Holy S**t! The Underground Strength Coach Inspiration Contest BLEW ME AWAY!

And by reading ALL the comments, I can see YOU were also inspired!

I am beyond amazed and inspired by the videos that were made.

I compiled the votes that came through my e mail (which was A LOT!), the Blog comments and the 4 people I had judging and man it was a SERIOUS fight for 1st place between BIg Dan and Chris the BEAST.

There was also some SERIOUS love for the Virginia Beach Beast, Matty Wichlinski. Matt contributed and is already a Expert Panelist at http://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com as did Dominik Feischl from Austria, who is also on the Underground Expert Panel.

These two Beasts already have lifetime membership to Underground and did not need the “awards” to inspire them. They are Strength addicts, as we all are, and is what inspired them to take action. Hells Yea!

So, we decided to make a top 3.

This was calculated by the e mails, Blog comments and the 4 friends I had voting as well.

The fight for 1st place was CLOSE but one man edged out another!

Here are the Top 3 Winners and their videos are below.

1st: Chris “The Beast from the East”

2nd: BIG Dan Gibson

3rd: Matty “The Virginia Beach Beast” Wichlinski

Chris AND Dan are BOTH getting a FREE ride to come to a future Underground Strength Coach Mentorship held at my gym in NJ.

Chris will receive ALL the products listed on The Underground Store Page, BOTH physical and downoadable programs.

More info to come from Matt Wichlinski shortly……

I want to say, before posting the videos, that I am honored and humbled to see the awesome people that have taken part in this event.

Everyone showed awesome inspiration AND a humble demeanor.

Too many people in the fitness industry act like assholes and have a holier than tho attitude and it is refreshing to see awesome guys like yourself.

From here on out and every day forward we gotta continue to pay it forward!

Let’s take another look at The 3 Baddest Mother F**ers……

For The Top 3 BEASTS, please e mail me so we can arrange your prizes.

More to come shortly…

Lead from the Front!

Peace!

–Z–

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There are MANY secrets out there teaching you how to get strong as hell, add 2 inches to your biceps overnight, add 20 lbs of muscle in 2 weeks….

But, there is a “Secret” that so many have forgotten to tell you about.

It’s called Gut Bustin’, Hard F***ing Work!

Yep….. Das da truth, Baby.

And let me let you in on another secret, my friend, the training isn’t just what you do when you’re in the gym or where ever it is you do your iron lifting.

It’s ALSO what you do when you’re NOT in the gym.

This is when some REAL discipline kicks in.

Are you eating enough?

Are you eating the RIGHT foods that support muscle growth?

Do you sleep enough?

Do you do the RIGHT things when nobody is looking?

Training might only take as little as 2 – 3 hours a week if you train in short 30-45 minute bursts a few times a week.

But, what about all the other hours that fill up your day and night?

If you’re an athlete, it means working on your weak areas and transforming your weakness into a strength.

It means constant pushing towards mastering your skill, going the extra inch as often as possible and NOT allowing yourself to hang out or associate with weak minded people.

The pussification of the human race is rising.

People fear hard work and they seem to much rather enjoy getting fat(ter), lazy(er) and sitting on the couch watching Football games as they scream at professional athletes for not living up to their athetic standards (Yes, I know, VERY ironic).

You’re either in the fight against the pussification of the human or you’re supporting it.

Drop a comment below and let everyone know what you’re doing to become a BEAST.

Lead from the Front.

Peace

–Z–

PS: Until Christmas morning, 9 AM, we have an Underground Holiday Special: Sign up for 1 Year & Get 6 Months FREE. We’ll add your 6 Months Once You Sign Up, HERE.

PPS: You also get a special gift, a FREE E Book, The Underground Sandbag Assault once you Sign Up.

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Wanna be an Unbeatable Man…or Woman?

You MUST have the Eye of The Tiger.

In your mind, “Impossible is Nothing”

In the last video and Blog Post, I spoke about mind set and winning at everything you do.

I spoke about becoming Unbeatable.

Check out these 2 Videos and Read On….

I have noticed many people have much to say yet do NOT follow their words.

Action, every day, day in and day out must be aggressively taken.

Combine your aggressive action with an “impossible, unbeatbale” mindset and you will WIN.

