Josh Hash, Founder and CEO of StrengthSide, discusses his journey, growth of Strength Side, challenges in content creation, building a hybrid gym, balancing parenting and training, writing a book on daily movement, reflections on editing written content, setting long-term goals, bridging fitness concepts with real-world application, and encouraging diverse perspectives in the podcast.
Josh Hash evolved StrengthSide from coaching to successful video brand.
Reflective practices aid in personal growth and brand development alignment.
Josh emphasizes balance in movement practices for holistic well-being.
Deep dives
Transitioning and Evolving Strengths Side
Josh Hash, the CEO and founder of Strengthsight, discusses the evolution of his brand. Initially focused on coaching and rehab-oriented work, Strengths Side transitioned into a successful video-based brand centered on movement, fitness, health, and lifestyle content. Despite dreaming of a larger brand from the start, the practicality at the beginning involved creating videos for clients. The unique brand name, 'Strengthside,' originated from inspiration drawn from Elliot Hulse's 'Strength Camp' and a desire for an available website URL.
Personal Evolution and Reflective Practice
Through consistent journaling and visualization practices, Josh Hash discusses personal growth and brand development. By taking time to reflect on his vision and intentions daily, he maintains focus and clarity on his goals. This reflective process aids in curating the voice and essence of Strengths Side, aligning personal evolution with brand evolution. The journey involves a continuous narrowing process towards authenticity and clarity.
Balancing Intensity and Ease in Movement
Josh Hash delves into the importance of balancing intensity and ease in movement practices. While acknowledging the significance of strength training, he emphasizes exploring other qualities like timing, rhythm, and coordination to attain a holistic sense of well-being. Moving beyond the conventional focus on strength, Josh embraces variety in movement practices to embody different qualities each day, enriching his physical and emotional experiences.
Creating from Writing to Videos
The speaker transitioned from feeling like a YouTuber to identifying more as a writer, emphasizing how videos evolved from writing core ideas. Writing with the intention to expand content led to creating a book based on influential topics, like daily movement routines, that shifted perspectives.
Daily Practice: Book and Routine
The podcast highlighted the success of a 10-movement routine video, 'The Daily Practice,' that resonated with viewers, leading to positive feedback and life-changing impacts. The subsequent book detailed the routine, focusing on its importance, consistency, and integration into a holistic approach to health and habits.
In this special episode we mark one year of the Figuring Things Out Podcast, and go full circle with our first ever guest!!
Josh Hash is the founder and CEO of StrengthSide, a hugely popular YouTube channel and brand. Josh and I spoke in the first ever episode of the FTO Podcast, and to celebrate a year of the paddy we decided to sit down again for round 2!
Josh was a long term online student and has grown into a dear friend. His humble, and kind nature is a huge reason I feel he and StrengthSide has been so successful.
In this conversation we discuss Josh’s past, his present and his future. We ramble through some exclusive news, stumble upon some genuine insights and have a good old catch up about work, training and family life.
I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did, here we go with Josh Hash AKA StrengthSide!
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