OK. It’s ON!

Read the Entire message below, CAREFULLY. Don’t be a Lazy Looker, read EVERY word below.

The Man of Steel Challenge is SOON to be released but before we open this Bad Boy up to the public, Smitty and I wanna give you guys a chance to “Earn” The entire MOS system… for FREE.

You don’t need sandbags, stones or any strongman equipment. The MOS workouts are tailor made for the typical commercial gym or home gym.

On the Flip Side, The MOS Challenge is anything BUT typical and is certainly not created for the Typical Man.

We are warning you now, we want Hardcore MoFos applying for this program! Weak minded Men are NOT encouraged to partake in this program.

But…..

If you wanna pack on more muscle, get leaner and meaner in the next 12 weeks then you have in the last 12 months, Smitty and I have created the Ultimate 12 Week training system for YOU.

You’ll get instructional videos for download, workout manuals for every week as well as ALL the videos on a physical DVD. Follow the program A – Z and you WILL pack on steel forged muscle.

You’re gonna have to EARN your MOS program, so read on….

If you’re down for this 12 week challenge and you 100% KNOW that you will go balls to the wall for the next 12 weeks, here is how you can WIN The MOS Challenge, on The House!

** The MOS Challenge Contest Rules. READ Carefully AND Entirely **

1) Be 100% Serious & Dedicated to the program. We don’t want you applying, commenting or crying about why you can’t do something. We want those who DO, not those who Don’t. If this means only 3 people will apply, so be it, we don’t care! Smitty and I have been doing this for a loooooong time and don’t bother working with half assers.

2) Create a Video as to why you want The MOS 12 week program and why you believe you have Earned it. That’s right, if you want IN, we want a video. It’s too easy to write a few half hearted sentences or paragraphs as a comment, it takes time, commitment and thought to create a GENUINE video giving us insight into who you are and why you feel you have Earned The MOS program.

3) Once Your Video has been created and posted on youtube or any other video hosting web site, drop a comment below and link it to your video so we can see your video. Be creative and genuine when making your video. We can see who REALLY wants IN and who put together a half ass video.

4) The Deadline to submit your Video is Wed., March 31st. We suggest you get busy this weekend and make it happen ASAP. Procrastinators are NOT who we want in this program. No exceptions.

5) Smitty & I will announce the winners on Friday, April 2nd. There will be 1 winner picked from each Blog.

Bring Your A Game, because we sure as hell put together our Most Ass Kickin’ Training system, EVER!

I can’t wait to see what you bring to the table.

Remember, only ONE winner will be picked from My blog and ONE winner from Smitty’s Blog.

Let the Videos Begin!

Lead from the Front!

–Z–

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Matty Wichlinski calls this a Freestyle Fighter Barbell Complex.

Matty and I tore up a 1 Day Underground Strength Coach Cert this past Saturday at his gym.

The night before we had some good grub, GREAT conversations and a few brews

I even witnessed a dude get caught stealing liquor from a 7-11. Yep, in the “South” people are buying beer, wine and all types of liquor from 7-11. Strange.

Check out Matty in action below, the Dude is a straight up BEAST!

If you missed The Va Beach Underground Strength Coach Cert, you missed the best damn training and business methods you ever came across.

Lead from the FRONT.

–Z–

PS: Wanna become a BEAST? It ain’t gonna happen training like any ol’ normal workout has you training. It takes something completely different. Click HERE for The BEAST Program.

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Lots of questions always fill the in box with “How do you train, Zach” – so, this is me, on an “off” day, doing some extra work, training that won’t get me sore but helps with conditioning and keeps me mentally sane as I have a tough time laying off from any form of exercise.

On these extra days I simply train by feel. Remember, I’m a SOUL Lifter and now that I live by the beach my workouts will be returning back to a form similar to my younger days when me and my buddies would go on crazy mountain biking treks.

It was a brutal workout to be trekking through trails for 2 – 3 hours in the summer heat, yet awesome fun and crushed the legs!

My Jet Black GT is about to hit the streets, the boardwalks, the trails and who knows where else!

My new running sneaks should hit The Underground Monday.

I expect and plan to transform myself to a MUCH higher level then ever before, as always, it’s gonna be a way to Lead from the FRONT!

Peace!

–Z–

PS: BIG, BIG Thanks to all who replied to my last e mail telling me what they wanted to see from me in the near future! You guys F**ing ROCK! THANK YOU!

PPS: Locals, last chance to get in on The Va. Beach Underground Mentorship, Guaranteed to be the best damn seminar you ever took part of! Sign Up HERE.

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Lots of people HATE CrossFit.

Of course, it’s f**ing HARD workouts. Period.

For my athletes I follow a system. A system of training is required to consistently get them stronger, more explosive, adding more muscle and improving their skill at the lifts as well. CrossFit is implemented into our conditioning work.

CrossFit in lifting / movement / training is similar in philosophy to why I always tell my athletes to Cross Train in other sports to make them MORE athletic in their sport of focus.