You see Blair Wrestlers tearing it up above at my Underground Strength Gym. This was their first time at my gym and they attacked, attacked and attacked some more!

You gotta walk the talk baby!

Peace!

–Z–

PS: Some recommended resources for our training and mind power are listed below. You ultimately decide the path to take and which actions you need to achieve your Personal Best!

Training Methods: http://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com     

Sandbags: http://UndergroundSandbag.com  

Mind Power: The Unbeatable Man

Mentorship with Me: http://zacheven-esh.com/coaching.php   

PPS: Comments, questions or thoughts about the videos. Click the word “comment” and leave a message!

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Wanna know how I think about training my clients?

How do I organize their workouts for maximum results in muscle building, strength building, power development and conditioning?

Watch this video and drop a comment as I reveal some seriously kick ass info!

Any thoughts, comment or questions on the video?

Drop a comment and I’ll answer.

If you want to see exactly how I trian my clients and myself, ALL workouts are documented daily at http://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com

Peace!

–Coach Z–

PS: I am getting a lot of e mails regarding the business side of what I do and how I turned my $5 an hour training of clients into a full fledged business that allowed me to leave my job that payed me $93 grand a year….and, the gym is run part time.

If you want me to create a business program for what I do, hit me up with an e mail and let me know exactly what you need ==> UndergroundStrengthCoach@gmail.com

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Redemption Time.

I just got my ass kicked during the brutal Jersey Shore Challenge.

Pauly Reddick of course verbally abuses me and I used my bread and butter to redeem myself: The Pull Up.

The Peg Board, well, that’s another story.

I tried this when I first got to their gym and it was rough. AFTER the workout, somehow, someway, I got it a bit.

A little practice and I can kick that peg board’s add!

Check it:

Can you count the number of times Paul Reddick calls me son?

Whatcha think of those pull ups and that peg board.

The last few videos you guys have slacked on the comments.

Step that shit up SON. I wanna see 20+ comments on every video.

Share and exchange ideas. Ask questions or just leave a comment.

Bring it SON.

Peace,

–Z–

PS: If you want workouts that kick ass, build muscle and get you strong as hell, look no further than the Underground Workout of the Month. I post a monthly workout AND a daily workout at http://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com – sign up today and see how I roll. Click HERE to sign up.

PPS: A few more spots are left for the July 18-19 Underground Strength Gym License. Do what you love and heck, you can even run your biz part time like I do and STILL make a full time income from it. Click HERE for your ticket to living life on your terms!

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I recently returned from an awesome weekend up in North NJ where I tore up the stage with business and training info. This is a DEEP blog post so please take the time to read through and of course, get your chance to WIN some serious shizza.

I spent many hours with my homeboy, Chris McCombs and his wife, and had the chance to hang with Gary Vaynerchuk again and talk a lil biz. Great times were spent in NYC and thanks to my classy driving everyone stayed alive even as I drove the wrong way down a one way street.

Chris, his wife Sarah and Marcell the camera man remained WAY TOO CALM with my driving skills and it was possibly thanks to their layed back, SoCal attitude. Jason Ferruggia would have called me a “Jersey Fuck”. Nice

While on stage, I had flashbacks of Alwyn Cosgrove coaching me through the creation of my business, WHILE he was undergoing treatment for cancer. He kept telling me to “take the jump”, “Go Big Time” and he pushed me to the edge and through new boundaries.

I had memories of my Grandfather telling me how he outworked both my Dad and my Uncle AFTER working the night shift while building his house and the temps reached 100 + degrees in Israel.

When I shared my “tough times” with the crowd in my gut and in my heart I KNEW 2 THINGS:

1) Nothing is tougher than my Grandfather losing his entire family to the Holocaust, being in 3 different military units in 3 different countries, working the night shift and then coming home and building a house (this house was beyond beautiful with fruit trees surrounding the entire house and exotic birds flying around while exotic lizards scale the walls and trees).

2) Alwyn Cosgrove beat cancer Twice AND still ran a super successful gym AND bought a new fucking house while going through chemo treatment!

My “tough times” were trivial compared to these 2 men.

These 2 men especially spurred my drive to succeed in addition to my family. I KNOW I must represent for my wife and kids and if times get tough I simply need to think for a mere second of any of the above.

