How the heck can I have a highlight reel when we only have 23 episodes?

Simple, I LOVE this song and if you’re over 30 you KNOW what I’m talking about baby!

Enjoy…

Kill it!

–Coach Z–

PS: I’ll be announcing a killer Underground contest that you’ll wanna take part in. Get your video cam ready baby! It’s time for YOU to kill it!

Check out the field training hee.

Basics rule. Why? Because even many of the highest level athletes are weak and must be trained in the basics to develop the foundation they never built!

More to come…

Kill it!

–Coach Z–

PS: I am planning something crazy for the Underground. Get your video cam ready, this is gonna be insanely fun and sick, sick, sick I tell you!

Take a look where it all started…

Stay tuned for the next episode! They are getting crazier!

Kill it!

–Coach Z–

P.S. - I’ll be at The Ryan Lee Boot Camp this September, and, I’m gonna snag a small conference room for members of The Underground to do an open Q & A on training and business, and Kyle Battis, my web manager, will be answering biz questions as well, which you don’t wanna miss. He’s got some killer ideas!

P.P.S. - Those who are signed up for a USC certification or have already attended one, I’ll be holding a private meeting on business, training and any other questions as well in my hotel room. It’s gonna be bad ass and I am psyched BIG time to KILL it!

Holy cow, there has been an insane response to creating the most intense 15 minute workouts.

I am really up S**t’s creek trying to pick the best one, it is near imposisble, I have really painted myself in a corner this time, ha ha!

I am really digging Dave Morgan’s beastly workout, and at the young age of 60, this man is a frightening beast. Dave is post number 9.

Then we have number 46, Steve McElroy, tearing it up in his basement and making anyone struggle through this simple yet brutal circuit!

Workout 47, by Parker, reminds me of something I read in a 1940’s Strength & Health Magazine, LOVE IT!

And workout 58, Kirsten Gobel, what a crazy girl she is, pushing a prowler with a sled attached to her waist and 100′ rope pulls.

I am gonna have to pick the numero uno from the list above, but, does that mean the other 71 workouts go without a prize?

I think not

I have an idea for all of you, but, my tech skills are not all that geeky supreme, so, I will figure it out and make it happen for you guys.

Thank you BIG time for all the wonderful responses.

If you’re short on ideas, get back to the blog and test drive one of those beastly workouts.

Gotta run for now, I have a BIG power lunch with someone in 2 hours.

Kill it,

–Coach Z–

P.S. - Don’t forget, November 1st and 2nd the 3rd Underground Strength Coach Certification is on. If you want in, read the web site first at http://combatgrappler.com/coach.html - then, e mail me for an interview.

I was in a bit of a rush Friday before clients were heading in and I was finishing up some internet work.

Not to worry, as I knew I could crank out some brutal workout for myself.

Hey, 15 minutes sounds like nothing but when you’re as insanely busy as I am, it works, and, I am still getting stronger and stronger.

Getting stronger is what I love, plus, the side effects of added strength are more muscle and burning fat around the clock.

So, here’s what I did in my Underground Strength Gym, where the heat was hovering slightly above 100 degrees thanks to the good ol’ jersey humidity

1A) DB snatch from the floor 4 x 5 reps each hand
1B) lateral jumps over flat bench 4 x 10

2A) weighted pull ups 4 x 5
2B) handstand push ups 4 x 5

On paper, this workout doesn’t look like much, but give it a shot and I know you’ll be feelin’ it.

Don’t fear going heavy either.

I hit snatches with a 90 lb dumbbell and my pull ups were with 60 lbs of chains.

If you can come up with a kick arse 15 minute workout, show me by commenting on this Blog Post.

The best 15 minute workout will get a f-r-e-e copy of my up coming e course, soon to be released. So you’ll wanna keep your eye out on your e mail box because this new e course is jam packed with materials that I have never released before.

The winner will be announced Tuesday

Post your workout in the comment section below.

Remember, this workout must be no longer than 15 minutes in length and somethign you actually did.