For example, I ALWAYS tell my Wrestlers and Football players to train in Judo for a few months out of the year.

I can explain WHY, but instead, I want you to see a high school wrestler who is also a Judoka. He is F**ing deadly. Watch Below…

I am BIG Time impressed with Derek Wojcik, a Judoka and wrestler from Georgia.

The Overseas athletes ALL crosstrained in various sports and various lifting / training methods. The Olympic Weightlifters from the 1970’s looked like a Hybrid of a Gymnast – Wrestler. Very lean, very muscular, extremely strong, extremely explosive and ALSO highly conditioned.

My Football players play a lot of Basketball as it improves their speed, power, agility and overall conditioning.

The athlete who never rotates new movements, methods or sports into his / her repertoire will be more likely to get overuse injuries or achieve physical / psychological burn out before the athlete who is more well rounded, exposed to more sports yet still focuses on 1 or 2 main sports.

Drop a comment, let me know your thoughts.

–Z–

PS: The Underground Strength Kit forces you to cross train using a variety of methods, tools and training modalities. Our athletes don’t always squat or bench more than the competition, but when it comes time to compete, we are dominating.

PPS: If you’re an athletic coach, strength coach, parent or an athlete looking to be part of the best strength and sport training seminar then find a way to meet me HERE. Time is running out.

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Check out Part II of my last workout video, 5 Rounds of Hell, The Underground Strongman Circuit.

I step it up a notch, NO limits, hitting 60 lbs on the chin ups. Round 3 starts getting tough, Round 4 was Brutal and Round 5 kicked my ass BIG time.

After 3 Rounds this workout was purely mental. It woulda been easy to call it a day, but I was dead set on completing 5 rounds.

Not all workouts look like what you see above.

Yesterday’s workout was:

Squats: 7 x 3 Reps

Deadlifts: 10 x 2 Reps

Later that night, I performed 5 Rounds of:

A) Glute Ham Raises x Max Reps

B) Weighted Back XTs x Max Reps

C) Hanging Leg Raises x Max Reps

Due to time constraints I split up my workout in 2, sometimes 2 chunks through the day.

Doin’ what I gotta do and constantly pushin’ the limits.

What about you? Are you pushing the limits, breaking records or taking it easy?

How you train and how you live tend to go hand in hand. Want results? Then go the extra inches. Every single inch counts.

Drop a comment and let us know what you’re doing with life AND lifting.

Time for me to take action.

Lead from the FRONT.

–Z–

PS: Want more workouts like the one above? Check out The BEAST Program, Click HERE.

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5 Exercises

5 Reps Each

5 Rounds

This is a Hellish workout….. 5 Rounds of Hell, check the Vid Below…

Later that night, I did 4 trips with the sled and prowler, approx. 150′ each trip. I also did plenty of hanging leg raises and band pull aparts.

If you dare give the workout a go, please let me know how it goes.

Questions or Comments, drop em’ below, you KNOW I love hearing from you guys and gals.

Lead from the Front!

–Z–

PS: The 2 Day Underground Mentorship has sold out as well as The Level 2 Mentorship.

Just around the corner is the 1 Day Mentorship so get in before the doors shut for good!

Click HERE to sign up for the 1 Day Underground Strength Coach Mentorship.

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Lots of people often ask for my recommendation on how to set up a home gym, especially when limited on space, funds and time.

Well, as you can see, I just cranked out some nasty Sandbag Complexes with The Underground Sandbag.

Being in a new home myself AND not being close to my gym I’ll be setting up a nasty corner of Underground Equipment by simply using a Russian Kettlebell and The Underground Sandbag.

In my office you’ll find a Power Wheel, Jump Stretch Band and some Grip Training Devices.

With fresh air and the beach near by I will also by hitting more running and mountain bike riding. My runs will be on the streets, the sand and the trails of the nearby state parks which are HUGE and offer plenty of odd objects for lifting as I make my way through the trails.

I love training with free weights, but, with my lack of space I’ll be forgoing any traditional home gym equipment here and will save my powerlifting for my time at The Underground Strength Gym in Edison, NJ.

When you get a chance, try the sandbag complex I cranked in the video above.

1A) Sandbag High Pulls

1B) Sandbag Bent Over Row

1C) Sandbag Zercher Squats

1D) Sandbag Back Squats

1E) Sandbag Reverse Lunges

1F) Sandbag Good Morning

Before I attacked the sandbag complex I cranked a bunch of reps of the clean, press & squat combo.

Give it a shot yourself and get the bucket ready!

Lead from the Front!

–Z–

PS: Sandbags are available at http://UndergroundSandbag.com or by clicking HERE

PPS: Every day I wake up and get to do what I love, if you want to fast track yourself to running a gym or being a Strength Coach, then meet me HERE.

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Above, The Sandbag ManMaker.

I’m a BIG Fan of NO Rules Training. Some people think I’m too much of a Rogue when it comes to training and they feel that I SHOULD be following the science and perfectly designed, unflawed workouts….

NO such thing as an unflawed workout. Every workout has Flaws. Period.

