Jump training is one of the best and easiest ways to develop explosive power.
Jumps also hype the nervous system and a great ‘Kick Start” prior to engaging in HEAVY lifting, as you’re about to see below 
If you want someone to be explosive, make no mistake about it, being weak and performing jump training won’t help much.
Like the athletes in my video above, they started off with the basics to get strong.
This meant a TON of bodyweight training. In fact, even with them squatting 475 and 495 lbs, guess what I give them for homework when they do not train at the gym?
That’s right, MORE bodyweight training.
They perform squats, push ups, pull ups, lunges, jumping rope and they also play a lot of Basketball – what’s more explosive than Basketball?
They sprint, jump, sprint and jump some more.
The 2 jumps we used prior to squatting heavy were kneeling jumps and the veritcal jump.
Now you can see how we use bodyweight training not only to improve strength and general physical preparation, but also to hype up the nervous system and get these beasts primed and ready to LIFT BIG!
I wanna hear your experiences, thoughts and comments with jump training and bodyweight training in the comments below.
Come on, let’s crank 40 + comments this time!
Peace!
–Z–
PS: Bodyweight University is coming along AWESOME. The final package will rock and I’ll be hooking you guys up with a special sale for the first few days! Showin’ the Love bruddahs!
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Finishing a workout with heavy sled and prowler training is a top notch way to develop legs of steel and high octane conditioning.
Mental toughness can be trained by pushing the pace, cutting rest periods, going heavier, racing against others and doing an extra set when everyone else quits.
You can finish your workout with the sled and prowler or you can hit them hard and create an entire lower body workout with these two training tools.
Check out the end of a workout that our athletes went through AFTER going head to head, toe to toe with the Sandbag Gauntlet…
The Coaches who attended the Underground Strength Licensing Course received an entire system for training clients.
It’s funny, people think that if they use the same training tools as someone else that the results will be the same.
Not true.
I use barbells all the time. So do the guys at westside barbell. But the difference is they squat, bench and deadlift 700 + lbs, when I am nowhere near those numbers.
The difference? They have a training science and system down pat to create beasts who are stronger than Mack Trucks!
What are your thoughts on training tools, training programs and systems?
Looking forward to your comments below.
In Strength,
–Z–
PS: Wanna know how to apply Westside training to your workouts to develop Herculean strength, muscle and power? Check out their system HERE, it’s one of my favorite books hands down!
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You’ve seen me tour Henri Skiba’s gym over the summer, it got sick, sick reviews and peeps loved it.
It’s an Undergrounder’s dream, it’s a nightmare for those Planet Fitness lovers
Henri has his annual powerlifting meet coming up, and, depending on whether or not my daughter goes to a birthday party will depend if I can be there. You can easily see who runs the house, certainly not me
Here are the details:
The Skiba’s Gym Power Challenge will be held Sunday, Jan. 25 from 10am until 6pm.
The address is 199 Washington Ave in the main gym of Carteret High School.
Several big time lifters will be in attendence:
-John Bott
- Gene Rychlak
- Zane McClasin
- Dave Kershen
All proceeds will be used to keep Skiba’s Gym running.
Henri’s gym is not a BIG profit center. Many of the kids are in there to stay off the streets. It’s a place where iron saves these kids. What could be better?!?!
There will also be an Indian Club demonstration and York Barbell will be represented.
I know this will be a great time and hopefully I can get there!
Questions can be directed to Henri himself at astroboy252@mac.com
If you can help spread the word in anyway possible, please share this blog post with others
Thanks in advance!
Kill it!
–Z–
PS: Now more than ever is THE time to run your own biz. This is why there must be a time in your life when you sau “F**K it” and start learning how to do what you love and make a living doing so.
Life goes too fast, will you spend it doing what you DON’T love?
Become a certified Underground Strength Coach, more info HERE.
Next Certification is February 21st and 22nd.
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Happy New Year and Happy Holidays!
