Above, The INTEK MODF Trap Bar! This blog post is an excerpt from my short morning emails that go out via The STRONG Life Newsletter. I must admit, holiday shopping will kick your a**. I am in shock at how people behave and hurt others with zero consideration. I feel like I need a "deload" after shopping yesterday. About 2 weeks ago I shared some tips on my birthday and received a lot of great feedback. I believe it was 32 tips. Today, I share some random thoughts on Mondays, … [Read more...]
7 Strength Training / Coaching Mistakes that Hurt Athletes
I'm gonna kick this off with something that might sound like arrogance, but in truth, it's me taking pride in what we do and the results we've been delivering since day 1, 2002 garage days. I used to get hated on for how we trained but I look back and feel even those early days, even as imperfect as it all was, it was VERY EFFECTIVE. It was effective because we crushed the basics. We developed athletes, NOT just athletes who could lift heavy weights. These athletes were succeeding in every … [Read more...]
Old Training Methods for New Results
At age 44, I am still learning and evolving with my training. 31 years into training and unlike many lifters and coaches, I am not moving forward with a closed mind. Listen, if you want to get better, you need an open mind. You need to have the hunger and desire to keep learning and keep improving. A closed mind helps no one. I've been adding a few new things for me but they are not new in the realm of training methods. Some of these training methods that I have started implementing with … [Read more...]
STRONG Life Ep 128 | QnA: Training Methods for Different Athletes, GREAT Books & Being Owned By No Man!
In STRONG Life Podcast ep. 128, I have an awesome time answering your questions and as always, my answers expand into multiple topics and conversations. Training questions end up becoming answers about life, business questions become answers about training..... Here's some of the topics / questions discussed: … [Read more...]
The uncomplicated strength workout
Keep it simple, nothing fancy, hit the weights hard, hit em' heavy, go light when your body tells you to back off, and, if you're feelin' like a beast, go ahead and kill the weights.....and I do mean KILL IT! That's 585 x 2...... I'll break that record soon enough....so stay tuned, it'll come your way via The Underground Strength Show! Kill it! --Coach Z-- P.S. - Tell me about your latest simple, ass kicking workout? … [Read more...]