Comments on: 21 Stories in 21 Years http://zacheven-esh.com/21-stories-in-21-years/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=21-stories-in-21-years Old School Strength & Muscle Building, Underground Strength Training Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:57:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: dknt watch http://zacheven-esh.com/21-stories-in-21-years/#comment-49953 dknt watch Mon, 11 Oct 2010 03:31:22 +0000 http://zacheven-esh.com/blog/?p=908#comment-49953 Z! That's some strong sh*t right there bro! I can remember working out in the basement of my house with those old ass plastic Weider weights full of concrete and the doing pull-ups off my floor boards! I would read every magazine possible saying shit I want to be a bodybuilder. My bro and I would talk about owning our own gym since I first starting working out for 2-3 hours a day at the local Boys and Girls Club! Now LOOK! We are doing it! I OWN my own gym and am a Pro Natural Bodybuilder! It's great to look back at these moments in our life! Thanks for sharing! Z!

That’s some strong sh*t right there bro!

I can remember working out in the basement of my house with those old ass plastic Weider weights full of concrete and the doing pull-ups off my floor boards! I would read every magazine possible saying shit I want to be a bodybuilder.

My bro and I would talk about owning our own gym since I first starting working out for 2-3 hours a day at the local Boys and Girls Club!

Now LOOK! We are doing it! I OWN my own gym and am a Pro Natural Bodybuilder!

It’s great to look back at these moments in our life!

Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: dickie http://zacheven-esh.com/21-stories-in-21-years/#comment-49952 dickie Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:00:47 +0000 http://zacheven-esh.com/blog/?p=908#comment-49952 i love how we've all started out of garage gyms and pumping iron was a life changing movie! i love how we’ve all started out of garage gyms and pumping iron was a life changing movie!

]]> By: Dave Lakhani http://zacheven-esh.com/21-stories-in-21-years/#comment-49951 Dave Lakhani Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:40:42 +0000 http://zacheven-esh.com/blog/?p=908#comment-49951 Zach - Love your intensity and commitment, there is a lot to learn from this post, keep doing what you do. Your friend, Dave Zach -

Love your intensity and commitment, there is a lot to learn from this post, keep doing what you do.

Your friend,
Dave

]]> By: Sean http://zacheven-esh.com/21-stories-in-21-years/#comment-49950 Sean Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:21:09 +0000 http://zacheven-esh.com/blog/?p=908#comment-49950 Rockin post Zach! Thanks for the drip down muscle memory lane! I share so many of the same memories;-) Rockin post Zach!

Thanks for the drip down muscle memory lane!

I share so many of the same memories;-)

]]> By: David Maswary http://zacheven-esh.com/21-stories-in-21-years/#comment-49949 David Maswary Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:07:03 +0000 http://zacheven-esh.com/blog/?p=908#comment-49949 Before MMA was popular I was already training MMA. I would run to the Judo gym, the kickboxing gym, wrestle with people and the boxing gym,. Since their was no actual MMA fights to get into I would ask the gym owners to set me up with sparring with their toughest guys. Oftentimes with a month or two of experience at one martial art or another (thankfully over time I learned the arts VERY WELL) I found myself in the ring with some pro boxer (usually a heavyweight) or a pro Thai boxer getting beaten from pillar to post. The great part was that soon enough, I figured out how to defend myself and pretty soon I was doing the beating. Painful lessons to learn but it made me tough and now as a fighter their isn't much I haven't seen and faced up to Before MMA was popular I was already training MMA. I would run to the Judo gym, the kickboxing gym, wrestle with people and the boxing gym,. Since their was no actual MMA fights to get into I would ask the gym owners to set me up with sparring with their toughest guys. Oftentimes with a month or two of experience at one martial art or another (thankfully over time I learned the arts VERY WELL) I found myself in the ring with some pro boxer (usually a heavyweight) or a pro Thai boxer getting beaten from pillar to post. The great part was that soon enough, I figured out how to defend myself and pretty soon I was doing the beating.

Painful lessons to learn but it made me tough and now as a fighter their isn’t much I haven’t seen and faced up to

]]> By: Scoth http://zacheven-esh.com/21-stories-in-21-years/#comment-49948 Scoth Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:58:26 +0000 http://zacheven-esh.com/blog/?p=908#comment-49948 Hi Zach, great post, brought back some memories. Is it just me or were the physiques better back then? I prefer Arnold and Franco's looks to a bloated Ronnie Coleman and Jay Cutler. Looking forward to part 2. Neil Hi Zach,

great post, brought back some memories.

