Stronger Than an Idiot
Time to lay down the law on those who listen and especially those who are “too cool for school.”
I’ve been there and done that & it led to a road called injured in a town called weakness.
This past week, I cranked 4 workouts this week, ALL of them stronger than the week before.
Progress is running smoother than ever.
Mind you, I NEVER feel strong enough, I’m always chasing bigger numbers, but most of all, Better Overall HEALTH.
It’s the idiots and morons who get satisfied with their strength or become too smart to listen to others.
Human Nature is ALL about staying in your comfort zone. If change is pending, people reject the new ideas and fear the change.
What FORCED me to change?
Last Spring I thought I had a Pec Tear.
I couldn’t even perform a push up without excruciating pain.
It was depressing me BIG time and I swear to you I was lost, ready to just stop training as the injuries were popping out of nowhere and I couldn’t figure this shit out. To say I was frustrated would be an understatement.
I called ALL the big guys in the industry who had the smarts with rehabbing injuries and they all helped me, some more than others, but I took every piece of advice given to me and used them all. Eric Cressey & Kelly Starret became my go to guys when it came to my situation as well as my own experimentation.
I organized their ideas and put them into MASSIVE action.
I also had to put together what worked for me, which was different than the norm and these changes were gonna be quite dramatic, not subtle and simple.
I turned my mind into that of a Scientist, learning from MANY and experimenting on myself. I never fear experimenting on my self when it comes to training and nutrition. It brings me back to my early years as a teen.
I had to restructure my training BIG time.
The plan started with ALL bodyweight for a while, a loooong while, but with some VERY unique twists that allowed me to go way beyond the norms of typical bodyweight workouts.
These bodyweight workouts were anything but typical. After 3 months of bodyweight only training, I started testing the barbell again.
I craved some cold steel in my hands.
I started benching again about 3 weeks ago.
Yesterday I hit 295 for a easy double. EASY.
I’m squatting and deadlifting again as well. I’m even teaching myself some olympic lifts.
It ain’t pretty, but it feels f**ing Legit!
So, after having a body that felt like a big lug of wasted crap, what’s the reason I got better?
Because I LISTEN to the advice when my expert friends tell me what to do. I went out on a limb and got waaaaaay out of my comfort zone and experimented on myself to see what will work and what won’t work.
If It makes me better, healthier and stronger….. I USE it.
Getting strong alone is NOT the answer.
Health is the answer. This is why the old school magazine was called Strenth AND Health. Those guys were agile, mobile and hostile.
They could lift HEAVY weights overhead while also being able to perform gymnastics and hand balancing drills. They were THE
standard, then, the steroid era came along with lazy meat heads and bull shit workouts that have you sitting on machines for an entire workout.
I am psyched to have moved onward and upward minus the aches and pains which plagued me and depressed me.
Time to become the NEW standard.
Your # 1 goal must be focusing on your health, when you’re healthy, you can get as strong as you want, IF you follow the right program.
Focus on your health.
Think about the old school magazines, they had it right.
I’m tellin’ it like it is. The truth can hurt.
Talk soon, stay tuned for my special announcement on Tuesday.
I am PSYCHED!
Peace
–Z–
PS: Tuesday is THE day.
The doors to ‘Bodyweight Bodybuilding’ will open up and you’ll wanna keep an eye on your e mail in box for that announcement.
PPS: This is also why my Coaches are going to run a seminar ALL about getting healthy and getting stronger.
Our athletes are following this system and the results are better & faster than our previous system.
If you’re in or near NJ, come to The Underground and check THIS Seminar, space is limited.
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Word! Just came back from my workout. I was doing squats as a first exercise. In the third set I felt something bad going on in my left shoulder. Next was benching. And guess what- I couldn’t do a full range of motion because of that pain in left shoulder. Gotta back off heavy weights and do more bw stuff. Plus some foam rolling maybe…
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October 23rd, 2011 at 3:52 pm
@Mateusz: NOT maybe on the foam rolling, make it a definite
Back away from free weights for a bit and focus on ALL types of bodyweight but I suggest spending a solid 20 minutes daily of soft tissue work
I also used kettlebell windmill and bent press for rehab!
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Zach,
Im wrong or I read on twitter your doing Wendler 5/3/1 following with bodyweigth stuff?
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October 23rd, 2011 at 3:52 pm
@Danny: 5 3 1 as well as 5 x 5
Wendler’s program makes it EZ to keep getting stronger and you can’t deny it!!!
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Zac,
Another great common sense article. I know bodybuilders at my gym that can do pulldowns using the whole stack on the machine, but can barely do a few body weight chin-ups. They have no functional strength at all. I’m all for being strong, but what’s the point if you can’t run around the block without tearing your hamstring off the bone?
Niko
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