Tell Me Why….
October 23rd, 2009
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I train because I love it. Period.
It’s in my DNA.
I can lift barbells, kegs, do powerlifting, strongman training and kettlebell training.
Hell, I can sprint in the sand, swim in the ocean and do push ups – I LOVE it all.
It’s my therapy.
It’s a place and time where I lose myself and find myself. Kinda like a surfer who experiences the same thing every time he paddles out to catch waves.
Check out this OLD video (music stops mid way thanks to you tube 
….
But, it’s me, training in the field, just like I did back in the day BEFORE I even owned a gym.
Watch the video, enjoy a protein shake (or a Beer) if you like
When you’re done, let us know WHY you train. I’m killa psyched to see why you do what you do!
Don’t forget, let us know WHY you do what you do!
I can’t wait to see your comments and a glimpse inside your heart and soul!
Peace Bruddahs and Ladies!
–Z–
PS: I also wanted tell you, and it’s something I don’t do enough…not because I don’t feel it, but because I am sooooo freaking psyched to deliver killa shizza info to you.
I wanted to say, Thank YOU!! I am honored BIG time and Humbled Beyond words that you visit my blog, post comments and share your thoughts and stories with me. Thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU!
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Zach, good stuff, I just had some awesome feedback on the same question a few day back at my site, here’s the list I posted!
- To continually push myself and improve
- Lead by example – as a personal trainer I think its important to be able to do what you are teaching.
- In order to stay stronger than my youngest brother. I just can’t have him beating me…must be a brother thing.
- Release stress from the day.
- I like it…
A lot of the last one…
Joe Hashey
http://www.synergy-athletics.com
It is my medicine and therapy all in one. It is my passion and the only thing that keeps me sane. I could go on but if you’re following Zach then you under stand why or at least you should.
Peace Out
To tell you the truth ever since you posted the Matt Furey “interview”, (more like crap), I am less and less interested in what you have to say. I will admit you have some good ideas and routines in your material, but there was something nagging me about the delivery of the material. It seemed that I had seen a similar delivery style in the past. AND LO AND BEHOLD along comes a Matt Furey post. DING, THAT’S IT! Your following the same style and are obviously a student/fan of the biggest snake oil salesman on the internet; the biggest shinola maker of the new millenium, I have no respect for your point of view anymore.
Where to start bro! One thing that I always preach is training saved my life, it helped me get my act together and get out of addiction(now lifting is my addiction). I have found out more about myself and life while under the bar. I continue to find out more and more. Its my own place to get away from everyone and everything, I feel the gym is my home. I love being there if its by myself or if its with all my clients.
Training is me its in my life forever because it makes me feel alive.
Oh I gotta copy Joe and throw in my url haha http://www.BodySynergyTraining.com
I train because it’s one of the things that I fully control in my life. It’s a time where I can decide what it is I want to accomplish and then go hit it. I also look forward to the workout high I get at the end. It’s an awesome feeling and is what keeps me coming back for more training.
Damn, Joe stole all my answers… except for the reason for staying stronger than my brother … its really just so I can kick his ass whenever I wanna!! Something wildly satisfying in that!!
LOL!!
luv ya Zach. Keep ‘em coming!
J
Why do I train?
As Louis Armstrong Said about Jazz, If you have to ask you will never understand.
Of course you do understand, so you know.
You know that in this world of strife, stealing and uncertainty a workout is our chance to grab a hold of life and exert our will with power and purpose.
Many gave up before they even tried to be successful at anything but each lift, sprint, and throw confirms that we are here, we are strong and everyone else had better get the hell out of our way.
That and to look good for the beach
Coach, I can’t express enough my gratitude for your existence. It is not lame, I am a believer. I own The Speed School.net, and live the dream of changing lives every day as you do. Heart and fire drives the beast inside. Those who persevere,will be champions. Proverbs 27:17, As iron sharpens iron , so one does another. Thanx
G’day Zach, Mate the reason I train apart from leading by example (as a trainer/coach) is the feeling you get when you know you have pushed yourself to the limit and you are absolutely busted. Plus I know IT IS a brother thing! Cause it is nice to stronger than both my older brothers.
But I think Joe summed it up best with
“I like it”.
