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–

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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!

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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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I had a goal of Trap Bar Deadlifting 225 lbs for 50 reps.

It was easy, mainly because I didn’t allow myself the option to fail.

I did fail, however, in my ability to count.

I watched the video and realized I did 49, NOT 50!

I’m a knucklehead, enjoy the Madness Below….

Drop a comment with your thoughts!

Lead from the Front!

–Z–

PS: Just had a dude sign up for the 1 Day Underground Mentorship coming on March 20th!

Now that is Dedication, traveling to another country for a day of training & business! I will let attendees know about our meet up the night before which oughtta be off the hook, crazy as well!

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Let’s finish off the Full Body FREAK Strength Workout with some bodyweight circuit training using chains, shall we?

Check it out below:

Three Rounds of chins, dips and squats.

I used 20 lb chains and increased by one chain each set, 20, 40 and 60 lbs total.

Finished the night off with ab work and glute ham raises….. lots of glute ham raises!

Drop a comment with your thoughts or questions BEASTS!

Peace!

Lead from the Front!

–Z–

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I woke up earlier than normal today.

It was VERY tempting to stay in bed, shut off my alarm and just wait until my kids jumped on my bed to wake me up.

But, I got out of bed instead. The mind often tells you one thing and the body another.

If I slept in, it would have eaten at me all day and I would have questioned my edge, and if I’m losing “it”.

I understand the need to be comfortable being UNcomfortable.

It’s the Key to much of my success.

It’s also the key to many other people’s success.

Successful people are doing what they love because at some point in time they had to deal with a lot of doing what others would NOT dare do.

Sure, I hate flying and motion sickness, so rather than be controlled by it, I press onward and drive and find ways to get where I need to be, no obstacles in my way.

I don’t follow someone else’s rules or their creed, I follow my own way, and create my own path.

Trust me, many people thought it would be impossible for me to be as strong as I am or as successful as I am in business, especially back when I first began.

I was accused of being on steroids once I began to surpass others.

** NOTE ** Prepare for the haters to come out of the wood works when you begin to achieve success.

Others laughed at me when I was talking of opening a unique gym where members could only be invited and many would be turned away.

When it comes to the training and the business and my entire life and getting things done, I forge ahead and get up every time I fall down. Gone are the days of being stopped by others or by hills, mountains and brick walls – I’ll crush em’ every single time.

I have no special skills, other than the fact that I know how to work like a Demon and believe in myself like no one else could even imagine.

I am highly motivated to WIN at everything I do. Others are a laundromat full of excuses.

It means eating differently when I go out and everyone else eats whatever they want.

It means doing what others will NOT do in business, the gym and life.

It’s a BIG key to my success.

It is THE Key to my success.

It can be the Key to YOUR Success.

I don’t fear the painful workouts, or getting under heavy loads, or wondering if I’ll throw up during a workout or not.

I don’t give 2 sh*ts when some internet guru talks smack about me or how I train, because I know in the REAL World he could never hang with me during a workout.

I believe in what I do. I believe in where I’m going. I know mountains and road blocks will come but I’ll crush them. Do you believe in yourself this intensely?

This is why I believe in training the mind and the muscle together, through HARD workouts.

Because you are reading this, I am committed to YOUR success.

I don’t want you to experience my painful past.

If you wanna dominate, then you’re in the right place.

Thought I would just remind you

Lead from the Front.

–Z–

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There are those who “Get it” and those who simply don’t “Get it”.

Some struggle with how to train athletes, having no system of their own, no time in the trenches and too much time on their ass sitting in front of a computer and in the books, NO Real World application.

Some try opening their business and quickly crumble and fall out of “business”.

Some see adversity and cower away, while others stare it straight in the eyes and keep charging.

Some have a laundry list of excuses and very few take responsibility.

Some Kick ass and Take names while others get their ass kicked.

Some are The Hunters, other are the Hunted.

If the Devil was facing you in the cage would you still fight, or would you lie down and quit?

You must be relentless when attacking your goals if you ever want to achieve them and start living life on your own terms.

Who cares what others think or say you should do. You can follow or you can lead, doing both doesn’t cut it.