I’m 34 now. I’ve been getting under the bar for over 21 years now. Over 2 decades of sweat, pain, grinding weights out, pumping weights out, throwing weights, you name it….I’ve been there.

I speak from experience, in the trenches, NOT from sitting on my ass and sticking my nose in journals and never lifting anything heavier then a pencil.

With my experience, you KNOW when you need to break the rules and do some crazy stuff.

If you’re a newbee, then you need to take heed and be a little more systematic with your training.

My friend and strong as hell BEAST, Jim Wendler, and myself, BOTH agree that the worst thing to happen to the world of strength is the internet because people are no longer trying to figure things out on their own, instead, they are looking for some magical program or asking us to assess their undulating periodization program with circa max cycle phases.

This doesn’t mean that a lifter who has gotten in some experience can’t break the rules either though.

Remember: ALL workouts are flawed, even the workouts designed by the scientific experts.

Breaking the rules for a newbee might consist of carrying a sandbag for as far as possible in a 15 minute time frame, that movement in itself won’t be found in the note books of a scientific program and design book, but it’s gonna work every damn muscle in your body!

If you can’t hold the bag any longer, squat it down to the ground, rest 30 seconds and to pick it back up again, perform the power clean.

What will happen is rep after rep of power cleans and squats. The carries will attack every ounce of muscle on you body. Your mind will be tested, at times you’ll wanna give up and stop, but your inner warrior will tell you to push onward and upward, keep charging.

Is it time for you to break the rules?

Lead from the Front.

–Z–

PS: Get yourself a sandbag and start breaking the rules of training today. Your will quickly develop rugged muscle and brute strength unlike the lame results of your scientifically planned program and your mental toughness will be tested to new heights.

It’s certainly NOT for everyone, only those who want to become Warriors.

Get your Underground Sandbag HERE.

http://UndergroundSandbag.com

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Very interesting video below, and although it speaks of wrestling, you and I BOTH KNOW that what Dan Gable speaks of is applicable to anything in your life.

Watch this Video…

It’s quite amazing, that Dan Gable was about to finish his collegiate career undefeated and lost in his final match to Larry Owings, who was only a sophomore at the time and Gable was a Senior.

Owings was determined to beat Gable, it was imprinted in his mind and he dropped 2 weight classes to meet Gable!

Ironically, Owings never won another National Title, taking 2nd place his final 2 years in college.

It seems that beating Gable was MORE important then the national title, hence his runner up placing the next 2 years.

That loss is what MADE Gable into who and what he became from there after.

Not one point was scored on Gable during the Olympic games, he refused to give up 1 point!

Do you see the power of the mind, focusing like a demon and dedicating yourself to winning?

The same can be applied to your life and any goals you may have. Yet all too often I hear excuse after excuse as to why things can NOT be achieved.

The mind must be trained, just as you train the body.

The Russians called Dan Gable “The Machine”.

Are you a Machine?

How can you become a machine.

What will it take to achieve your goals, both physically and your life goals?

Drop a comment and share your thoughts, questions, success stories and stumbling blocks.

Let’s ALL come together and share how to kick ass!

–Z–

Recommended Resources:

Va. Beach, Va. Underground Strength Coach Mentorship – Click HERE

NJ Underground Strength Coach Mentorship – Click HERE

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Man, it’s AWESOME to see those putting to use what they’ve learned during Underground Strength Coach Mentorship Courses.

Check out my boys from The UK, Zoran Dubaic and Sean Keefe. They sent me their opening highlight video and some good words and I am BIG time honored.

I LOVE seeing people following their passion and achieving their dreams!

They just opened their gym a few weeks ago, check the video below….

Pretty damn awesome, if ya ask me

And here is some footage of Sean, Zoran and the rest of the crew that attended an Underground Strength Coach Mentorship.

“Zach Even-Esh is one of the most inspirational people we have ever had the pleasure of meeting. His encouragement, support, enthusiasm and passion for helping others has been instrumental in helping us achieve our ultimate goal of owning and running our very own warehouse gym.

We traveled all the way from Manchester, England to complete Zach’s Underground mentorship and it is the BEST thing we ever did! Thanks again, Zach, for helping us realize our dreams”.

~ Zoran Dubaic and Sean Keefe ~

Directors of Strength and Performance Ltd.

http://strengthandperformance.co.uk

Who else is gonna go after their dreams?

Drop a comment with your thoughts and / or questions.

Lead from the Front!

–Z–

PS: We still have some room at the upcoming Underground Mentorships below.

But, this will be the last 1 Day Mentorship I plan on doing. Lots of peeps request them yet very few that request step up and sign up. I hate talkers, I wanna work with doers!

1 Day Mentorship – Click HERE for Details

2 Day Mentorship – Click HERE for Details

PPS: Talk about Action Takers!!!

We just had a gym in Texas sign 10 of their Coaches up for a private, tailor made Underground Mentorship. Now that’s what I call a bunch of SERIOUS Ass Kickers Who Wanna WIN!

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