I had just finished a phone call with Joe DeFranco and he was telling me how Mike “the asshole” Guadango was regularly doing heavy, HEAVY 1 rep sets for pull ups and recline rows with over 100 lbs at times.

These HEAVY sets helped him kill it is why he rocked a 50 rep set of pull ups!

Plus, last time I checked, the only way you can get stronger is by putting more weight on the “bar”.

Jack it up!

Tell me how you’re breaking records and pushing big weights by commenting below!

Kill it & smash it up!

–Coach Z–

PS: Just had a beastly crew of guys come to The Underground Strength Gym for the USC Certification. They got the home study course and can now spread the Underground method on how to build athletes who posses brute strength and lightning fast speed. This is where you can get it for yourself:

http://UndergroundStrengthKit.com (physical copy)

http://UndergroundStrengthManual.com (downloadable version)

More pull up variations as I prep the pull ups.

Gotta get em’ higher, and I gotta get STRONGER, no 2 ways about it.

Some strong mofo’s out there!

Check the vid and let me know how your pull ups are going and what you’re doing to get your pull up numbers higher than ever before!

More training footage to come soon enough!

Kill it!

–Coach Z–

PS: I will be announcing a telelseminar for this Tuesday, 9 PM EST. It will be all about the time crunched REAL Man Muscle workouts.

PPS: I don’t care how heavy you are, pull ups MUST be eaten for breakfast. Too many people can not perform pull ups at all, and I hope this contest motivates people to break their own personal barriers and records.

PPPS: I am amazed at how many whiners wrote in about the pull ups from DeFranco’s. Is no one impressed with these high rep weighted pull ups or do great things need to be shot down by others due to jealousy. Let’s keep it positive here, and the bottom line, those two videos freaking rocked, period!

PPPPS: Train hard, train heavy and go rock the pull ups. if not, then Shut Up

Today I had a skinny guy stop into the gym….after he left the gym next door.

The other day, another skinny guy who confessed to being a former inmate stopped by as well.

I’m starting to worry who the heck will be stopping by next.

The former inmate confessed he was way bigger in “the pen”. I bet he was….eating all day, push ups and sit ups every day, hitting the weight pile almost daily. What can you do in the weight pile?

Nothing fancy…..I saw what the prisons have: benches, barbells, dumbbells, dip bars, pull up bars, squat racks. These are the essentials.

Today’s drop in was a guy I have seen for YEARS as I used to train at the gym next door. He has not changed in about 7 years while training 4 days a week. He was pissed off that he still weighs 135 lbs.

I bet if I looked at how he ate it would be pretty poor, with not enough quality food, skipping breakfast, no post workout meals and enough food to keep a 5 year old kid satisfied.

Training mistakes? He said he squats and deadlifts - are these magic exercises? Hmmmmm, they’re supposed to work like magic, but, if your entire program is not organized well, squats, deadlifts and all the other top notch exercises won’t do jack sh*t for you.

So, here we have two guys in frustration….both skinny and unable to get bigger, stronger or more muscular.

One guy has been struggling for what I know to be 7 years…..at least.

Soon I’ll post photos of a once 88 lb. weakling who began training with us 2 years ago, and now weighs 125 lbs. 125 may seem like nothing to you, but, that is a whopping 37 lbs of added weight, much of it muscle.

Stay tuned!

In Strength,

Zach Even - Esh

P.S. - Wanna get jacked and strong? Want muscles that truly are “functional’? Want to have FUN while training? Click HERE and get after it!

I have been adding a boat load of videos to The Underground.

I’m getting crazeeeeeee with these videos, let me tell ya, I can’t even keep count of how many I have been adding lately
It’s finally a way for you to see how we do things at The Underground - raw and uncut.

Our latest video is a circuit that we put many of our combat athletes through, but, it’s perfect for anyone who wants to develop some sick work capacity. You’ll see David Ellis going through the paces as he preps for the Judo Nationals, which he just placed 3rd at.

David is quite the beast - he competes in the 200 lb category yet he only weighs 185. Strength and power endurance are critical factors for so many athletes and I personally use these circuits myself.

Why do I use them? I need to get in and out of the gym with my hectic schedule….so when the wife is callin’ me for dinner, it’s time to get BUSY!  

If you’re not yet a member of The Underground, just remember, it’s a small investment that equals 3 cups of coffee a month. Plus, all members get special discounts that non members are not privvy to enjoying
If you have any questions for me regarding training, ask away at the forum.

I hope to see you at The Underground soon enough!

In Strength,

Zach Even - Esh

P.S. - Many people e mail me about my own personal training, and yes, you’ll see my crazy ways on video as well. I do admit, I can get a bit hyped up and I fear I’ll blow the speakers off my little Sony Camera! ha ha

See you at The Underground!

I am so pumped for the soon to be released new product I am tightening up.

It is packed with so much info and tons of killer bonuses…Oh man, I am so psyched can feel the earth shaking!

This new product will really give you an inside look at how I train with my insane schedule.

Speaking of training, I am setting up some backyard tools because there are times on the weekend when I really need to train just to clear my head.

I have a 70 lb Kettlebell, a climbing rope and next on my list will be a long chain, a long tow strap and some PVC piping to rig up a suspended pull up bar from a thick branch in the backyard.

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Have you ever heard of Herschel Walker?

If you’ve read my Blog for the past year, you certainly have.

Pull ups, push ups, sit ups - hundreds and even thousands of reps every day…..

 Sprinting with a tire and rope strapped around his waist….

 Hill Sprints…

 Throw in some power cleans…

We have quite the recipe for amazing strength, speed, conditioning and mental toughness….

That is a list of 5 exercises. Work the heck out of them for the next 2 months, or maybe the next 3 months, or how about from now until September 1st? Will you commit yourself to kicking the crap out of those few exercises and working harder than ever before on them, aiming to get an extra rep or an extra 5 lbs added to the bar every week?

The consistency and die hard dedication is what most people lack. So, I say remove the complication and go hard with the list above.

It will work, you just have to put in the time. Plain and simple.

Dedicated to your success,

Zach Even - Esh

P.S. - I have always loved plain and simple. Herschel Walker would have loved This Training Kit!