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A VERY Special Speaker has just been added to The Underground Strength Conference Line Up!

You will NEVER see this person speak at a conference like this, EVER.

For those who have KILLED their excuses and have decided to OWN their destiny, Prepare to hear one of the most Powerful, Straight Up Presentations EVER!

Your mind and attitude towards life, success and being a business owner is about to get Body Slammed like NEVER before.

Those who attend will be ready to Kick Ass & Take Names like NEVER before.

Excuse Makers…. move out of the way or we’re running you OVER.

Stronger Than Yesterday!!

The Underground Strength Conference

Honesty, Integrity & Ethics

NO Egos, NO A**Holes

Details HERE

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Undergrounder Strength Nation…. Let’s DO this!

I hope you had a powerful day yesterday…..

I had MANY obstacles to overcome yesterday as the past few days have been tough and the stress was mounting.

Was it easy? NO

Did I get it done?

YES….

Mission Accomplished.

I had to focus on what I wanted and where I wanted to go, what I wanted to MAKE happen and ultimately what my best outcome looked like and felt like.

VERY Important: Keep focusing & putting Your Attentions On Your Intentions

The mind is what made all the pieces come together.

What is My Commitment To YOU?

I will continue to commit to training you in the various ways of empowering your mind because the mind is what motors everything you do, fast or slow, it’s up to your mind.

Yesterday, 2 of my athletes ran from their house to the gym. This is not odd for either of them as both are highly committed
athletes, one is only  a 7th grader while the other is an 8th grader.

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BOTH of them were on their “off” days, where they can come in and train anyway they want to train. Coach Reeve calls these “Champion Workouts” – where you do the work when no one tells you to do it, ALL through your own motivation and inner drive.

Both of these boys run between 1.5 – 2.5 miles. The younger athlete, a wrestler, ran both here and back, no car ride home.

The older, a Football player & Wrestler got to work on the jump rope immediately.

The gym was crowded so he took the rope to the street, without shoes, barefoot…..

After he was done “warming up” he practiced the many bodyweight exercises we favor:

- push up variations

- hand stand holds

- pull up variations

- rope climbs

From there, he jumped in on a workout with one of our wrestlers, which, at the time was 3 rounds of farmer walks carrying 130 lb military cans filled with sand coupled with tire flips for speed….

Yes, he did this barefoot…..

Why am I sharing this story?

Because you must train your body to get uncomfortable, even if it means little by little.

It’s amazing how fast the body will adapt.

Strengthen your feet and ankles, get rid of the shoes but keep it SAFE.

Hate Running? Change WHERE you run…. today I’ll be running on the beach, next time in the park, next time in the trails.

Do you suck at a certain exercises, perhaps the squat? Then start  squatting during your warm up at least 3 x week with some added weight.

Rule of thumb: “If It’s Weak, Attack It.”

Stronger Than Yesterday.

Thank you for being a part of Underground Strength Nation.

Let’s DO this!

–Z–

PS: One of our speakers, Elliott “The Incredible” Hulse will be presenting on something very unique and powerful.

He calls it his ’4 Layers of Strength’. He shared some of his info with me and I know that learning from Elliott with his life changing lessons will be worth the small investment of The Underground Strength Conference.

You’ll notice discounts are available to Inner Circle Members along with a special link for you to gain discounted access to The Inner Circle

I’m doing ALL I can to make this event as affordable as possible but hurry because price increases SOON.

Check the details Of The Underground Strength Conference HERE

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Underground Strength Nation – This was shared Monday to my e mail subscribers via This Blog. Please subscribe at the top right to get these powerful e mail updates, here’s a quick look:

It’s Monday…. the beginning of a new week to get things done, make epic sh*t happen and take your overall life to a new level.

There’s a BIG question asked my way often:

“How do you get so much energy and get so much done all the time?”

I’m asked if I drink tons of coffee, others ask if it’s “really you?”

Yep, this is me.

I approach life and lifting with passion and commitment. I see NO other way.

When it’s tough, I don’t back down. Neither should you.

When I am outnumbered and negativity is flying my way, people try to hold me back or even stop me, I remind myself of Spartans…. Navy SEALs…. Special Forces Soldiers…. ALL of whom are always outnumbered yet they NEVER back down, refuse to quit and refuse to allow anyone or anything stop them, slow them down or dare stand in their way.

As you can see, this has to do with attitude, ALL of which YOU control.

If life is NOT the way you want it to go, then you need to LEARN, as I did, exactly how to make things happen in YOUR favor.

Warriors are always learning, evolving and bettering themselves. Are you living your life as a Warrior?

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The Warriors that will be speaking at The Underground Strength Conference will make this a life changing event.

At such a cheap price (on sale NOW) you can’t afford to miss this.

