Andy Van Strength and Conditioning

Hello and welcome back! After a long weekend of debauchery in Vegas, where I got to play like an adult in a lawless land, Zack and I come to Czann's to talk about play. Specifically, how we can incorporate play into our sessions with clients. I'm all for hard, boring training most days. After all, … Continue reading A2Z No BS Episode 60: Break the Rules

Good afternoon and welcome back to the podcast! Today we have a special guest and #1 fan of the show, Tracy Cook! Tracy met Zack back in 2014 and started training together. Having deadlifted but never really competed with a barbell, Tracy took the plunge and entered her first powerlifting competition in 2015 and was … Continue reading A2Z No BS Episode 59: Special Guest Tracy Cook on Powerlifting and the Empowerment of heavy Lifting

Good morning and welcome back! Zack and I are sitting down at Czann's brewing drinking some delicious milk stouts and talking all things fitness. First, we start off on a small rant about nutrition! Next, what does it mean when we talk about General Physical Preparedness (GPP)? What does it mean to look and feel … Continue reading A2Z No BS Episode 58: You down with GPP?

Good morning and welcome back! Zack and I are back at our favorite - Czann's Brewing - and today we're chatting business ethics. The fitness industry is rife with bad players, poor business practices, and dubious claims. Today we talk about boundaries, values, and ways in which we conduct our respective businesses to ensure we're … Continue reading A2Z No BS Episode 57: I choose “Business Ethics”

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