Check out this highlight of what happens when I am short on time and a bunch of Strong BEASTS roll up to The Underground Strength Gym…
Note the use of the HEAVY dumbbells, 130 – 150 lbs, ripping them off the ground for full body strength and power.
Lots and lots of weighted pull ups with mixed grips to hit the upper body from ALL angles!
People think short workouts don’t do much, I always change their mind once they train WITH me.
I say the same to the Coaches who go through my USC Certification…..
I tell them to always Live the Code, represent what we do and NEVER fall out of shape…. it can be done with fast workouts if that’s all you got. And trust me, we ALL get one of those times in life when we are crammed for time, NOT to worry.
If someone tries my short workouts and say they didn’t feel it, I know they trained like a pussy. #TRUTH
If you are busy as all hell and wanna stay strong, lean and mean, then step right up for the challenge
Train Hard or Not At All
Drop your comments below….
–Z–
PS: Those were competitive strongmen going through the workout and they got blasted from it! We ALL got blasted because we went after it, full throttle.
PPS: This entire Underground Workout is available at The Underground Inner Circle - 30 day trial
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Filed under Articles, Strength Building, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Zach's Workouts, muscle building by on May 28th, 2009. 15 Comments. 
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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Filed under Articles, Strength Building, Success, Zach's Workouts, muscle building by on May 15th, 2009. 1 Comment.
Holy cow, there has been an insane response to creating the most intense 15 minute workouts.
I am really up S**t’s creek trying to pick the best one, it is near imposisble, I have really painted myself in a corner this time, ha ha!
I am really digging Dave Morgan’s beastly workout, and at the young age of 60, this man is a frightening beast. Dave is post number 9.
Then we have number 46, Steve McElroy, tearing it up in his basement and making anyone struggle through this simple yet brutal circuit!
Workout 47, by Parker, reminds me of something I read in a 1940′s Strength & Health Magazine, LOVE IT!
And workout 58, Kirsten Gobel, what a crazy girl she is, pushing a prowler with a sled attached to her waist and 100′ rope pulls.
I am gonna have to pick the numero uno from the list above, but, does that mean the other 71 workouts go without a prize?
I think not 
I have an idea for all of you, but, my tech skills are not all that geeky supreme, so, I will figure it out and make it happen for you guys.
Thank you BIG time for all the wonderful responses.
If you’re short on ideas, get back to the blog and test drive one of those beastly workouts.
Gotta run for now, I have a BIG power lunch with someone in 2 hours.
Kill it,
–Coach Z–
P.S. – Don’t forget, November 1st and 2nd the 3rd Underground Strength Coach Certification is on. If you want in, read the web site first at http://combatgrappler.com/coach.html – then, e mail me for an interview.
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Filed under Announcements, Articles, Calendar, Zach's Workouts by on Jul 23rd, 2008. Comment.
I got myself 2 bad ass Kettlebells because the training will likely be at home now that we have our baby boy about to move in
Yes, I own a gym, but, I still love those backyard / outdoor workouts with all the freedom to sprint, jump, throw Kettlebells around, carry stones and who knows what else I’ll be doing with my Kettlebells and mother nature.
Without a doubt, one of the toughest complexes I have ever done is The Combat Complex using a 70 lb Kettlebell.
Check the video below and you’ll see what I mean!
Give that complex a shot with a moderate sized kettlebell. If you can hang, hit it for 2 sets! Let me know how it goes
In Strength,
–Z–
PS – Where did I snag my last 2 Kettlebells from? Right HERE. And I kid you not, these are the most bad ass Kettlebells I have ever wrapped my hands around. I freakin’ love these beasts!
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Filed under Articles, Videos, Zach's Workouts by on Jun 9th, 2008. 3 Comments.
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