Things get put in perspective right away when I think of Cosgrove, my family and my Grandfather.

So, Sunday evening I returned home and Monday morning I underwent knee surgery.

I wasn’t nervous one bit. I almost didn’t feel the right to be nervous.

It’s Thursday and I am feeling beyond grateful from all my past experiences and all the feedback I have been getting lately.

Is the feedback always good? Heck no, but no worries, I focus on the Good, and you should to.

Lots of people were telling me how much they love the blog and love The Underground web site. Stories of how it has helped them in their own training, their business, their motivation, inspiration and education.

It reminded me of Cosgrove and I talking about the Pay it Forward principle. If you don’t know it, watch this video I have for you…

I want to give away a 2 year membership to http://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com with an ethical bribe.

I also want to give away a 1 year membership to http://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com

I am here because of those who have helped me. It has NOT been an individual journey.

On June 20th I am holding my annual ‘Lift Strong’ strongman contest fundraiser which I hold every year at my gym. I will do this until my very last breath on earth, and, when I am no longer here, my son Ethan will carry on the tradition, as will his children, as will theirs….

But I want to make this BIGGER….

So, if you e mail me your receipt of purchase of http://LIFTStrong.com you will get a 2 year membership to http://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com (Valued at $254)

I also want to choose 5 people to win a 1 year membership if they post the person / people who have changed and influenced their life most. I want you to REALLY dig and share your feelings. Don’t hold anything back!

The 5 most inspirational stories will get a 1 year membership FREE.

My Ethical Bribe: Anyone who invests the 20 something bucks in LIFT Strong gets 2 years membership.

Just recently at The Underground, I added a 22 minute bodyweight seminar video, a 7 minute “How To” video on how to build your own training pit and another 7 minute video on how to make your own sandbag and how to train with it.

It’s time to Pay it Forward.

Post below and / or get your copy of LIFT Strong.

Forward your receipts to UndergroundStrengthCoach@gmail.com

Pay it Forward,

–Z–

PS: Chris McCombs spoke about the “Giving Hand” and how he started his business like this. It’s time we give back, it’s time we pay it forward, it’s time we make a difference.

Share your story below….

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Check out Underground Strength Coach, Matty Wichlinski, making a homemade Sandbag.

I’m gonna crank a few of these myself and get our athletes squatting, lunging, jumping and throwing them.

Check it & let me know your thoughts below

You know I love sandbag training and sandbags were actually my first substitute for a barbell.

I didn’t have the cash for a barbell and making a sandbag ran me under $30 bones, so I made a 50 and a 100 lb bag and I got my ass handed to me cranking out the following sandbag exercises:

- clean and press

- shouldering

- carries up hill

- loading onto tall objects

- power clean & catch

Sandbag training to this day is a HUGE part of how I train and how I train my athletes.

That video kicked ass, what about you? Did you dig it?

Post your comments below and let us know your thoughts on the video, sandbag training and anything else you wanna unleash!

Peace!

–Z–

PS: I’ll be announcing in the next day or 2 the upcoming Underground Strength Gym License Course, which allows you to run your own high profit, low overhead Underground Strength Gym.

Oh yea, you will also have a 10 mile radius blocked off so NO other Underground Strength Gyms can open up near you.

The date is soon, it’s July 18 & 19 at my gym in Edison, NJ. There will be 9 spaces so get ready to jump on this pronto.

Watch your e mail in the next day or two! Have an awesome weekend!

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Just a lil’ highlight of the beasts who stopped by the day before our Lost Secrets of Strength Seminar (coming soon on DVD).

Dudes cruised in from around the country as far as Cali!

They just wanted to watch our Friday crew train but the Underground bug snagged them into the workout and the energy was so damn high we took over the entire parking lot!

This ENTIRE workout is being posted in detail at http://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com along with hundreds of other videos, articles and audio interrogations!

Check the vid…

This kind of training packs on the muscle and strength like no tomorrow.

But it’s not enough to just be strong, you MUST be “in shape” which means having the ability to sustain all types of training which is why we have a HUGE emphasis on using bodyweight / calisthenics to improve physical fitness to an even greater level!

