Be The Uncommon Man.... or Woman. Remember..... Strength doesn't care where you live, how much money you have in your bank account, the color of your skin or what you achieved "back in the day". Strength is EARNED. We're all equals once we enter the weight room. You Get What You Earn. The same expectations a Strength Coach has for his athletes is the same Relentless expectation you MUST have for yourself as a Coach. Otherwise, how else can you improve? Dominate? … [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...]
176 | Strength Coach Toughness & Success, Training Athletes Today vs Early Days of The Underground Strength Gym
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...]
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...]
REAL Talk: The Myth of Perfection | Defining Your OWN Success As a Strength Coach
If you've been keeping up with The STRONG Life Podcast then you KNOW I post on the regular, a Bonus called REAL Talk with my buddy, Jonas. We talk life, business and anything else on our mind. In this episode, we discuss the strange world of business coaches in the fitness business. As a gym owner myself for well over a decade, I have seen a lot of people and things come and go. The big issue here is that Coaches consistently feel they are not a success unless they are living up to the … [Read more...]
Beyond the Chalk: Going BEYOND The Underground Strength Gym, BEYOND “Strength & Conditioning”
Beyond the Chalk is an inspiring look into the DEEPER meaning of Coaches lives, brought to us by Ron McKeefery and PLAE. I was honored and floored when they asked me to kick off season 2. I've always said, on the surface, people see The Underground Strength Gym as a "strength & conditioning" facility. But as I always say, THAT is just the surface. The Underground exists to change lives through strength. The Underground has always stood for much more than helping an athlete become … [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...]
25 Random Thoughts from the Airport
My flight got delayed and so while stuck at the airport I felt the need to write. I haven't written a blog for a while and I used to write almost daily. These random thoughts will be in no particular order, I'll just brain dump and let the chips fall as they may. … [Read more...]
STRONG Life 157 | Bret Contreras & The Art of (STRENGTH) Coaching
STRONG Life Podcast ep. 157 with The Glute Guy, PhD, Bret Contreras! Holy heck this was super inspiring to chat with Bret via Instagram. Our video below shows a tour of his gym, The Glute Lab located in SoCal! We chatted till the very last second of our 1 hr Instagram limit. Bret's Glute Lab is an awesome Gym. Not just for women but for anyone who wants to get STRONG. We discuss the Coach's Eye, learning through coaching on the ground floor vs book smarts. We also discuss staying … [Read more...]
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