Blaze your own trail. Yes, you will mistakes and be knocked on your ass and on your back, you can lie down and quit or get back up…. again and again.

Here’s a guy who “Gets it”…. BIG Time.

He Kicks ass and is on a mission, with fire his in eyes.

The Virginia Beach Beast, Matty Wichlinski, a Bruddah who Leads from the Front!

Check it…

When Matt opened his warehouse gym he was struggling in more ways than one in his life. While others could have given up, lied down or simply never have taken the first step, Matty took massive action to achieve his dream of opening a warehouse gym.

He has been growing his business quickly and not only is he kicking ass with his warehouse gym, but as a Coach, he is constantly evolving and growing, learning, making him self better, and in turn, making his athletes that much better.

Drop a comment on Matty’s Video.

Matty and I hope to see you in Virginia, click HERE for details.

Lead from the Front!

–Z–

PS: The night before our Virginia Underground Strength Coach Mentorship I will arrange a gathering (optional on your part) and we’ll talk training, business, life and of course, how to start living life according to your own rules.

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Check the video below. Athletes are throwing weights overhead. I don’t think we need a crying argument here whether this is a push press, military press or whatever you want to call it.

The arguing is for the internet gurus who sit on their fat ass and don’t lift jack shit anyway.

Weakness is NOT good. If you have a weak point, attack it with ferocity. Throwing weight over your head makes you strong from head to toe.

I just interviewed Jim Wendler, who favors the strict press, and we spoke about weak areas and attacking the hell out of them.

Lots of people argue that overhead pressing is bad for you.

It’s bad to be weak, period.

It’s bad if you never cycle your lifts or movements which leads to overuse injuries.

Check out Matty Wichlinski, throwing heavy weights overhead.

We believe in STRENGTH here, what do YOU believe in?

Lead from the Front.

–Z–

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No photos or art work today, just a straight up rant…..

Something has been irking me lately and it’s exactly what I coin “The Pussification of America.”
On the flip side, I’m sure this article will get me in a lot of heat, mainly by those who are contributing to the weakness.

There is a rare breed of people out there who are also ranting about this and will understand where I am coming from, regardless of being male or female. I have a funny feeling it’s on the minds of many and I do not stand alone.

Not sure what’s going on in other countries, but in the states we’ve got one too many strained hamstrings, too much “I’m tired”, too much “I just gotta get my mind into it” B.S. floating around.

Weak Bodies have become common place and the age range is REALLY starting to stretch. Did you ever think there would come a day when a 6 year old would say he / she doesn’t want to play? Did you ever think that running 2 minutes would exhaust someone? I NEVER imagined such days would come, but they have come and they are HERE.

Physical Education is getting crushed in the states, especially in the middle and high school level where one too many PE Teachers (I should not even call them Physical Education teachers) are allowing students the option to walk on the track and consider this exercise.

If the teacher is allowed to describe such slow movement as “walking”, which is actually slower than a 8 month old baby crawling, then guess who allowed this lackluster effort to be accepted as “Physical Education”? Look at the top. The Administration gave the OK to allow the teachers to give options for those who are motivated to move and for those who are unmotivated to move.
Guess what happens to the Teacher or Athletic Coach for creating a challenging Physical Education environment? He / She will be reprimanded by the Administration.

Challenge the students enough (i.e. make them work outside their comfort zone) and the student tells Mommy & Daddy he doesn’t like you. Next in line? Mommy and Daddy call the school and complain about the teacher and get little Johnny transferred into a different class.

Lesson learned? Push beyond mediocrity and you get reprimanded or perhaps fired. My High School Wrestling Coach took a position at a different high school this past season and in the first week nearly 10 kids quit.

Maybe they said he was too mean, but the translation, which is clear as day, is that it was too hard. These kids will fit perfectly fine into the gyms that have dumbbells no heavier than 50 lbs and 95% of the exercises allow them to sit down, lie down or push and pull on a time wasting machine.

Then again, these kids will NOT be entering any gym as they have proven they are against hard work, or any work at all for that matter.

Teachers and Coaches are becoming the enemy to those who are expected to work hard or earn their way on to the starting line up. Many Administrators allow the parents to complain or cry about the required work of their child and then the Coach is reprimanded and asked to lessen the expectations.
This sends the WRONG message and a poor lesson is learned. Complain enough and you get your way is what they learn.