What are your thoughts on training for overall fitness and maintaining a healthy balance between strength, power and conditioning?

Post your thoughts, comments and answers below!

Kill it!

–Z–

PS: Watch this ENTIRE workout on video at http://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com in addition to hundreds of other Exclusive articles, special reports, workouts, videos and audio interrogations.

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At the end of a LONG day at The Underground Strength Gym, Canada’s Pro Strongman, Paul Vaillancourt, stopped by the gym today with his entourage.

With plans of stopping by for 5 PM they got lost in the Dirty Jerzee and enjoyed some scenery in what some call the ghetto, others call the projects – not a fun place to be driving through with a mini van, a fauly GPS and not a clue as to where the heck you’re going!

We talked biz and training for 10 minutes and I was itching to train.

Before my clients rolled up I cranked out 5 heavy sets of 5 reps in the T Bar Row with 5 plates.

I call this “chunking”, something I detail fully in my REAL Man Muscle Building System.

I was planning on cranking a workout for a solid 15 minutes when I shut down, but I didn’t want to be rude to Paul and his entourage of strongman beasts, so I told them, I have a missed call from my wife AND a voice mail – we have 15 minutes, let’s train.

They ALL jumped in.

UP went the stereo and I cranked some serious tunes and the race was on!

The energy was SICK!

Music cranking all the way, chalk and HEAVY dumbbells were starting to get thrown around.

Paul rocked out some 150 lb snatches and clean and presses with the globe dumbbell, which is WAY tougher than a traditional dumbbell because the handle is bent and it doesn’t revolve in your hand, making the grip factor 20 X tougher.

We all hit 2 or 3 all out sets of the dumbbell snatch / clean & press combo and then we moved onto endless variations of pull ups, every set was with a 20 lb chain around the neck!

In 15 minutes we were done!

Paul and his crew were lovin’ it.

I told them that I don’t BS about these 15 minute workouts.

They responded how much they loved it and how they couldn’t see one area of the body NOT getting worked!

Some video footage soon to come, BUT, the ENTIRE workout will be reserved for my inner circle crew over HERE.

Stay tuned for the video footage!

When someone tells me they need more than 15 minutes to get the job done, I invite them to train with me and I’ll show them how to get BUSY in 15 minutes.

Having a full time job, a gym, an internet biz and MOST importantly, being a Father & a Husband – time is limited, and I tear shit up when 15 minutes if available.

Crush it!

–Coach Z–

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Ya gotta love bodyweight exercises – ALL of them.

You can do them anywhere, anyplace, anytime.

Push Ups are a bodyweight exercise I LOVE!

Watch the Video below and then I have a CRAZY story for you regarding push ups and other bodyweight exercises….

That’s the end of my quick workout with Joel Marion. It was at the end of a loooong night and Joel has been cranking away with his Underground Nutrition Tips so I KNEW that a fast and furious bodyweight workout would get the juices flowing.

When I started doing Push Ups I was in the 7th Grade. In fact, it was the summer before 8th grade as I vividly recall.

The neighborhood gang was hanging out one night and we all got around to arm wrestling.

I LOST EVERY SINGLE MATCH!

It was f**ing embaressing!

I went home that night and it was around 9:30 PM and I decided that every night before bed and every morning upon rising I would do 1 set of max push ups.

That night I did TWO PUSH UPS!

You read that correctly, there is NO typo there, 2 push ups! I collapsed mid way through rep # 3!

The next night I did 3 push ups, the following night was 4 push ups and I still recall the night I cranked out 7 push ups because the NEXT DAY I finally won my first arm wrestling match!

I was happier than a Pig in Mud! I was getting my ass handed to me for almost an entire week and once I got my first victory in arm wrestling I thought push ups were THE KING!

I’ll keep the pull ups story for another time…

I wanna hear about your experiences with bodyweight training, maybe you have a vivid story as I do, well, step up and let’s hear it!

Kill it!

–Z–

PS: All attendees of the Lost Secrets of Strength Seminar will be getting the entire seminar on film, FREE! A few spots left, take action HERE.

PPS: Next week, Underground members get a FREE teleseminar (every month they do) and the Underground Workout of the Month was just posted at http://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com – don’t miss it!

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