Cheers
Ryan
1. To let out aggression and stress, endorphins, and love the feeling of soreness and exhaustion.
2. To get stronger physically and also have a better physique.
3. Many health benefits from exercise.
4. Most important to improve mental power, focus, capacity, confidence, and mindset.
Because I finally realize I can DO ANYTHING I WANT TO DO Z-BOY! It took me 50 years to understand that and I am greatful that I did. It’s NEVER TOO LATE! Damn that YOUTUBE gave me goosebumps.. another reason I Train.. I LOVE how I get so revved up inside…I never knew I had that kind of Power or PASSION inside of ME.. LOL… who knew and then I meet people like YOU and JOE HASHEY (if even just over the internet) and it drives my passion even further! I train because I LOVE TO KICK MY OWN ASS… I love to have others KICK IT..and most of all… dammit.. because I CAN… it’s that old SAYING.. “WE HAVE THE POWER” and there is just no STOPPING ME NOW! I lived my whole life until 3 years ago watching from the OUTSIDE.. now I’m jumping in with both feet..i’m pushing sleds and tires and doing burpees and swinging KBs and busting my ass and digging deep inside myself to see what really is there! It’s all sooooo damn GOOD!
xoL
Evan that’s some good stuff. As for why i train it’s cause i love to cause it’s my way of live and so i look and feel each and every day. By the way i’ll see you in january in tampa.
Peace out bruddah
Phil
i train because i love to feel the sensation of feeling strong, confident , to push my self to my limits , cause when i am at the gym , i am there to sweat blood to give the best of me,when i start to listen to my ipod and train, for that moment i can forget all the problems that i have
thats why i train
Zach the “Man”
Awesome workout routine. This blog and your emails are the highlights of my day. I can’t wait to see what advice, insights, and enlightenment you are going to share each day.
I train for the same reasons given, but also because like you I love to challenge myself, not only with the physical aspects of more weight, more reps, etc. but also to develop that “Warrior Mentality and Spirit”
Working on making my own sandbags, got a couple of old surplus duffle bags. No kettle bells, but I am looking into filling up some .50 caliber ammo cans with sand for a twist.
I also do the tire flips, sledge hammer routines, got the tire for free from the tire repair shop, old grader tire. Pushes my 56 yr. old body pretty hard.
Log cleans and presses, log lunges with twists, no stones yet, but 80 lb redimix bags work pretty well.
Recovering from a severe hamstring tear, so lower body has been kind of mellow lately, but soon will be recovered and back to the Circus Maximus and the Gladiator games.
Keep sharing my brother, you are inspiring this old warrior!
Strength in Honor!
COL (Ret.) Gilbert N. San Roman
Great stuff bro!!!I don’t ever wanna hear another person say “i can’t train ‘cus the gym cost too much”BUllSHIT!!
Keep it real brother
oh yeah i train so i can crush my competition,be it on the field,on the stage, at work,or any social encounter.I alway wanna feel strong and confident.
I just love it…period. I love getting stronger and faster, trying to beat what you did the previous week. I had small man complex when I graduated high school at about 123lbs soaking wet, and i needed to do something about it. Now its a passion to train!
this is get down to basics training using objects that surround us. makes me think how little i really do compaired to your strength and endurance training. also how little training most steroid boys are doing at conventional gyms…. if we can get motivated “to move” ,we can put together a circuit-type workout with car pushing ,pull ups at the park, farmers’ walk, sand bag lifts,etc and more with everyday objects all around us.
why do i train? i simply dont know, everytime i get under the bar it another world its just me and that obstacle, its a place where i can see myself inside out, where i can see what can of character have i build, its a place to get uncomfortable and go trough the pain because i know it will just make me stronger, its just a place where i feel loved, the weight will never hate you it will always be there for you with a challange, its up to you to take it,battle it, and love the moment, because there is no feeling like it.
simply training makes me feel alive!
i guess there is no perfect way to describe why i train! haha
keep it up Z!
peace
-Luis-
I train for the following reasons:
–I am a powerlifter and I WILL total Elite in the next year..and training is a means to the end..PERIOD.
–To push my body not to the limits but beyond them..and to see just how much I can take and how tough I am mentally to continue to go beyond the threshold..I played 18 years of football and after college I couldnt stand not being competitive at anything any longer so even when I am not competing I have to compete with something, whether its just me and iron or against my training partners.