Gotta walk the walk baby!

Kill it!

–Coach Z–

PS - I have a free gift for you, regardless of the workout you post, over at http://realmanfittips.com - it’s updated and awesome and best of all, it’s fr-ee

Yesterday I made the one hour trek up north to my homeboy Joe D’s gym, and og what a gym it is,I’m in heaven there

It was our 2nd year competing in Joe D’s strongman contest, and this year we brought 1 high school athlete and 5 college athletes. Unfortunately, 2 were unable to attend due to injury and family vacation.

I had a wedding to attend yesterday and I was big time pressed for time, so, I also missed out on chowing down on more than a few burgers at The Goffle Grill, which I was really looking forward to doing while talking training with Joe D and his  kick ass trainers, Johnny Imp and Jeff Carr.

Now, as you know, my passion is strength and success - they go hand in hand.

Being at Joe’s place is VERY motivating, and I am glad my athletes went up there with their A game!

You can’t help but be motivated when you see NFL athletes, top notch D 1 athletes and hungry high school kids gunning for the top.

Our top gun was Curls - now, as I have mentioned before, Curls is NOT some genetic freak as most would assume. The kid had not one inkling of athletic talent when he was younger. He was slow, weak and fatigues quickly. He was tagged first in all tag games.

But, when he began working out, he found his passion, and, he never strayed from following the recipe of success 100%.

He always worked hard and smart, he always ate big and clean. I did say ALWAYS, how many other athletes are out there crying about lack of progress yet they eat like a bird, lift like a bird, and skip workouts regularly. Come on, get with the program, half assin’ it won’t cut it.

Curls went out there and killed every event, and I do mean KILLED! He even had the best tire flip time, and that was when he flipped the tire UP hill, which really stacks the cards against you. Curls didn’t care, he was ready to rock the house and trained extra hard to do so.

Check out Curls, below, KILLING the log press event…

the gist of our program comes from two places:

The Underground Strength Kit and The Russian Lion Power Course

Now that Curls won the highly coveted DeFranco’s Strongman Contest I think he’ll be able to sleep better at night

The rest of Team Underground kicked some serious ass. Although none of them placed top 3, they out up some very impressive numbers in the sled sprint, the tire flip, farmer walk and the log clean and press.

The problem is, I FEAR my own athletes, ha ha, but then again, that is a good thing and it pushes me to keep getting stronger.

I gotta make sure that I represent as well.

Because if I don’t lead from the front, who the heck is gonna listen to me!?!

Kill it!

–Coach Z–

P.S. - Wanna get inside access to the exact blue print we use for training?

Then check out ourUnderground Strength Kit and The Russian Lion Power Course

You’re guaranteed to start KILLING it with these two bad ass strength courses!

One week ago I got a new book in the mail, ‘The Purposeful Primitive’.

Holy shit is this book rockin’ my world! I LOVE it! It’s about freakin’ time I have seen a book of such caliber!

The stories and the inside look at how the strongest men in the world trained (I am talking specific workouts, detailing exactly how they trained) is rivetting!

The old school pics of these men training in Dungeons and hard core facilities really grounds me and makes me feel “at home”

You’ll find workouts from the great Paul Anderson, Bill Pearl, “Captain Kirk” Karowski and many more rugged men.

The photos alone will send you running through a brick wall and wanting to rip apart heavy barbells. Yes, I am that excited!

 As much as I loved Arnold’s Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding (the original version), I REALLY wish this is the book I had when I was younger. From a training perspective, this book lays out the laws of training for amazing strength gains and are much more applicable in the real world compared to 25 sets per body part in Arnie’s book.

The Purposeful Primitve also covers some of my favorite methods for “cardio” or “conditioning”. If you’re a die hard Undergrounder, you’ll love the style of training that is detailed for burning fat and building up your stamina.

It has truly been along freakin’ time since I have been so excited about a training book. This one will go down in the history books with me.

