Many wonder what we do behind the walls of The Underground Strength Gym.
To explain inside a blog post is damn near impossible…. It’s the experience that goes on, not so much what we do, the exercises we use…. I’ll include a few of our recent videos along with some older videos to try and give you a taste of what goes on.
Read more on Inside The Underground Strength Gym…
Filed under Articles, Kick Ass Business, Kick Ass Life, Strength Building, Success, Underground Strength Show, Videos, muscle building by on Jan 12th, 2012. 5 Comments.
Let me leave you with these 2 videos today…. especially with the new year upon us and all those Bull Shit “resolutions”.
Here’s THE TRUTH: You want something?
Why wait for January 1st?!?! F**K that, DO it NOW.
Check these videos…..
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Looking forward to seeing your comments
Peace
Live the Code
–Z–
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Filed under Announcements, Articles, Kick Ass Business, Kick Ass Life, Strength Building, Success, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Zach's Workouts, muscle building by on Dec 23rd, 2011. 7 Comments.
MANY years ago Pavel wrote a book called Power to The People, aka P2P. You can find details about it HERE.
The book was simply based on optimal training, minimal volume and frequent practice of basics such as deadlifts, military presses and a few other key exercises.
The more I grow in the iron game the more I realize that the name of the game is ALL about optimal workouts, NOT maximal. Certainly, when I was younger, I couldn’t tame my mind to change….. I HAD to go in and KILL myself every single time I trained, it was my wrestler mentality which to this day I still have inner battles against.
Do you ever feel that way? ha ha. I bet you DO!
I am much more in tune with what I now need so my BIG lifts are BIG time focused on optimal work, because anytime I push for MAXimal work I get injured and feel like shit.
As a father and business man, injuries are what can KILL my success so I stray far from them.
Check this P2P inspired workout in the videos below, note the low reps and optimal efforts.
I leave you with this final note / reminder: Although maximal workouts appease your mind and make you feel proud that you kicked your ass, they WILL eventually hurt you. Focus on OPTIMAL WORKOUTS.
Drop a line with your thoughts and comments! Psyched to see what your experience is with optimal VS maximal workouts and the results you’re getting.
Live the Code
–Z–
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Filed under Articles, Strength Building, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Zach's Workouts, muscle building, old school strength by on Dec 23rd, 2011. 12 Comments.
So, the holidays are here and you might be thinking THIS is the time and excuse to be a fat bastard. Hells to the NO, Kids!
Here is your time crunched, holiday workout. You can hit several of these all week through this hectic time of year.
Crank this simple formula that I LOVE to use:
Beginner / Intermediates can crank a 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 rep scheme
Advanced Lifters go Prison Style: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6…..1
The set up for exercises and program design are simple.
I prefer to do a full body lift coupled with a pull such as the video shown below.
Or…. Upper Body Lift + Lower Body Lift.
One workout your upper body lift can be a pushing movement such as a military press or bench press, next time make it a pulling movement such as a hand over hand sled pull, rope climbs or pull ups.
Another favorite which I’ll be doing through the week is a Bodyweight Bodybuilding Couplet for 10 minutes x max rounds:
A) HandStand Push Ups x submax reps
B) Squat Jumps alternate with Lunge Jumps x 10 reos
These density type workouts were inspired to me via Coach Reeve, who used to perform these brutal couplets for time with a goal set for total sets when he was a college wrestler. Today, he uses them to train Gridiron Gladiators at The D1 Level!
Check out this Holiday Density Workout, using keg clean & press + Mixed grip pull ups…..
Underground Strength Challenge: Hit one of these holiday style Density workouts and post a comment with your workout and how it went. Let’s see who has the most kick ass holiday workout!!
I am psyched to see what you got!
Happy Holidays!
Live The Code
–Z–
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Filed under Announcements, Articles, Strength Building, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Zach's Workouts, freak strength friday, muscle building by on Dec 23rd, 2011. 6 Comments.
Let me slap the haters in the face before we get GOING. BIG, STRONG arms are critical to aiding your upper body strength.
Wanna improve your bench press, military press, pull ups, push ups, dips, etc?
Then get those arms stronger. If you’ve got skinny, weak arms it’s likely your upper body pushing and pulling strength sucks as well. Do NOT fear doing direct arm work.
Read more on 11 Ways to Get BIG Arms…
Filed under Articles, Strength Building, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Zach's Workouts, muscle building, old school strength by on Dec 21st, 2011. 22 Comments.
I must admit, Florida has always freaked me out, nothing ever seems right when I’m in Florida unless I’m in Disney World. One minute you can be in the hood, then 2 blocks away are million dollar town homes located next to several blocks of vacant store fronts followed by a beautiful park…. jam packed with homeless people.
Here’s another Florida Unsolved Mystery….. This Guy is kinda strange, sports a 70s porn mustache, wears 80s bodybuilding baggy pants (and he does ALL this in Public!), listens to strange music but damn…..
He knows how to get strong as hell, how to build muscle, how to build functional muscle and he is jacked AND ripped.
I’m down to learn from anyone, and our Florida Unsolved Mystery, aka Mandler, is a straight up BEAST. What this guy does works, that’s the straight up TRUTH.
Get after his workouts HERE & build functional muscle while burning fat at the same time.
Live the Code
–Z–
Filed under Strength Building, Underground Strength Show, Videos, muscle building, old school strength by on Dec 13th, 2011. 25 Comments.

Above, Dr. Ken Leistner working on his garage gym, a place known for EPIC workouts, rain or shine, brutal temps irrelevant.























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