On my way to kill it at an old school gym, Skiba’s Barbell Club.

This trip is broken dowjn into several videos so hang tight, stay with me and enjoy the ride…

Kill it!

–Coach Z–

PS: I think I’m gonna invite members of http://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com to trian at The USC Gym for FREE. Are you a member?

PPS: Just wait till you see this gym, it’s sick old school I tell you!

Joe DeFranco is one of the best Performance Coaches in the country, actually, the world.

2 weeks before my wedding, I finally got the chance to get a 1hour consult with Joe D. It took 6 months to get into his schedule, I never stopped asking him via e mail and I didn’t care what the cost would be.

I receive many e mails from people who want in on the USC Cert, the apprentice program or any other coaching variation, but everyone is “in a bad financial situation”.

I think my investment made a HUGE difference in how I trian athletes, and because of it, I got better results, which in turn led to more clients, leading to a bigger and better business, leading to me never having to say those words I hear so often, “I can’t afford that right now, money is tight”.

Today, Joe D and I are good friends, and last week when I went to his gym I was challenged to beat the trap bar deadlift record of 600 lbs for the “washed up meathead category”

I don’t deadlift often because they make me sore as hell. Musta been 3 months or so since I deadlifted. Regardless, I don’t back down from challenges and, OTHER things I do make me plenty strong to grip and rip big weights off the ground.

Let’s see if I broke the record…..

It wasn’t the prettiest lift, but then again, it isn’t called the deadlift for pretty reasons!

What records have you broken lately? Maybe it’s in strength, maybe business, maybe it’s deep within and personal. Share your success stories below, let the world know!

Kill it!

–Coach Z–

P.S. - 4 spots left for The USC Cert on 11/1 and 11/2. Who wants to kill it? Click the “get certified” link at the top and e mail me if you are ready, 110% ready, nothing less!

My old bedroom and my old book shelf! You gotta see this! Am I wrong here? Did the Golden Era really rock today’s lifters? Today we have less comraderie, more complainers, more cry babies, more fancy methods and people still want more fancy methods. Here and there I get a complaint about me not showoing anything new.

Is new better? Maybe I can hang myself upside down, use a kettlebell, rubber band and a wooden spoon, that’s new! There ya go, it’s my next video!

I sure wish the camraderie would come back like it was during The Golden Era. Today it’s powerlifting VS olympic lifting, bodyweight VS. free weights, and on and on we go.

Post your comments and let me know your thoughts. Feel free to tell the complainers to shut up

I sure do wish the golden era would come back… Hell, I’m gonna bring it back!

Kill it!

–Coach Z–

P.S. - Tell your friends about The Underground Strength Show. Tell the world!

Sometimes, we all need a lil’ kick in the ass….

If you want a SERIOUS, BIG kick in the ass, and you want to learn some serious shit in the world of strength, conditioning, monility, strongman training, underground strength training and more, then join me and Steve Maxwell at The Gladiator Seminar, space is almost full and time is almost near.

Not for the faint of heart.

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In Strength,

–Z–

Do you want to be strong, or do you want to be highly conditioned?

Do you want to be explosive, or do you want to be agile, mobile and hostile?

How about training for all of these traits?

I know, many people say you must specialize to get optimal results. But, in the real world, you need everything. You gotta be “in shape”, and that means having the perfect blend of many physical traits: strength endurance, power endurance, aerobic endurance, and overall conditioning.

Finding the right balance is key, and most people don’t have the discipline to let go of what they enjoy doing, when they really need to focus on what must be done.

Can one truly blend powerlifting, strongman, metabolic conditioning, gymnastics based movements, mobility and more into an overall program?

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It was 10 PM at night.

The air was cool and my wife was asleep. My daughter fell asleep at 8:30 PM and I just finish cleaning up, massaging my wife to fall asleep and unable to get in my quick workout, I headed around the backyard into the dark to grab an 80 lb Kettlebell.

The sky was bright, being it was a full moon, I was able to see better than usual.

I had to train, because being strong is what made me successful in the first place.

If time allows, I’ll be squatting tomorrow.

But, for tonight, making sure I lead from the front, I cranked out a brutal circuit under the full moon in my backyard.

The workout went as follows:

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I got a chance to grill my homeboy, Jim Wendler.

Jim is through and through a super genuine guy, and although a bit crazy, you want to listen carefully to his methods. They produce powerful results, period. In the end, results are what count, so pay attention to this audio and please let all your strength fanatic friends know about the ass kicking info rocking at my blog (TONS MORE to come

In Strength,

–Zach–

PS - June 24th is D Day. I’ll be releasing a heavy duty product that you won’t wanna miss! Mark you calendar!

PPS - As soon as Jim’s new manual is out, I’ll post the link. Underground Approved!

Click the Photo above for your Jim Wendler audio podcast!

Change can be a good thing.

I am feeling a need for change. It starts from a point much deeper than my emotions, it’s just a Gut feeling I have.

I find myself running home rather than driving home.

I begin removing favorites such as squats and deadlifts, and return to a lot of bodyweight training, kettlebell workouts, sandbags and sledge hammers.

Sprinting becomes more common place, as does jumping, dragging sleds and running with the prowler.

Removing breads, milk and dairy from my nutrition intake begins to take on a new beast. My body craves the change so I listen.

My training will evolve, and you must search for this art form deep within yourself….I have been training since age 13, now 32, I can feel what my body wants and needs, you will begin the same journey.

Soon, the mountain bike will be dusted off and I’ll be riding the trails, stopping when I find a log for lifting, a stone for pressing or rowing or a tree branch for pull ups and leg raises.

Nature is taking its course with me, but I’ll always remain an animal

In Strength,

Zach Even - Esh

PS - Come see the countless secrets you’ll learn from me and Steve Maxwell at The Gladiator Seminar. We’ll help you better yourself dramatically, and if you’re a Coach, your newfound knowledge will blow the lid off of your current business. Go ahead, ask us anything you want related to training….or the business of training. It’s another No Holds Barred Underground Seminar! What else did you expect!? Click HERE for details!

PPS - Too far away to make the Gladiator Seminar? Check out my store and see how you can start using kettlebells, logs, stones, sleds, bodyweight and more to Your advantage! Click HERE for more info!

People thought I was crazy, then again, people still think I’m crazy.

Back when I was first training athletes in my garage, and even before I had a garage to train them in, our athletes were getting brutally strong without ever doing the tried and true barbell back squat.

How could this be? Super strength without the KING, squats?

I didn’t own a barbell, but we did have plenty of other “things”, and Mother Nature was our natural gym.

Then, I made myself a sandbag, 100 lbs., from an army - navy duffel bag.

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I just wanted to give some answers to the questions that have been coming in regarding my upcoming Gladiator Fitness Seminar with Steve Maxwell on July 12, 2008.

http://combatgrappler.com/seminars.html

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Question: I am not a martial artists or jiu jitsu practioner, will this seminar still benefit me?

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