NOT born this way - The official podcast of the Iron Legion Strength Co. and NOT Born This Way brand apparel.

We hate to do it, yet it is so incredibly powerful. The huge upside to putting our egos and fears aside and asking for help.

We can learn a lot from the little humans around us. In this episode we’ll discuss something that we have likely all been guilty of.

Why I didn’t touch a weight for 3 weeks, the “50 more” program and what habit I have had to eliminate.

A well-meaning expression, but one that I think can have the wrong effect on many people.

Fear is driving the majority of the decisions that people are making these days. In the face of uncertainty and fear, it’s important to make smart and strategic decisions, not just fear-based decisions. Now, more than ever, it’s about becoming bulletproof against all the things that threaten to destroy your health, your livelihood and even your way of life.

When the opportunity presents itself will you step up? Will you be ready?

“Realistic” is a four letter word in the goal setting space. Shouldn’t goals be out of reach? Something to shoot for? Absolutely. But they also must be in the realm of possibility or you will completely lose your mojo once you realize you have set a goal that may be unattainable.

Today I took Coach Julian for a ride in the Jeep and we talked about his introduction to strength as a kid in a local barn (freaking awesome) and his thoughts on all things strength. This is a must listen!

A global pandemic. Lockdowns. Elections. So many unknowns. So much uncertainty. How can we continue to pursue greatness, to chase our dreams and to live our lives in this time of fear?

The struggle for success seems very glamorous in movies. In real life it’s not so glamorous, it’s just struggle.

Hearing stories of success is always inspiring. We love to hear the hero’s journey, the overcoming of seemingly insurmountable obstacles that leads to victory. There are parts to success however, to achieving greatness, that we don’t hear about. One of those things is resentment. We don’t hear about how there are times during our quest that we begin to resent everything. We resent the sacrifice th...

We always want to be properly prepared, to have the perfect game plan, to think it through. Often though, this is the perfect way to stall and never actually pull the trigger, a recipe for failure.

The fear of criticism, the fear of looking stupid, the fear of being the new guy is so limiting that it keeps many people from achieving their dreams. Don’t let that be the thing that holds you back.

The road to success seems glorious. It’s not. There will be massive levels of discomfort and pain en route to the better life that we desire. The faster we can accept that the sooner we will get there.

The optimal workout program will vary dramatically depending upon the individual. Today we’ll discuss those variables and how to manage them.

At some point in life we all had a dream. We dreamt of what our life would be like or who we would become. At this point, one of three things have happened. We’ve achieved that dream, we are actively working towards and progressing towards that dream or we have given up on that dream. Which one applies to you?

Anger is a powerful emotion if you can harness it to your advantage.

Today I had a great chat with Coach Jon Janson about how he got started, his personal transformation and the things that have made him successful in the gym and in life. This was a blast!

Some things we just don’t want to acknowledge.

In this episode, as usual I refer to it as the wrong episode number, but that’s to be expected by now. More importantly, we answer the commonly asked question “Why should I train or lift weights if I don’t have any specific goals that I want to accomplish?” Honestly most people don’t have aspirations to be competitive or to accomplish anything specific with their workouts. But that doesn’t mean th...

How we define success is a very important aspect of how we achieve it. How do we know when we are succeeding?

Every year I put up a meme that starts with this. The second line of the meme is “Unless it interferes with your goals then don’t have a s’more.” There is a lot of meaning behind this simple meme and although it’s meant to be humorous, there is a real message behind it too.

The number one mistake that almost everyone makes when it comes to managing their nutrition and how to correct it.

Every day lately it seems that more and more people are apologizing for having a hard time. We are apologizing for struggling with all that’s going on in the world right now. We are struggling with asking for help. We are struggling with admitting that we need help. Let’s discuss.