98 | Zachary Martin, CPT | This Isn't My Job, It's My Life: Strength, Longevity & What Two Decades in the Gym Teaches You

This week we sat down with someone who's been a big part of our world over the last year... Zachary Martin, certified personal trainer and owner of ZM Fitness, who has been in the game for nearly two decades and shows absolutely no signs of slowing down.Zach grew up as an only child with a health-conscious single mom who showed him early on that movement matters. From watching trainers at the gym as a teenager and quietly studying their every move, to building a full training practice over 19 years in Minneapolis — this episode is a masterclass in what happens when you find the thing you love and just keep showing up for it.We talk about what it actually takes to last in the personal training industry, why strength training is the foundation of everything (yes, everything), and how Zach thinks about programming differently now than he did 15 years ago. He gets honest about the emotional weight of the job — the clients who feel like family, the sessions that hit different, and the irrational fear that everyone will cancel on you at once. We also dig into what it means to practice what you preach, why rest between sets matters more than you think, and how becoming a dad at 39 completely rewired his relationship with movement, longevity, and why he does any of this at all.This one is full of perspective shifts, real talk, and the kind of passion that makes you want to go pick up something heavy.*****Keep up with Zachary Martin!Instagram: @mplstrainerWebsite:  ZM Fitness*****Follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@weget2dothispod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email us questions/comments at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out the video portion of our show at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@weget2dothis⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For business information hit up the links below:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Kailee Acupuncture Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Oak Endurance Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reviews go SUCH A LONG WAY and it would mean the world to us if you took a second out of your busy life to leave one :)⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠: follow the show, tap the three dots near the podcast title, then tap rate show⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠: follow the show, scroll to the bottom to Ratings and Reviews, then leave stars or write a review⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠: subscribe and drop a comment on the episodeThank you for being here.We Get 2 Do This!