The speakers are all close friends of mine, ALL of whom I also learn from, trust and operate on an ethical basis first and foremost. No BS, NO liars, cheats or people who don’t #LiveTheCode

What types of speakers will be present? From the best Strength Coaches in the world to a former Navy SEAL to people who have overcome obstacle after obstacle….

Take a few minutes, get rid of distractions, read the entire web site, and begin changing your life, your success, your ability to
overcome…. NOW.

Click HERE for Details on The Underground Strength Conference

Stronger Than Yesterday.

Have an awesome day!

–Z–

PS: This conference is NOT just for Strength Coaches…. you’ll see the gist of the entire conference is all about overcoming obstacles and succeeding at all you do.

This is about LIFE…. Living it to the fullest, following your passion, kicking ass & taking names. Period. End of story!

I see NO other way to live.

This is an event not to be missed.

Details HERE. Check It Out Before The Discounted Rate Ends.

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Here’s your Underground Strength Challenge for April 17, 2012

It’s ALL about the basics in this one, post your comments, weights used, etc in the comments section.

** Increase weight on each Set of trap bar deadlifts & squats **

1A) Trap DL 5 x 5

1B) ANY Back Squat 5 x 5

2) 100 Push Ups AFAP

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Post your weights / comments / times below.

Looking forward to seeing how you did.

Live The Code

–Z–

Sign Up For The First Ever Underground Strength Conference

Space Is Limited. Click HERE

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Here are 10 Exercises that you simply can’t go wrong with (minus if you have any injuries, physical limitations, excuses, etc).

Check em’ out and decide how you can put them to use into your current training regime. You’ll also a unique video from one of my workouts this week….

1. Squats

2. Deadlifts

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3. Barbell Snatches

4. Jumps

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5. Pull Ups

6. Push Ups

7. Rope Climbs

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8. Hanging Leg Raises

9. Hand Walking

10. ANY Ground to Overhead

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Dan John once said that if all you did was clean and press you could become awesome. As I practice the snatch I see exactly what he means. His message is of commitment. Are you committed?

11. Farmer Walks (Carry ANY Object)

Underground Strength Conference 2012 is Now Open – Click HERE

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Guest Post from Kris Kepler, aka Renegade Runner & DJ Outlaw

At the recent USC Cert in Austin, TX, homeboy Kris Kepler was on hand to help Coach and provide some of the most kick ass tunes known to man kind. I’m gonna tell you straight up, this Dude is perhaps the coolest, most down to earth, kindest, most giving guys I EVER met.

If you’re in TX and own a gym, connect with this guy and have him provide some tunes for your gym LIVE one night, watch what will happen!!

So, why is this blog post important? I remember going to every gym I knew of as a teenager in an effort to find some GOOD music! Holy crap, that was a project in and of itself. EPIC FAIL everywhere I went. The bad music sucked the energy out of me.

It was a BIG reason for me making the move out of commercial gyms and training in my garage, I wanted to crank my own inspiring tunes, LOUD! I respect LOTS of music: rock, metal, rap, hip hop…. if it has a uplifting beat, I dig it and I’ll train to it.

At this past weekend’s USC Cert, the energy was sky high. Kris Kepler was providing the tunes and man did his tunes motivate and inspire us ALL. Some of these tunes I hadn’t heard for close to 20 years ago!

Have you ever listened to the same songs over and over again on your I POD? After a while, it’s tough for those songs to fire you up, so, Kris will be our resident “Underground DJ”, every month, hooking us up with 10 songs we need to throw on our I POD.

If 1 of those songs resonates with you, please, drop a comment and show some luv, give a BIG thanks to our boy, DJ Outlaw.

We KNOW you won’t dig ALL the songs, that’s fine, what counts is that we get your I POD that much better each and every month.

As your I POD gets better, so will your training

Below, Kris hits a 300 lb front squat PR thanks to GOOD tunes & Killa Atmosphere

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Enjoy…..

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1.  Big L ft. Gang Starr  “Work Pt. 2”

2.  Black Sheep  “The Choice is Yours”

3.  Eminem “Til I Collapse”

4.  KRS One “Step into a World”

5.  Lords of The Underground “Chief Rocka”

6.  Rage Against The Machine “Bulls On Parade”

7.  System of A Down “Chop Suey”

8.  Tool “Schism”

9.  Onyx “Slam”

10.  Beastie Boys “Paul Revere”

Do me and Kris a favor….

Drop a comment with the tune you dig the MOST from the 10 tunes listed above. Next month our homeboy will drop another guest blog with more tunes to train to.

Remember…. you’re training for LIFE

Peace!

