STRONG Life ep. 218 with guest Coach, Elmer Bench, owner of Breaking Bars Training Center. After 20 years of teaching and coaching Football, 2 weeks in The NFL and a host of bad experiences training in commercial gyms, Elmer took his savings and opened up Breaking Bars Training Center. Listen to his stories and struggles as he built his gym from ground zero to 500+ members! His gym and the community he has built is amazing. Listen to the show and prepare to get fired up! … [Read more...]
180 | STRONG Life Experience Takeaways, Strength Coach Vision & Demanding Excellence of Yourself
STRONG Life Podcast ep. 180 I pulled the audios from my IG Live Videos and wanted to make sure you hear them! They are powerful. Well, ONLY powerful if you put this information to use. Inside this episode of The STRONG Life Podcast, I share my BIG Lessons Learned from The Boston STRONG Life Experience, why Strength Coaches MUST have a Vision & why I returned to teaching. I also talk about Demanding Excellence from yourself and why it's actually easier to apply Excellence to ALL … [Read more...]
179 | Strength Coach QnA: Career Choices, Parenting & Opportunity
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...]
159 | James The Thinker Smith
STRONG Life Podcast Ep 159 with James The Thinker Smith. WOW. This was a cerebral conversation and it will challenge your thinking about your role as a Coach of ANY sort. I have known James for about 15 years now and his evolution has intrigued and inspired me. I ask that you dig into this episode and give it your honest best effort to think about this conversation and how it can be applied to your profession. Will you make any changes? How? What? When? Question the status … [Read more...]
Being A Simple Man VS A Great Man, Same Difference?
I came across a great post by Jim Wendler on Instagram and then I elaborated on how these words from actor, Tom Hardy hit home for me. Now, I don't know anything about Tom Hardy. But, these words inspired me and I love to write. Writing for me has always been something I love to do, even if no one is reading. It's a therapy of sorts so I just put this out there.... From Tom Hardy: … [Read more...]