–To do things the ordinary gym rat who spends 5 days per week working on his arms, can only shake their head at and wonder how the hell I just did that..yes that is the Ego part of it..but without some level of ego you can get complacent with yourself and your goals..the goals MUST be set higher than you ever thought possible..
–I am working to start a gym warehouse and training athletes right now in my small 1-car garage at home…I must be able to show them that what I am asking them to do is easy because they see me doing it..seeing is believing!
–Training is just what I do..without it I would be empty!
—I love to train…simple as that….see all the reasons above
Zach,
Your site is awesome. This is my first comment on your blog but I had to comment on this one.
I train because I love it! Feeling strong and fit. I have been training since I was 11 in the garage with my dad. Then school sport and later bike racing. I always include strength work to help my cycling.
I have also been working in the field for about 15 years training clients 1 on 1.
The human body is incredible and pushing it in training just awesome!
Thanks for doing what you do day in and day out!
Gary
Simply, because I love it.
I’m not a natural athlete, I have worked for every ounce of strength I have. It all started as an 11 year old, lazy, skinny. I walked into a karate studio and that was it.. the journey began.
Now I love challenging myself against new challenges, each year i try to do something big, if I don;t the year just doesn’t feel complete.
I don’t know why I do it, or why I like it, I just know I can’t ever imagine stopping. The crew that have gathered around me seem to have the same attitude.
Keep on keeping on.
Dave
And seeing as everyone else is, here’s my url:
http://www.wildgeesema.com
Coach Z!
I train to disappear. When I am training I am so entrenched in to what I am doing that the world around me melts away and ceases to exist. I train alone and prefer it this way. This is my time to focus and get inside my own head space.
I find during this time I problem solve and brianstorm and replenish my creative self; this is where I find my enregy for my clients.
I train simply because I can and I enjoying testing my limits.
AGE QUOD AGIS
Christopher
Why I Train?
Becuase I LOVE it
Becuase is reminds how far I’ve Come and How Much Ive acheived, And the iron teaches me that HARD WORK pays off. Training helps me in all aspects of life, to put the mind set of HECK YEAA I CAN DO THIS!! to everything.
Zack – thanks bro!
I train because it gives me control and confidence, even if I don’t have it all right in my head I can focus on my training and my head gets the idea and I end up feeling confident and in control.
Training helps me live up to my standards. I believe we are all supposed to be strong, capable and good looking – thats what we were born to be, training helps me live up to that.
Andrew
Z,
I can’t lie, I do it for all of the things already mentioned. However, I would be lying if I didn’t say I do it to pick up on girls. Now that i am married, it is just as important. Once you reel them in you have to keep them in the boat!
Jason
http://www.jasonpegg.com
I train for alot of reasons.
First, it is a huge stress relief
Second, Health
Most important, it is inspiring to come up with crazy new workout and equipment ideas for me and my clients, implement them and see the how far the human body can push it’s self.
Thanks for the Great Info and Inspiration
Blaine
This has changed over time. I played hockey until 2 months ago, and thanks to hockey, I learned to love training.
It started with off-ice work in the gym to improve my performance on the ice. But as I said, things have changed.
I got tired of playing, tired of someone else telling how good I am, what I can do and what I can’t do.
Now I instead focus on the gym and martial arts.
You know, 150kg is always 150kg, no matter what the coach tell you. Either you can squat it, or you can’t.
This is the same when it comes to martial arts. Either you win or you lose.
And you can’t blame anyone else.
And when you make it and squat that 150kg. You know that it was all you. That it was you who went the distance. You who fought with the weights, again, again and again.
Thats why I love training. It’s all you, no one can tell you 150kg is not 150kg.
// Antwon 19 yo.
Z-
That’s some good training. Motivating as always. I train to discover what I am made of and to prepare myself to seize the day.
I train because I cann’t not train. I have done it like a lot of you guys, for too long.I have also learned, as now I am 43, that it is the anti aging factor, I can still play, snowboard and do stuff with my kids, that others my age cannt do. Training is mobile meditation for me. Be it kickboxing, running , or lifting, it makes me who I am. I look at me son and daughter , they see my example and (though 10 and 11)want to do stuff, whatever it is, kayaking, gymnastics or swimming and I know I am creating a lasting legacy, of a couple of great , happy healthy kids.I thank my tolerant and fit wife for her support and patience with me over the years and hope we have many more together.Train hard, consistent and smart,for your life.Mitch
Z,
Because
* I like [now I'm retired I don't have to lead by example!]
