Smitty from the Diesel Crew is one crazy SOB!
During our Underground Strength Gathering Smitty started grabbing chains from the rack, each one weighing 20 lbs, and started cranking out heavy sets of 1 rep dips.
Before you knew it, some of my athletes jumped in, AJ jumped in the contest was on!
Check the craziness……
I don’t do dips too often to save the shoulders. But, every other month or so I throw them in and pile the weight on. They’re old school and jack up the upper body like no other.
I think the heaviest I dipped was 220 lbs, but, that ain’t jack crap compared to the beastly Marvin Eder who rumor has it performed parallel bar dips with 420 lbs!
Golden Era + Diesel Crew + Underground = Bad Ass Mofo!
Kill it!
–Coach Z–
PS: Wanna train athletes or hard core fitness fanatics? Want to hold your own fitness seminars? Want to create an Underground fmaily of your own? Start HERE and discover my blue print for success and kicking ass when most others are giving up in this biz!
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Filed under Announcements, Calendar, Strength Building, Success, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Zach's Workouts, muscle building by on Jan 21st, 2009. 5 Comments. 
I have always been impressed with men who posses strong hands.
Strong hands radiate through the entire body, making everything else strong.
Being strong f**ing rules, plain and simple.
Check out how much weight the homeboys from Diesel Crew tear up during The Underground Strength Gathering….
Stay tuned for the next portion of the Underground Strength Gathering where some heated competition busts out!
Kill it!
–Coach Z–
PS: Want stronger hands? Click HERE.
PPS: Doing what you love for a living is the MOST liberating thing I have ever done. The constitution said you have the right to pursue happiness, so do it! It all starts HERE.
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Filed under Strength Building, Success, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Zach's Workouts, muscle building by on Jan 20th, 2009. Comment.
This is just 1 highlight reel, MUCH more footage to come.
Big Ups to Joe Hashey for hookin’ up this footage so fast!
Check it kids 
Check my 220 lb dip, 260 lb atlas stone lift and the rest of the crew KILLING BIG weights all over.
Yep, that’s my Underground Strength Gym, lots of my members hung out and got involved with the strength gathering.
If you wanna run a lil’ dungeon and kick ass doing what you love then you are a good candidate for The Underground Strength Coach Certification.
Kill it!
–Z–
PS: I will send an e mail tomorrow about a LIVE Chat I’ll be doing answering questions for my Underground Strength Coach Certification. Time looks to be 10 PM EST.
PPS: Follow me on twitter & get regular updates on my irregular happenings
==> http://twitter.com/zevenesh
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Filed under Announcements, Calendar, Q & A, Strength Building, Success, Videos, Zach's Workouts, marketing, muscle building by on Jan 12th, 2009. 2 Comments.
Last night I organized an ‘Underground Strength Gathering’ at my gym in edison, nj.
I wanted to bring strength fanatics together, as they did in the days of the 70′s and prior to.
If you have ever seen the old photos from Muscle Beach in Venice, California, there were thousands, yes, I said Thousands of people gathered and watched the athletes perform amazing feats of strength, gymnastics stunts and more.
It was an amazing time.
Read more on The Most Amazing Strength Gathering Ever!…
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Filed under Announcements, Articles, Calendar, Strength Building, Success, Zach's Workouts, muscle building by on Jan 10th, 2009. 3 Comments.
Yes, I’m on a grip trip! ha ha
In fact, sitting desk side is an Ivanko Gripper that I work frequently, some “grease the groove”, keeps my hands pumping, and keeps the mind strong.
I can’t handle sitting down too long so I get a bit crazy!
Check out part 3, of the Grip Strength Mania with beast Johnny Wasiscko!
Now, I’m sure you can see the great fun I’m having here with a training partner.
Well, check this out….
The night before The Underground Powerlifting Seminar, I’ll be holding a Strength Gathering. This will be Friday, January 9th, from 7 pm until 8:30 or 9 PM (Hey, gotta get home to tuck in the kids
The Diesel Crew will be there with some friends, AJ Roberts and I will be getting busy, I have a funny feeling Johnny Wasiscko will show up as well!
Who’s invited?
Anyone who signs up for The Underground Powerlifting Seminar or, if you’re a member of http://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com, you’re in!
Who knows what the hell is gonna happen on January 9th and 10th.
