident just out of high school that cut his left eye through the eyeball, cut his left forearm … [Read more...]
3 Ways WE Can Change The WORLD Through STRENGTH
Kid parks his car in front of the house to deliver pizza. It's a test. All of it. I watch to see if he'll take the sidewalk or cut across the front lawn. He cuts across the front lawn. I think to myself..... "That kid never struggled under a heavy squat...." It's not his fault. We failed him. Teachers. Coaches. Somehow, someway, we missed that kid. … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Ep 52: Turning Your Struggles Into Strengths & Obstacles Into Opportunity
The weather in the north east has been pretty damn cold this year and like last year, the pipes at my gym froze up. But, last year, no pipes broke, so I kinda felt that this year I would get lucky. There is only so much you can do in a cold ass warehouse when water pipes are places 1 inch away from an outside cement wall. So when things went south, I had a choice: I could let them take me over or I could rise above and take them over. YOU get the same choices. We all do. None of us are … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Ep 19: Marty Gallagher Pulls NO Punches On STRENGTH
In this episode of The STRONG Life Podcast, I interview Marty Gallagher, author of The Purposeful Primitive and trainer to Tier 1 Spec Ops Military Units in the states and overseas. ======================= If you haven't done so yet, can you please do me a solid: 1) Subscribe to STRONG Life Podcast on iTunes HERE - even if you don't listen via iTunes, this helps the ratings & helps me spread the word of STRENGTH to more people 2) Leave a review on iTunes HERE - even 1 quick sentence will … [Read more...]
The Only Person That Can REALLY Help You Get STRONG?
Got this amazing testimonial via e mail yesterday from one of our Underground Inner Circle Members. I had to share it with you because it's rare to see that type of action when I am used to getting e mails asking which program will turn them into an NFL prospect. It's amazing how so many ask for help and won't even try to do something on their own until someone tells them how or what to do. That type of attitude scares me. I question what type of society is growing where countless … [Read more...]
Not Enough People Doing This 1 Thing
I walked into the OLD wrestling room and the energy literally consumed me. But.... No one was wrestling. There were a few wrestlers getting ready for me to put them through a training session, but no one was on the mat, just me. … [Read more...]
Phantom Of The Anvil
"Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it." - Bruce Lee This photo alone speaks volumes. Somehow I came across it on the web, credit to USAWA. I saw it and immediately thought to myself, HOLY SHYT!!! This Dude is a F**ing TANK! I'm almost tempted to say NOTHING else as the photo speaks for itself about what being STRONG REALLY looks like! Above, The Phantom of the Anvil circa 1918 (notice the … [Read more...]
Top 3 Lessons Learned From Powerlifters
When I began training athletes, specifically wrestlers, I was lucky enough to learn about many of my training methods from Louie Simmons and Pavel. I would speak with Louie on a weekly basis, calling him during my lunch when I was a teacher and we would chat about training wrestlers, MMA fighters and overall building athletes into Bad Mother F**ers. My first set of Kettlebells was a pair of 53s and a pair of 70s. I read all of Pavel's books and training courses and began blending his strength … [Read more...]
How to Be Strong, Inside AND Out
The question was asked: "What does it mean to be a "Strong Man"? I took a shot at the question, just like training, we are ALL flawed, there is NO perfect, but ya gotta try to do do your best, plain and simple. If you've got tips to add, drop a comment. Looking forward to reading your thoughts! Peace! --Z-- … [Read more...]
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