–Z–

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Hey, Undergrounders….. With all this talk of always being intense, pushing the envelope and being mentally tough we gotta remember to enjoy life, spend time with friends and family, tell your special friends and those you care about that you respect them & love them….. Time goes too fast and sometime we forget to do these things amidst all our hustling, grinding and working day and night.

This week has been a very intense week for me emotionally, some ups and some downs. I caught myself complaining and realized I had NO right to complain for one milisecond! Video on this next week….

While chillin’ with my amazing wife, she asked me what I wanted from my life long term. Asked me if my goal was to be the best strength coach in the world, be known, etc.

I told her I don’t really give a shit what the world thinks of me. I CARE about my family, My Underground athletes (who I view as my extended family) my close friends and The Undergrounders around the world who follow this blog & are part of The Underground Inner Circle.

My goal is simple, I’m just helping those I train and those who follow Underground Strength Nation. I don’t have a desire to train pro athletes, celebrities, etc. Sounds crazy, but it’s NOT about me, it’s about YOU and my family and the people I love.

I love my family and I love you, that’s the #TRUTH! With that said, please go ahead and enjoy this video and feel what I’m saying

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Much Luv & Respect!

Peace!

–Z–

PS: The Underground Strength Coach Cert is hitting Australia, check it out HERE

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Undergrounders – I have the dates set for The FIRST ever Underground Strength Conference, BUT…. I need help picking topics and the format of learning. Please check this video and drop a comment! HUGE thanks!!

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Remember, this will be in a hotel, NOT the gym, but, SOME equipment CAN be brought up.

You tell me… what would YOU like to learn and HOW do you want to learn?

Drop your comment, I need your help BIG time on this one!

Thanks!

–Z–

PS: Discounts will be given to Certified Underground Strength Coaches as well as Underground Inner Circle Members.

PPS: Austin USC Cert is just shy of being at capacity, if you’re anywhere near Tx, get your ass over HERE!

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You’ve seen my past few blog posts and videos, ALL of them are always inspired by something DEEP within. In the video below I explain who, what, where and why.

You’ll also see another video by a Navy SEAL who has influenced me as well.

Watch those videos.

Learn from them.

Take ACTION and DO something with your new information.

Check it out…..

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The Date of The Underground Strength Conference is June 8, 9 and 10.

Lock down those dates. There is a possibility of needing to make it June 7 – 9, but either way, lock those days down NOW, you will NOT wanna miss this shyt!!

Now, on to a video that REALLY solidified some of the things I’ve been missing in my life, please check this out, special thanks to Doc Frog, David Rutherford for these videos….

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4 Critical Mission Steps to TEAM Life from a Navy SEAL:

Mission # 1) Commitment from the HEART, nothing less will suffice, 100% or it does NOT count

Mission # 2) You MUST Train HARD to make you and your team better, every day, something MUST be done to make your team better

Mission # 3) Communicate Openly, do NOT expect people to read your mind. Be clear & precise with your message through words AND actions, don’t assume your team understands you, commit to effective communication day in and day out

Mission # 4) Embrace Your Role As A Leader. Sometimes you are doing the grunt work, other times you are not. That is fine, it’s NEVER  perfect 50/50 blend so be willing to LEAD from The Front. That means if you gotta pick up the slack then DO it.

Please let me know your thoughts on these 2 videos by dropping a comment or sharing it on your facebook page. Thanks for being part of Underground Strength Nation. MUCH Respect & Gratitude!

Peace

–Z–

Sign Up for The ‘Train 4 GOLD Seminar’. This seminar is for coaches, athletes, parents and competitors…. Anyone with an open mind to learn. Time is running short and only 4 spots are left. Click HERE for Details

The Austin, TX USC Cert is 4 weeks away. Next year I will travel elsewhere, if you’re close to Tx, mid west or west coast, make it happen rather than waiting for it to happen in your back yard.

We regularly have international attendees who change their life. The lifetime of support AFTER the Cert has been priceless, below a few Coaches speak….

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Austin, TX Underground Strength Coach Cert

Details HERE

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I just returned from a TRUE vacation. NO computer, NO phone, NO connection to the outside world except for my my wife, my kids and my in laws. I ALMOST didn’t go on vacation, but, I’ve been going through a LOT of soul searching lately and this vacation away from my “life” was a HUGE step for me.

These 8 tips from Navy SEAL, David Rutherford REALLY spoke to me. I hope they help you as much as they helped me…..

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My time away from “life” and my time closer to my family has brought me closer to the fact that my travels will remain close to home, at Underground HQ.

My USC Cert next month in Texas will NOT happen in 2013, THIS Cert is the last time for a loooong time. If you’re in the area, make sure you show up. I’m gonna give you the best damn cert you ever imagined possible!

If you’re committed to your craft as a Strength Coach and you’re closer to Tx. than you are to NJ, I suggest you show up.

Peace!

–Z–

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