It’s a must have and you’ll be reading it over and over again, and of course, those darn awesome photos will send your psyche through the roof!

Kill it!

–Coach Z–

P.S. - Get your copy of The Purposeful Primitive HERE.

If you’re in a slump, don’t worry, I’ll help you step it up and make your way out of it.

It’s mind power, and you and ONLY you can control your mind. The mind must be trained, just like your body, if you want it to be strong, powerful, mighty and fierce.

I can relate to you, trust me, I have heard many tell me I can’t do “it”, and what I’m doing won’t work, etc, etc.

Other “Big” names try to stop me, trash talk me and slow me down.

Sorry, there will be NONE of that.

I’m picking up momentum and the best thing I want to share it. I don’t want to keep it all to myself. There are no secrets. What I have learned was passed down to me by others, or, I learned through experience, in the trenches, kicking ass the only way I know how.

Stay tuned, I have some ass kicking stuff coming your way.

A new e course, more Underground Strength Coach Certifications, motivational videos from yours truly and much, much more! Hold on tight, we’re gonna Kill it…..TOGETHER!

–Coach Z–

So, you wake up every morning, same routine, same time, same breakfast, same…..

You know the routine, dontcha?

Well, let me make you feel a bit uncomfortable for a moment, and uncomfortable is good, it’s REALLY good.

Because when you get comfortable, you start letting life slip through your finger tips…

Not good.

I wake up every morning and fall asleep every night with a vision, a vision that gives me chills.

I want people to do what they love, I want people to make a living following their passion.

For some, strength training may have nothing to do with their passion, but, I have many people reading my Blog for the inspirational factor. That’s great, because as long as I can help push someone to that edge where they follow their passion, then I’m on the right path

I watched the movie, ‘We are Marshall’ last night. It’s not the first time, I have watched it before, but things have changed since that “first time.” I am on a new mission, a new path…I’m blazing a trail like a run away freight train.

What am I blazing a trail? I have this deep down gut feeling that people should be able to do what they love, and there is no reason to go through life doing things you don’t want to do or don’t love to do.

Now it’s time for some action, wouldn’t you agree?

Kill it!

–Coach Z–

P.S. - I’ll be announcing the next date for The upcoming Underground Strength Coach Certification. I’ll be accepting 12 people, but, I’ll roll if only 1 is accepted. Too many cry babies and whiners out there who want this and that for free or for less, without effort, or who cry when it’s not catered for their way. Sorry, this is NOT for everyone.

Here’s what you’ll experience at The USC Ceritification (Click HERE).

Many years ago i found my way to Steve Maxwell’s web site. It was quite interesting, to see this renegade physical culturist creating his own style of training, following no rules, using what he had learned through decades of the martial arts and mastering his own body for training.

There were photos of him training with a pair of homemade kettlebells, they were silver and looked deadly! He was performing a bridge while pressing these two kettlebells.

I finally met Steve two years ago at the Ryan Lee Boot Camp and we chatted about grip training and grip strength, rope climbing and using kettlebells.

I was blown away to say the least.

Just yesterday, I shared the stage with Steve, as we co presented the Gladiator Seminar, which went from 10 AM - 6 PM with just a few short breaks for snacking and fluids. Want an amazing day it was and what an honor to learn from such an expert.

I was excited that I was able to teach Steve some new stuff! Who woulda known!

Lucky for you, we recorded every second, and that means this will be available for you to watch at home soon enough. I believe it came out to 7 or 8 tapes! That’s a boat load of info, and all the info was Steve and I cutting through the hype, showing ONLY what works, only what we use, no filler and no fluff.

After training with Steve, I am psyched even more so to hit the bodyweight training. I’ll be tearing up my backyard tonight with my power wheel and kettlebells.

Stay tuned for more stories from the Underground!

Kill it!

-Coach Z-

PS - I’ll be announcing the next USC cert soon. It’s coming, so be ready! Serious inquiries only, no cry babies, no whiners….I’m getting sick of those people