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Good morning and welcome back! Zack and I are enjoying some delicious oatmeal stouts courtesy of Czann's Brewing in the Nations. Has the thought ever crossed your mind to take an ice bath and, like a crazy person, actually enjoy doing it? Yeah, me neither. But over the weekend a Wim Hof seminar popped up … Continue reading A2Z No BS Episode 56: Wim Hof Ice Baths and Flirting with Uncomfortable

Good morning and welcome back to the A2Z Podcast! Today we host a special guest, fellow strength coach and fitness enthusiast, Sam Pfister. Sam got his start in fitness while hustling and grinding in the gauntlet of all gauntlets - in politics. While working and interning in the DC area, Sam started doing Crossfit in … Continue reading A2Z No BS Episode 55: Lift Heavy, Be Light with Sam Pfister

Good morning and welcome back to the show! Zack and I are sipping some new beers at Czanns and, like many podcast days, we start off with one topic and completely forget about it! Instead, we dive down the rabbit hole of what it means to be a "good" coach - what that looks like; … Continue reading A2Z No BS Episode 54: Sergeant Blackbird and Conscious Coaching

Good morning and welcome back! Zack and I are checking in from Czann's Brewing and today we're talking about food. In the realm of fitness we often start our journey in one of two ways - we start watching what we eat and make sure to pack our days full of veggies and protein, and … Continue reading A2Z No BS Episode 53: Chef Bro-ardee

Good morning and welcome back! Zack and I are hanging out at Czann's Brewing with a very special guest, Samantha Brunner. Sam is a Nashville-based strength coach, yoga instructor and pro kayaking badass. She joins the podcast today to tell us about her fitness journey, how she got into coaching and the types of clients … Continue reading A2Z No BS Episode 52: Slinging Beers and Talking Smack with Sam Brunner

Good morning and happy new year! Zack and I are really pleased to have you here and we're pumped to be back at Czann's Brewing bringing you a fresh new podcast for a fresh new year. A new year, for many of us, often brings new ambitions, goals, and a brighter outlook - a clean … Continue reading A2Z No BS Episode 51: Navigating New Years Resolutions

Good morning and welcome back to the A2Z Podcast! As usual we're checking in and drinking some fabulous beers at Czann's Brewing in the Nations, reflecting on an incredible year. What first started as a pet project evolved into 50 episodes, six guests, over 200 beers, and countless laughs. Zack and I would like to … Continue reading A2Z No BS Episode 50: Can You Believe We Made it This Far?

Good morning and welcome back! In an effort to round out 50 episodes in 2021, Zack and I are coming to you from his apartment on a Friday afternoon. This is a deviation from our usual watering hole of Czann's Brewing, but the show must go on! This week, Zack and I are chatting about … Continue reading A2Z No BS Episode 49: When the Going Gets Tough

Good morning and welcome back to the podcast! This week, Zack and I have the pleasure of hosting one of my clients and favorite humans, Leah. She shares her thoughts on strength training, what she's learned, and how training has impacted her life inside and outside the gym. We share stories, talk about PRs, and … Continue reading A2Z No BS Episode 48: Life, Lifting, and the Pursuit of Gains with Special Guest, Leah

Good morning and welcome back to the show! Today's episode almost didn't happen as Zack spent most of the day stuck in airports with delayed flights, but he made it just in time and we're enjoying our beers at Czann's brewing and talking training. We recap Zack's weekend out of town at a powerlifting meet, … Continue reading A2Z No BS Episode 47: Antifragile and the Make or Break of Training Environment