Find out by signing up here – treat yourself RIGHT for the Holidays!
Kill it!
–Coach Z–
PS: Sign up for The Underground Powerlifting Seminar HERE (this is 1/2 filled aready)
PPS: Are you a Grip Strength Fanatic? Check out http://GripExperts.com
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Filed under Announcements, Calendar, Strength Building, Success, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Zach's Workouts, muscle building by on Dec 22nd, 2008. 3 Comments.
Fellow Beast and certified Underground Strength Coach, David Lee put this highlight together from a seminar Joe DeFranco and I did 2 weekends ago.
Make no mistake about it, this seminar was as much a dream to me as it was to those who attended.
Watch below….
Why was this seminar a dream of mine?
You see, 4 years and 1 month ago, I made my way to north Jersey to get a in person consult with Joe DeFranco.
It took 6 months to set up.
I never gave up.
I refused to stop e mailing Joe until he told me to “Fuck Off” – but, he NEVER told me to fuck off.
He finally named the price, date and time – I NEVER took his time for granted. The VERY first time I e mail him about the consult I told him to name the price and I’ll make it work.
This was 2 weeks out from my wedding, I still remember that day.
The meeting took place in that little storage closet transformed into Joe D’s original dungeon.
As time went on, Joe and I became good friends. As the years continued, I earned his respect. I never asked for things for FREE, I understood the unsaid words of a Gladiator, which was to walk the walk and earn my respect and friendship.
In this world of business, there are many, many sneaky people who want to burn you and bring you down, Joe had been there and I was experiencing it myself, but being genuine and being a fellow jersey homeboy maybe we saw eye to eye easier….
Then, during the summer, after training at Joe’s gym, he spoke about doing a seminar together.
And on the day we kicked off the seminar, man was I rollin’ with goosebumps.
The entire crew was hyped like nothing I had ever seen, awaiting for Joe and I to come out and kill it.
We spoke in his office for 1 minute before we went out and gave each other a pep talk.
I joked with Joe & told him not to be nervous and that I knew this was his first time speaking in front of an audience. We laughed and headed out to kick start the first ever ‘Lost Secrets of Strength Development’ and kicked off what was the coolest damn seminar I ever experienced.
It was a VERY unique gathering and it knocked everyone’s socks off!
The next seminar I’ll be holding will be at my gym, January 10th, with AJ Roberts.
But, I am doing something very special…
The night before, after my clients are done, from 7 until 8:30 pm or so, we will have a Strength Gathering, where any of the attendees can come to the gym, train, talk shop, hang out and do whatever the hell they want.
AJ & I will be there, and, my homeboy Smitty from Diesel Crew will be hanging out with some of his homeboys.
I’m sure a grip contest will bust out, some crazy Kettlebell work, stone lifting, anvil lifting and the chalk will flying and the rusty iron will be flying.
Don’t miss it, I am closing registration to this event on December 31st..
20 spaces are available and we’re about half way full.
Sign up Here:
==> http://combatgrappler.com/aj-zach.html
Until the next time,
Kill it!
–Coach Z–
PS: Sign up before space fills up, 20 is the max, no exceptions!
==> http://combatgrappler.com/aj-zach.html
PPS: Take it a step further, learn my entire blue print, A – Z for making dreams come true. This is for the SUPER SERIOUS, it’s The Underground Strength Coach Certification!
==> http://zacheven-esh.com/coaching.php
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Filed under Announcements, Articles, Strength Building, Success, Videos, Zach's Workouts, marketing, muscle building by on Dec 16th, 2008. 6 Comments.
How can you deny those who taught you?
My book shelves are filled with books and videos from guys like Joe DeFranco, Alwyn Cosgrove, Ross Enamait, Diesel Crew, old school Strength & Health magazines, John Jesse, Josh Henkin, Louie Simmons, Pavel Tsatsouline, JC Santana and many, many more!
I love the ways of old school, raw, serious training….
In this vid, I’ve been inspired by John Grimek, who was born in Perth Amboy, which is less than 5 minutes away…who remember the Atlantic Fitness Club? It was a hardcore dungeon that burned to the ground, no accident if you ask me, b/c the only electric running through that gym were a few light bulbs.