What happens when they grow up and become part of a large company / business, or even a small company / business?
Does the conversation now look like this:
Employee: “Hey Boss, I don’t really like to work, can I take it nice and easy today, tomorrow and the rest of the year?”

Boss: “Oh sure, as long as you’re doing just enough to get by we should be good.”

For the parents and administrators who are supporting the requirement of hard work, dedication commitment and consistency I salute you and thank you.
For the parents who are interfering because they have become experts at the sport by watching the sport and never having participated in the actual sport, you are screwing up the future of this country.

This shit is spiraling out of control and if you try to become part of the solution your co workers and the Administration will hate you for trying to rock the boat.  For those supporting the new path of mediocrity, you are screwing things up across the country now AND for the future.

By the way, “rocking the boat” means you are trying to be progressive and stretch beyond the poor standards that have been set so low and are being accepted. Don’t rock the boat, because then you’ll be forcing other people to do that strange thing called WORK!

Take a look at what society has done to the large number of gyms popping up around the states. Dumbbells are not allowed heavier than 50 lbs and how dare you grunt or use chalk or break a sweat because some ridiculous alarm will go off and you will be removed from the gym. This sounds like insanity to me.

The person who created such a philosophy can not truly go to sleep at night knowing he has done wrong for so many and is now creating a society of straight up weaklings.
Punishment for hard work, that’s the lesson here.
Little do “They” know, that being removed from such a lame ass gym, and I dare stretch my vocabulary and call such a place a “gym”, this is the BEST gift one can get from these places. Removal from a place that supports mediocrity and lackluster effort. In a nut shell, they want you to be weak.

Now this individual will have to hide in his basement, garage or backyard with a 300 lb weight set pieced together from E Bay or Craigs List. He has no bench, no leg extension, no squat rack….. just a raw barbell.

Boo Hoo.

Thank You, Sir, May I have another!?!?

Do we need to have required military service from age 18-21 as they do in Israel and other countries? This could be the trick we need and the younger generation can no longer tell you, “I’m not going to school yet until I figure out what I wanna do.”

Response: No problem, Dude, you’re going to the Army so you have the next 3 years to learn discipline, responsibility, accountability AND your future aspirations.

My Grandfather was in the Russian Army, then the Polish Army and then the Israeli Army. No wonder why he was so damn tough. He never owned a car, instead, he rode his bike, walked and chased buses to make his travels.

I remember my Grandfather jogging with my brother and I or riding our bikes over 1 mile to the pool to get us swim lessons where my older brother usually attempted to drown me on a daily basis. After swim lessons we would jog or ride our bikes back home.

He didn’t tell us to take it easy, have a nap, stay inside, it’s too hot outside to play. And mid summer at 1 or 2 PM the heat climbs near 100 degrees.

We played soccer on a cement playground with other kids and falling on the cement was NOT fun. But we got up every time we fell. I still remember the best goalie was playing in his flip flops! I know of elementary schools that have disallowed running during recess due to some kids falling.

The next step is to tell them to crawl….. where do we go after that? Lay down and wait to die? Perhaps Lunch Aides will have taser guns and start zapping kids who dare to run.

This teaches the young kids to NOT get up after they fall down. This lesson carries over in life. Forever. The kids grow up and become adults, who fear trying new things or taking adventures and they live a boring, safe life. They view running as evil and they view action as evil.

What happens to these kids as they near the end of high school? Are they motivated to study harder to get into that school they always dreamed of? Or, do they lack the mental toughness to wake up early or stay up late so they can do the necessary studying and make better grades?

5 years later you run into Johnny or Susie and they’re still trying to figure out what to do, and they have a kid, but they’re a single parent because being a parent and married at age 19 isn’t what they wanted to do.

They were never encouraged or taught to handle adversity, accountability, responsibility or decision making skills.

Ask most high school kids why they don’t eat breakfast. They’re answer will more often than not be, “I woke up late.”

Translation: I’m too lazy….. I lack the mental toughness, discipline and dedication to wake up 20 minutes early and make my own breakfast.
Boo Hoo

Let us raise the bar for life. Expectations have dropped so low and excuses are common place for why we can not achieve excellence. We have young kids with high blood pressure and signs of early heart disease. We have varsity athletes who don’t know how to perform push ups and adults who prefer pills over exercise.