* I’m determined to meet the challenge of continually improving
* It helps keep stresses at bay and allows me to focus exclusively on the task in hand.
Keep ‘em coming Z!
All the best,
John
I train to fight, I fight to live, and live to fight! Underground strength and endurance is the backbone of our training for the sport of MMA.
Zach,
A lot of the same reason you do, it is an escape and stress relief. Working out helps me fight the aging process- I want to be in top shape for as long as I possibly can be… but most of all it is great for my overall peace of mind.
Bruddahs!!! F**ing Love U guys!!!!
I read what you write and it’s THE way!
It’s what I feel in my gut, in my soul and in my blood.
I’m honored and crazy psyched to be chillin w/so many of you who are from the same tribe.
I’m away on a lil vaca now BUT I can’t wait to crank the training when I get back
If you guys havr requests for anything else, I’m gonna unleash hell on it when I get back to the Dirty Jerzee!!!!
Peace Bruddahs and Ladies 4 showin THE Love!!!
In Strength AND Honor!!
–Z–
Ohhh…. “Mr. None of Your F**ing Business” (Comment # 3)
Mr. Arm Chair Expert, I am sure
If you ever wanna come to the gym and train, rather than “talk” – just say the word, Son
–Z–
Jason Pegg – Haaaaaaa, now you’re fighting the chicks OFF you stud!!!!
–Z–
Jackie
ur kickin ur bruddahs ass!!! Niiiiice!!!
I am honored to see the ladies stopping in and seeing how we roll!!!
Thank YOU!!!
–Z–
Matt
I love the Louis Armstrong connection!
and the beach, ha ha!
Col. Gilbert!!! WOW!!
YOU inspire my bruddah!!
You are a bad mofo, period!!!
Keep us posted on the success bruddah!!!
Thank YOU!
–z–
Matt!?!?!
123 lbs after high school??
In the previous post, Tyler (the dude squatting 315) also graduated around that weight
Now, he’;s a beastly 185 lbs!!
Antwon, wow, you’re 19 and a pure beast!!!
wish this blog was around when I was your age!!
Mitch, I’m with you bruddah!
Plus, I also have a very understanding wife!!! ha ha
I train because the principals of training can be applied to every other aspect of life. In life we should try to exceed our goals as we do in strength through gradual improvements instead of trying to up and jump on a huge goal. In strength we get injured if we fly too high. In life, life kicks our ass if we do.
Furthermore, in strength we must try to push past what we’ve done before to exceed the goal, which is something we should apply to our endeavors in life.
Finally, strength training gives us the emotional catharsis and the mental stability to fear nothing and the clarity to move on with our goals in the other realms of life.
I train because it is part of me I have been doing it for as long as I can remember.
I think it self medicates and it makes me feels right. Maybe I am more touch with my animal side. But being a lazy weak civilized pile of meat is sickening to me.
i train hard to do my job, so keyboard commando like ‘None o your f’n business’ from post #3 have a free world where they have the rights to free speach…and the nerve to write crap…. Plus it allows me not to be all ripped looking but have functional strength that people under estimate time and time again…
im livin along the same lines as u zach, i just love training, rippin up the sandbags kettlebells dumbbells barbells BW. i look forward 2 my workouts, constantly thinkin up new routines, love trainin outdoors. lately im gettin into joggin w/ a 50 lb sandbag, its a great endurance workout. peace zach love the vids
Z-
I train because its what i am.
Training keeps me honest. I can’t lie when it comes to training. It will call my bluff and spit in my face if I ever “half ass” it. Its that personal battle between me and the iron when I train that I love! Training pushed me to higher limits I never thought possible.
Training allows me to grow as a person – not only physically, but also mentally and spiritually. I believe training crosses over into all aspects of live.
I train to stay alive and sane. I train because it calms me down and comforts me. Even in times where it feels as if my hearts going to explode through my chest or my legs are just about to give out and I feel faint or possible vomit – I love it and welcome it!
Training is something I need on a daily basis. It’s my addiction. Like many others out there – I’m addicted to the iron, the pump, the rush, the sweet burn!
Training – it’s good for the heart and soul!
I’ll train till I die!!!
I love it Z!!!
Keep killin it!