The grip movement here was learned several years ago when Diesel Crew and I trained in my garage! We’ve got that footage on film, locked away in a top secret vault – will it be revealed one day? Who knows….there was garage training, playground training, stair trainin and some scarey sh*t going down w/those dudes!
Check the vid below, strong hands = strong man. Weak hands hurt everything, don’t let your weak hands get the best of you!
Post your favorite grip strength and hand strength training movements and tips in the comments below!
Kill it!
–Coach Z–
PS: I’ve got a jam packed compilation called ‘Grip Experts’ – some freaky stuff going down in that e book and it’s not just for building strong hands and grip strength, it’s for building full body strength and power. Check it HERE.
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Filed under Strength Building, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Zach's Workouts, muscle building by on Nov 28th, 2008. 7 Comments.
I never invented anything.
People were lifting heavy shit ages ago.
I admit my psychological issues in the wide open here….I can’t afford therapy, so crazy I will remain.
Maybe you need to get crazy to get results.
I’m not talking results in the gym, I’m talking results in life.
It’s not over yet, trust me kids, I got more crazy shiz where that came from….
Crazy Marketing = http://killitmarketing.com
Crazy training = http://UndergroundStrengthManual.com
More craziness coming soon
Kill it!
–Coach Z–
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Filed under Calendar, Strength Building, Success, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Zach's Workouts, marketing, muscle building by on Nov 25th, 2008. 5 Comments.
Check out this indepth video tutorial from Smitty at The Diesel Crew. And yes, I alarmed him of my concern for the howling Werewolves that I heard in the background.
Check it…
I’m about to head to another tire yard to snag a different sized tire for our athletes. We have tires that are 150, 400 and 600, all different sizes, all offering various challenges in leverage and positioning.
I have found that positioning is certainly critical to success and safety on the tire flip, but, there must be a solid baseline here. Strongman training is becoming very popular, and, unfortunately, Coaches are skipping the physical preparation needed to properly perform these movements.
Our new athletes go through a series of baseline workouts which continue until they show they are physically AND psychologically ready to move onto the more specialized programs. This is a BIG problem in America, where I see too many of my school athletes having knee, shoulder and back issues / pain at a young age, primarily due to overuse injuries, over – specializing in a sport without any other involvement or exposure to other sports and movement patterns.
All athletes need to run, jump, climb, push, pull, throw, catch, squat, lunge, rotate, extend, flex and on and on…..
Just because you play Football doesn’t mean that you should avoid other sports, instead, you must play basketball, wrestle, jump rope, throw medicine balls, throw and catch with different sized / shaped objects, etc.
Prepare your body from all angles, strongman training is an awesome way to improve physical preparation, just make sure the time and conditions are right!
Thanks to Smitty for rockin’ that video!
In Strength,
–Z–
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My Breakfast before the Storm:
4 whole eggs
4 egg shites
2 bananas
2 clementines
1 cup of coffee
I tend to alternate coffee and green tea through several week cycles. This is what my body is telling me and I go with it. I stray away from dairy products as much as possible except the eggs. I used to do the ol’ bodybuilder breakfast of 8 egg whites and one yolk, but after 7 or 8 years of the same thing, I decided to add more yolks to my breakfast and I feel stronger. And this did NOT have any adverse impact on cholesterol levels.
Throughout the day I’ll have several meals which are higher protein, lower carbs and I’ll also get one salad in somewhere during the day, as well as several pieces of fruit and TONS of water.
After breakfast I’ll be heading off to The Underground for a training session, a full body workout, much like what I prescribe in my Underground Strength Kit for my wrestlers.
The style of training I utilize with my combative athletes focuses on developing high levels of work capacity. Being strong is not good enough. Strength endurance, Power endurance and very high levels of stamina is what we develop through our workouts
What will you be doing on this fine Sunday?
In strength,
Zach
P.S. – Get an inside look as to how we train our athletes as well as countless workouts for you to begin following asap HERE. You’ll also receive informative and no holds barred strength secrets from the following heavy hitters:
Jim “Smitty” Smith from Diesel Crew
Joe DeFranco
Jim Wendler
Coach Ethan Reeve
I listen to these audios over and over again myself. As always, this information will not suit those who sit on their ass all day and talk shit on internet forums. It’s for those who are ready to train like Gladiators.
Get started HERE if you are NOT one of those keyboard, pencil neck, internet tough guys.
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