I have a cool idea and want to see you helping me and the hundreds and hundreds of others at http://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com
I want to add videos to http://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com of YOU, showing us any “how to” videos.
This is a great way for you to get more publicity and most importantly, simply to help others.
Who knows, maybe you don’t give 2 shits about publicity and just wanna help others, that would rock BIG time if you show some love, so show some action!
You would post your video to youtube.com or any of the video host sites such as vimeo.com or viddler.com
Here are some topic ideas, but of course, feel FREE to add anything else you feel will help:
- how to make a sandbag
- how to fill a keg
- how to set up your Underground garage gym
- how to set up your Underground backyard gym
- how to train at a playground
- how to make an atlas stone platform
- how to make gym equipment from a junk yard
- how to pick up chicks at a bar (KIDDING!)
- how to perform a bent press
Get the idea?
I bet you could blast some killer info in an effort to share with others your knowledge.
Once your video is up, e mail me and I’ll start posting them at http://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com
I’m psyched to see who can dish out the most bad ass Underground Strength video.
In the video make sure you introduce yourself, state your name and location clearly and of course, feel free to mention a web site or gym.
Looking forward to killing it with you.
–Coach Z–
PS: Members of http://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com are invited for F-R-E-E to the January 9th Strength Gathering w/AJ Roberts and I.
AJ and I are holding a rockin’ seminar w/limited spots available.
More info can be found at http://combatgrappler.com/aj-zach.html
If you are coming, please e mail me at undergroundstrengthcoach@gmail.com
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AJ Roberts and I are gonna kill it on Jan.10th.
AJ is heading here from Columbus, Ohio – yes, from THE 1 and only Westside Barbell.
AJ is a beast – he knows STRENGTH….
We have people signing up from all over NJ, NY, CT & even Austria!
Check the vid below and then take action, procrastinators will be sitting the sidelines…
Speed KILLS!
Kill it…or Be Killed!
–Coach Z–
PS: Kill it with AJ and I by signing up HERE. Space is limited.
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Just like anyone else, I get fired up sometimes.
My best therapy is to kill it with the weights, doesn’t matter what kind of weights, I’ll take anything I cna get my hands on and kill it.
This is me, it’s easy to not show this stuff, but that’s not real, and you need to see who I am, and like everyone, I have good days and bad days.
The Underground Strength Gym straightens my mind, clears things up and brings me back to a good place.
If you are at work or the kids are around, I highly reccomend muting the speakers.
If you’re easily offended, haaaaaaa, just wait till you see the next Underground Strength Show!
The infamous cheat curl – this has nothing to do with jacking up the guns kids, it’ all about upper body power.
Richard Sorin, The Grip King motivated me to do this.
In addition, when I was in high school, I remember seeing the Football team killing these, they were state champs 2 of the years I was in high school.
In the next vid, prepare yourself, the training gets uglier and the language gets worsed.
Kill it,
–Coach Z–
1) The Underground Strength Coach Certification: –> http://zacheven-esh.com/coaching.php
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This is the beginning of the tour….
sit tight, because there is more to come…
I wanna hear your thoughts on this gym…is it heaven or hell, could be both for a strength fanatic like myself
Kill it!
–Coach Z–
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Loue has a new book out and it is awesome.
Here’s a little gift for you so enjoy it and feel free to let others know about this Blog.
Click HERE for the Louie Simmons Podcast.
In Strength,
-Z-
30 Day Trial in The Underground Inner Circle
‘The Westside Barbell Book of Methods’ HERE.
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I have been getting a lot of people stopping into the USC Gymnasium inquiring about membership after getting flack for training hard at their own gym.
If you live in the states, you know the gyms I’m talking about, right?
WOW, NYSC and soon to be popular, Retro Fitness. If you want to train like a Gladiator, forget it, you’ll never survive at these posh health clubs.
Read more on the pussification of American gyms…
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