STRONG Life Podcast Ep. 176. This is a Power packed blog post because I added a hard hitting, TRUTH Bomb intro for Strength Coaches before sharing my interview with Joel Smith of Just Fly Sports. Joel asked me some awesome questions and this was my second time being featured on his podcast. Also below is a question that was asked to me regarding how I overcame my tough times 5-6 years ago as a Strength Coach. From opening multiple facilities to working at two D1 Universities, I have … [Read more...]
175 | Top 3 Takeaways In Life & Business from The STRONG Life Experience
The above Henry Rollins quote is perfectly fitting for this episode of The STRONG Life Podcast. In this episode I chat with Chris Perilli who was 1 of the guest coaches at the first STRONG Life Experience. He is also the guy I brought in along with his team to record this event and we'll release the recordings next week for a week or so. The recordings will be a Bonus for the Boston SLE attendees. I've seen too many heart breaking posts on FB from passionate Coaches who are leaving … [Read more...]
174 | QnA: Strength Coach Business, Know Your WHY & Training Combat Athletes
STRONG Life Podcast ep. 174, QnA style, from the heart! I will kick things off with this quote from Henry Rollins, that truly sums up what I do as a Coach and via The Underground Strength Gym. “It'll destroy you if you try to make it mean anything to anyone but yourself.” This QnA was solid. A solid blend of Business, Training & Living your Truth. Some of you can use a good ol' throat punch of truth. What we see on the surface is not always what lies beneath the surface. A rem … [Read more...]
173 | Living The STRONG Life, Regardless of Those Who Try to Stop You!
STRONG Life Podcast 173, here we GO! Have you ever felt like you're in a place where you simply do NOT fit in? I've been there before with both training and life / career. This episode brought me back to my early days of training athletes from my garage and eventually my first location. 98% of the people that knew me or knew what I was doing all said You can't do that! I was able to build a 6 figure warehouse gym while teaching full time and running my gym with part time hours. There … [Read more...]
POWER Lessons from Strength & Health Magazine (1941) & The Spartan Way
What is the 1 thing that has consistently improved my life since my teenage years? Reading! As you'll see from the video & audio below, the power in reading comes when you do what Ed O'Keefe calls Time Collapsing. You're learning lessons in rapid fashion that took someone else years and years to discover. With time being our most precious asset, being that we can never buy or regain the time we lost, it's something you must take seriously. How can you maximize your time to best … [Read more...]
5 Strength Tips for Men: We ALL Get Older. Getting Weak or Strong is a CHOICE
After posting some videos to my YouTube yesterday I came across a comment that is all too common. And although YouTube trolls are not the majority of public opinion, the excuse makers and blame artists certainly have a large community. It hit me while watching the stone lifting documentary from Iceland that Rogue Fitness put out. The Icelandic men and women take IMMENSE pride in being Strong and Tough. It is part of the culture and it is their "normal". Men are out and about trying to lift … [Read more...]
How Changing Your Environment Can Change Your Life?
The Spartan Way. Always Learning, Always Taking Action. A Great Book Can Change Your Life! _________________ If you have been following me for some time, you KNOW I am a BIG believer in reading. I love books because books have changed my life. So when I come across the right books, I get fired up and have to share the lessons learned. But what is better than books? The answer........ … [Read more...]
171 | STRONG Life Podcast QnA: Gym / Strength Coach Business, Life Lessons & Abundance Mindset
STRONG Life Ep. 171: STRONG Life Podcast QnA: Gym / Strength Coach Business, Life Lessons & Abundance Mindset. Actually, the title of this blog post is kinda lame compared to all the awesome questions (and of course my answers :) that came through this QnA. It has also been a LONG time since I've held a QnA opportunity. This was refreshing and FUN! The questions were great. Here's just some of the topics / questions answered: From the gym business, strength coach "problems", lessons … [Read more...]
6 Random Thoughts on Bill Starr, Consistency, Being ‘Too Busy”, Strength vs Speed, What It Takes & The Future of Gyms
Image belongs to http://StartingStrength.com Here we go. A brain dump of some random topics and thoughts running through my head that I wanted to share with you. 6 Random Thoughts on Bill Starr, Consistency, Being 'Too Busy", Strength vs Speed, What It Takes & The Future of Gyms. I've been writing every morning, waking up at 5 AM as I upgrade and update The Original Underground Strength Manual. The next version is going to be The Underground Strength & Sports Performance … [Read more...]
The STRONG Life Essence: Live, LIFT, Have FUN & Have PURPOSE
Last night I did a STRONG Life Podcast with my buddy, Joe DeSena, The Founder of The SPARTAN Race. One topic that came to mind was that of having a Purpose in your life. At this time of year, the weather is beautiful and the ocean calls me. The training moves from less inside my gym to more in my garage and anything outdoors, especially surfing, mountain biking and PLAYING. Essentially, I train by the seasons...... If I lived on the West Coast where the weather is warm year round I am sure … [Read more...]