It's been a LOOOOOONG time since I crushed a STRONG Life podcast and honestly, I wasn't inspired or feeling like I really had some powerful stuff to tell you about. So, the best thing to do and what I truly LOVE is answering your questions. This takes the guess work out of knowing whether or not I am hooking you up with powerful stuff. Listen, this is NOT easy being a 1 man show and I'm honestly struggling with that a LOT lately because I WANT to crush the info for you but don't have the team. … [Read more...]
Best of April 2015 Podcast Interviews with Zach
April has been HUSTLE-MANIA running wild. I just helped co-found and run the first ever SPARTAN Wrestling Camp in Pittsfield, Vt, which is The birth place of Spartan Race. A few of my podcast interviews have been released and they are powerful beyond what I can describe so you're gonna have to see the links below and give them a listen. I have always recommended and encouraged people to leverage their time. Driving to / from work? Listen to these podcasts. Taking a morning, lunch or evening … [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...]
5 Thoughts On Clint Eastwood, The P**sy Generation & Russian Hockey
It's been an interesting day and a LONG day. I woke up around 3:30 AM and couldn't fall back asleep. I laid in bed hoping to fall back asleep before my 4:47 AM alarm. I heard the wind howling and I tried but couldn't fall back asleep so I got out of bed around 4:10 AM. Had some tea and started writing. I like to wake up early and get to work before anyone in my house is awake, including the dogs. I get a LOT of work done in that 60 - 90 minute window, BUT, there is also a sense of power … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Ep. 51: Viking Manhood Lessons & My Thoughts
In a previous blog post someone mentioned that I MUST read the article by Chad Howse on 'Viking Manhood Lessons'. When I followed the link and read through the article I was fired up. I loved it. It inspired me to lift heavy shit and crush my workout that day. I was inspired to eat more meat and veggies. I was inspired! That's what I do. I find inspiration through many things. I find the good in things, the lessons and ways to improve from what comes across my eyes. Then.... I came across … [Read more...]
Travis Stoetzel, Underground Strength Coach Success Story: Attitude & Environment
It was a day I can remember like it was 5 minutes ago. About 10-12 men rolled up to The Underground Strength Coach Certification during the infancy of the Cert. When it was time to get started I noticed 2 things: 1) You could see it in their eyes. 2) These guys were different than past groups. These guys were physically and mentally ready for a much more intense, aggressive weekend of training and learning than any other group before them. Travis Stoetzel stood front and center ready to … [Read more...]
STRONG Life 43: Travis Stoetzel, Train Aggressive & Intensity for LIFE
In early September I got to spend a kick ass weekend with Travis and and a crew of kick ass Underground Strength Coaches up in SPARTAN HQ in Vt. We got to chat life and lifting all weekend and it was Travis' first time away from his family as a new Father. Travis is out in Omaha, Ne. crushing it with his gym, his online business and most of all, his LIFE. In this episode of The STRONG Life Podcast I chat with Travis Stoetzel, one of the earliest certified Underground Strength Coaches who is … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Podcast 37: Timid Spirits VS The Man In The Arena
Here we go! STRONG Life Podcast 37 and a video to go with this bad boy. It's THAT time of year again. I hear it too often and things gotta change. As a society, we're getting SOFT. It's NOT Good at all. There are too many people out there with a GIFT and the Talent to become amazing but they cower at any sign of discomfort. … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Ep 36: Life Changing Books, Brutal Biz Advice & Program Design
In this episode of The STRONG Life Podcast I answer a bunch of questions and add some ranting, naturally. I see no other way but to answer these questions with some hard core truth. Here's what I cover in this episode: … [Read more...]
STRONG Life 33: Ray Jaz, NO Easy Day & Arnold Legacy
You think you're working hard until someone makes you rethink what work ethic, commitment, intensity and passion looks like at the NEXT level. That is the key to the latest STRONG Life Podcast. I'll be giving you insight into the story behind a kid who may have rivaled my own passion and intensity as a kid from the gym, but, even better, he understood how to apply the lessons learned from the gym to his life and sports. … [Read more...]