Is it just me or were the physiques better back then?

I prefer Arnold and Franco’s looks to a bloated Ronnie Coleman and Jay Cutler.

Looking forward to part 2.

Neil

]]> By: Drew http://zacheven-esh.com/21-stories-in-21-years/#comment-49947 Drew Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:42:57 +0000 http://zacheven-esh.com/blog/?p=908#comment-49947 I'm going through that fascination phase right now, just absolutely amazed by the strongman competitions and powerlifting magazine articles...Louie Simmons and Mark Rippetoe and Bill Starr and Arnie and Dan John and many more all comprise two shelves full of literature in my library. I record WSM and Track and Field events, and have even ventured out to Highland games just to watch... I'm glad to know this feeling of awe never goes away! I’m going through that fascination phase right now, just absolutely amazed by the strongman competitions and powerlifting magazine articles…Louie Simmons and Mark Rippetoe and Bill Starr and Arnie and Dan John and many more all comprise two shelves full of literature in my library. I record WSM and Track and Field events, and have even ventured out to Highland games just to watch…

I’m glad to know this feeling of awe never goes away!

]]> By: adriel http://zacheven-esh.com/21-stories-in-21-years/#comment-49946 adriel Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:33:04 +0000 http://zacheven-esh.com/blog/?p=908#comment-49946 Hi Zack nice storyreally inspiring HOORAH FOR HARDCORE GYMS HARDCORE GYMS RULES Hi Zack
nice storyreally inspiring
HOORAH FOR HARDCORE GYMS
HARDCORE GYMS RULES

]]> By: Blaine Gilbert http://zacheven-esh.com/21-stories-in-21-years/#comment-49945 Blaine Gilbert Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:15:56 +0000 http://zacheven-esh.com/blog/?p=908#comment-49945 Zach, This brings me back. In high school, junior college, and even at my job (ran a lathe) I would read Muscle and Fitness and Flex, then get off work at 8 - 8:30 at night go straight to the gym till 10 - 10:30. Great Post!!!! Post!!!! Blaine Zach,

This brings me back. In high school, junior college, and even at my job (ran a lathe) I would read Muscle and Fitness and Flex, then get off work at 8 – 8:30 at night go straight to the gym till 10 – 10:30.

Great Post!!!! Post!!!!

Blaine

]]> By: John http://zacheven-esh.com/21-stories-in-21-years/#comment-49944 John Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:08:58 +0000 http://zacheven-esh.com/blog/?p=908#comment-49944 Hey Zach, I remember channel surfing back in 75, didn't take long though with only 6 channels. It was a Saturday which usually meant being outside playing whatever sport was in season, but that day I caught ABC's Wide World of Sports and the Olympia contest was on and there was Arnold. I was hooked. I called my Dad in the living room and even told him that's what I want to do. I started out in my basement with a whatever weights I could find no bench no equipment and would do whatever I could to get stroger. The first christmas after that my Dad bought me a weight bench and 2 25lb plates. It was the one of the best christmas's I ever had. While everone else was finishing opening christmas presents I was in the basement putting together my weight bench and started lifting on it as soon as I was done. I didn't finish opening the rest of my christmas presents until later that day. Throughout the rest of my high school years I got 2 25lb plates for christmas every year. Those were some great times. I could go on for hours Zach about stories like this. Thanks for the post, it brought up a loot of great memories for me. Makes me wish I had a basement full of weights again. Peace out bro. John Hey Zach,

I remember channel surfing back in 75, didn’t take long though with only 6 channels. It was a Saturday which usually meant being outside playing whatever sport was in season, but that day I caught ABC’s Wide World of Sports and the Olympia contest was on and there was Arnold. I was hooked. I called my Dad in the living room and even told him that’s what I want to do. I started out in my basement with a whatever weights I could find no bench no equipment and would do whatever I could to get stroger.
The first christmas after that my Dad bought me a weight bench and 2 25lb plates. It was the one of the best christmas’s I ever had. While everone else was finishing opening christmas presents I was in the basement putting together my weight bench and started lifting on it as soon as I was done. I didn’t finish opening the rest of my christmas presents until later that day. Throughout the rest of my high school years I got 2 25lb plates for christmas every year. Those were some great times.
I could go on for hours Zach about stories like this. Thanks for the post, it brought up a loot of great memories for me. Makes me wish I had a basement full of weights again. Peace out bro.

John

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