In this episode of The STRONG Life Podcast I answer a serious question. A question that brings up the topics of family, the strength & conditioning industry, being a teacher, learning from other coaches, answering the call to opportunity and much more. This question will give you clarity on your own path, whether you're a strength coach or not. Enjoy the show and below you'll also see some updates from my YouTube (make sure you are subscribed) as well as my Spartan WAY podcasts. … [Read more...]
178 | STRONG Life QnA: Strength Coach Success, Mindset & Being RELENTLESS
Episode 178 of THE STRONG Life Podcast, QnA Style. This episode was open for Strength Coaches and most of the time, it's a lot of business questions. It was GREAT to see more training questions this time around. Strength Coach Success is the theme of this episode. As you listen, my hope is you understand that Success takes never ending work. And as a Strength Coach, you do NOT have to follow the "norms". In fact, many norms are best if you ignore them. Create your OWN perfect day and … [Read more...]
177 | Jim Steel & Zach Talk Leadership, Bodybuilding & Life
STRONG Life Podcast ep. 177 with my man, Jim Steel. GREAT times during this chat as Jim and I discuss the following topics: - Leadership lessons learned from sports as well as what we see today on college teams - Our lessons learned from Football & Wrestling - Thoughts on Football for kids - Bodybuilding in your 40s and 50s - Jim's recent bodybuilding experience … [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...]
BONUS: Life After a Toxic Relationship + Matt Wenning & Zach Strength Chat
Above: Arnold, Kent Kuehn & Denny Gable. Arnold knew the power of being surrounded by motivated, growth minded, successful people in ALL areas of his life, not just in the gym. Who do you surround yourself with? How are you controlling your environment to empower your life? _____________________ In this BONUS episode of The STRONG Life Podcast I expand on my QnA from ep. 172 where I discuss Life After a Toxic Relationship. I discuss what "changing your environment" really means and how it … [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...]
166 | Strength Coach Business + 3 Mistakes I Made with The Underground Strength Gym
STRONG Life Ep. 166 I discuss the business of being a Strength Coach, my 30 Year Training Anniversary Sale & The 3 BIG Mistakes I Made since opening my first Underground Strength Gym location. Brought to you by https://IntekStrength.com - use code zach100 for 10% off. Whether you own a gym or not, whether you're a strength coach or not, LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE! It's about trusting your gut instincts, who to listen to, wealth building and being SUCCESSFUL. It applies to ALL aspects … [Read more...]
165 | Zach, Tait Fletcher & Keith Jardine on The Pirate Life
STRONG Life Podcast 165, here we GO! I had to share this time I spent with Keith Jardine and Tait Fletcher in NYC and chatted up for their Pirate Life Podcast. If this episode doesn't fire you up for GREATNESS in ALL areas of your life, then I need you to listen to ALL The STRONG Life Podcasts. Go back and listen or re-listen HERE. In this episode we chatted up topics on life, lifting, combat sports, believing in yourself, the importance of your friends / environment and much, much … [Read more...]
164 | How to Harness The Power of Your Mind to Achieve More Success
I'm returning home from an amazing trip to Vermont to help with our annual Spartan Wrestling Camp but this was also the FIRST time I took my son with me to Vermont. Simply going to Vermont to meet and work with Joe DeSena sends me into a mode of stepping up ALL my training, nutrition and lifestyle. I know that Joe will always throw a monkey wrench into what we're doing. For my son, I wanted him to experience the outdoors, the beauty and power of hiking the mountain and to escape from … [Read more...]
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