Will Physical Education transition into something that challenges all and moves away from accepting mediocrity? Exercise is what my Dad was doing when he was a young kid in Romania, which was the REAL PE back in the early 60’s.

Here’s a taste of the required “Physical Education” my Dad & each kid had to perform before being allowed to organize a game. And YES, they organized games on their OWN!

- Sprints on the track
- Hurdle Jumps on Track
- Throwing of small shot puts
- Gymnastics Movements: tumbling, jumping on, over and off of
objects such as benches, boxes and gymnastics equipment
- Crawling on hands
- Climbing Rope

After the required 30 minutes of challenging activity, a large field was available with various sport activities for the kids to organize on their own. This taught them responsibility AND accountability. Problems with the score? Figure it out on your own and learn to settle differences without calling for a mediator.

Some of the games played were:

- Hand Ball
- Soccer
- Basketball
- Track & Field Races

Some kids continued to practice gymnastics, others ran the hurdles and others rotated to and from the various sports games on their own.

Why has Physical Education become less physical, less challenging and basically less of EVERYTHING compared to 50 years ago? Doesn’t this strike anyone as being strange?

Donald Trump said that all the “feel good” lessons kids have learned through school has produced less business men / women who can succeed in tough times, or succeed at all.

Why do we have Varsity high school athletes unable to perform 10 pull ups, 25 push ups or even
ONE freaking full range of motion bodyweight squat.

I left my teaching job behind, and now, with my own business and my own gym, I can create a TRUE Physical Education program through my gym, also known as Physical Culture.

Our athletes run, jump, climb, use Kettlebells, perform Gymanstics drills, etc.

There comes a time in life where you must stop allowing society to do a shitty job and cheat the health and future life success of our kids. This means you will have to go against the norm and rage against the accepted mediocrity.

I hope it’s not this embarrassing outside the states.

Lead from the Front!

–Z–

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Is there truly an ART or a Science to getting strong as hell? Hmmmmm…… Ask Louie Simmons and he will say yes, Jim Wendler will also drop his genius with his 5/3/1 program, allowing him to keep getting stronger….and STRONGER.

But, when in doubt, just lift heavy shit with PROPER technique.

You can do high sets and low reps such as 12 x 2 reps OR…. try Hellish set – rep paramaters like 5 x 10 on movements such as the Barbell Clean & Jerk, Deadlifts, Kettlebell Snatch, etc.

Coach Reeve was always training against the clock when he was a competitive wrestler and a college wrestling coach, and, he still does it today with the Football players of Wake Forest.

Not only does this style of training build serious strength and dense muscle, but also develop immense conditioning and mental toughness, something too many people lack nowadays!

Try This: 2 reps on the minute, every minute for 10 minutes of (Choose Any One Exercise) the log clean & press, tire flip, sandbag shoulder, stone shouldering, deadlift, barbell clean & press….

I’ve done this with athletes using heavy weights if they need to gain weight and fighters, wrestlers and combat athlete who need strength endurance / power endurance.

And by the way, if you’re resting 3 – 5 minutes between sets because your last scientific handbook told you to do so you’re missing the boat.

In the REAL world, when the hell do you get to do 2 reps and rest? Learn to push heavy weights with minimal rest and as I mentioned before, using proper technique.

I’ve seen some dangerous form being used in local gyms and even by popular web sites on the internet. It sends the wrong message, and you can’t create a powerful message unless You Lead From the Front.

Time for me to get some rest, the alarm is set for 6:30 AM tomorrow morning. It’s training time. That means heavy weights followed by prowler conditioning.

Check out some footage below.

You may also have noticed less video footage from me. I will get back to the videos, so don;t you worry, BUT, I am zoning out when I train and hate to mess around with a video camera when I am focused on getting STRONGER, FASTER, LEANER & MEANER!

That’s me hitting some thick bar deadlifting and the Prowler Pushing with 9 plates is one of our Freshman Football Beasts, we call him “The Hit Man”.

Peace!

Lead from the Front.

–Z–

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