In this episode, we sit down with Josh Gutridge AKA Big Josh. Big Josh has an amazing story and we knew we had to share it with you.  He’s done so much for the sport of powerlifting yet many of you probably haven’t heard of him.  Almost 15 years at Westside Barbell and part of the Newark Crew from back in the day. That’s not even the best part. While he’s done some impressive things on the platform it’s what he’s done off of it that truly makes him an integral part of the sport.  Josh is a phenomenal coach and you can hear it in his voice when he talks that he truly loves coaching and helping people.  He can instantly see the potential in someone, the potential they can’t even see in themselves, and working with them to bring it out. He just genuinely wants to help people get better and wants zero recognition or acknowledgment for it.  The crazy part is, he isn’t even a coach, he has spent his professional career as a probation officer in Knox county Ohio where he has had a significant role in teaching cognitive-behavioral therapy classes and organizing programs available at probation houses through various county agencies which include counseling, group therapy, educational opportunities, and job skill training. This was a phenomenal conversation as we talked about the mindset and mentality it takes to succeed in powerlifting, how to be a better training partner and coach, when Louie brought bands to the gym, and how you knew your pizza was ready during training Sit back and enjoy as you’re in for a wild ride on this episode of The Strength Pursuit

Life happens Tough times happen But nobody every teaches us how what to do when they happen. The fellas sit down this week and discuss what's worked for them and how they got where they are today "Life happens. We are given the opportunity to give it meaning. When life happens, how do you view it? Does it happen to you or does it happen for you?" Tune in on spotify, apple, and google. Links are in the bio. 

In this episode Showman talks about why you can't spend all your time coaching. You need to take time to recover and re-energize because if you don't you'll end up being of no value to anybody around you.  It's like training. You can't train 40 hours a week and expect to get better without recovering. Same with coaching, you can't coach 40 hours a week and expect to get better as a coach if you don't recover and give yourself time to actually get better.  More isn't always better

This week your hosts sit down with Granville High School's lead performance coach Dylan Leffingwell. We discuss his transition from college strength into high school Why your program needs to be adaptable  How to create extra coaches when you don't have a staff And more Tune in this week as we give you a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to make it in the high school world of strength & performance. 

In this episode, Nic goes over why you need to be training 7 days a week. If you're in the gym 3-4x at 1-2 hours a session that's only 3-8 hours of training There are 168 hours in the week What are you doing with the rest of your time? We don't rise to the level of our expectation, we fall to the level of our training.

In this episode, the fellas sit down and talk shop with Gregg Parini. Head swimming and diving coach at Denison University for the past 35 years. He’s built one of if not the most successful swimming & diving programs in the history of D3 athletics which includes 6 national championships.  They talk about building a winning culture, keeping your eye on the horizon, instilling a winning mindset in and out of athletics, how to connect with younger athletes and so much more.  Your hosts didn’t do much talking as they were completely enthralled by the knowledge Coach Parini shared with them.  This is a phenomenal episode for all coaches and humans to get inside the minds of one of the greatest coaches of all time Greg Parini

In this episode Coach Bronkall talks about the concepts and theory of synchronicity and flow states. Synchronicity where we as humans interpret two separate, seemingly unrelated experiences as being meaningfully intertwined even though there is no evidence that one led to the other or that the two events are linked in any other way. Flow is a state of mind in which you become fully immersed in an activity. Learn how to harness the power of both of these in this quick but powerful podcast  

In this episode Nick Showman talks why business is actually really simple but where most business owners go wrong is not knowing their numbers. And no he's not talking about your squat PR Tune in for this quick talk on how knowing your business numbers will change your business

In this episode, we talk about the art of disconnecting Our brain is bombarded with stimulus all day because of the way in which society is set up We are connected to the world 24/7  Think if you squatted 24/7 you probably wouldn't recover very well The same thought process with the brain, if we don't give it time to relax and recover it can inhibit its growth.  Learning how to disconnect and embrace solitude can lead to personal learning, discoveries, and development.  All this and more in this week's episode of The Strength Pursuit

In this episode of Nic Talks, he discusses how the environments we are creating through our choices is shaping the person we are becoming He also talks about establishing skills, what to include when you rehab injuries, and why you need to spend time alone to help your brain grow and develop