Lots of questions always fill the in box with “How do you train, Zach” – so, this is me, on an “off” day, doing some extra work, training that won’t get me sore but helps with conditioning and keeps me mentally sane as I have a tough time laying off from any form of exercise.
On these extra days I simply train by feel. Remember, I’m a SOUL Lifter and now that I live by the beach my workouts will be returning back to a form similar to my younger days when me and my buddies would go on crazy mountain biking treks.
It was a brutal workout to be trekking through trails for 2 – 3 hours in the summer heat, yet awesome fun and crushed the legs!
My Jet Black GT is about to hit the streets, the boardwalks, the trails and who knows where else!
My new running sneaks should hit The Underground Monday.
I expect and plan to transform myself to a MUCH higher level then ever before, as always, it’s gonna be a way to Lead from the FRONT!
Peace!
–Z–
PS: BIG, BIG Thanks to all who replied to my last e mail telling me what they wanted to see from me in the near future! You guys F**ing ROCK! THANK YOU!
PPS: Locals, last chance to get in on The Va. Beach Underground Mentorship, Guaranteed to be the best damn seminar you ever took part of! Sign Up HERE.
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Once in a blue moon you come across an athlete or a gym rat who, as some of us may have said, is “Built like a Brick Shit House”.
In my 21 years of getting under the bar, traveling the world and being in countless gyms I have seen my fair share of Dudes who are built like BEASTS.
You know the look I’m talking about, right? It’s that Powerful look, thick, densely built muscles that you AUTOMATICALLY know represent the look of Strength, Power and Might.
There aren’t too many guys like this in globo gyms nowadays because they have all defected to training in basements, garages, warehouses and hidden dungeons that only the world of hardcore lifters know of.
Most of today’s problems regarding the pussification of the human race would be solved if gyms stopped sounding off sirens anytime someone dared lift heavy or grunt.
Hard Training has now been outlawed by pansy ass gyms such as Planet Fitness – I am still confused why they don’t understand that it’s OK to train hard and heavy and perform exercises with dumbbells heavier than 50 lbs.
What if a gym was created where there was nothing LIGHTER than 50 lbs and sirens went off and your membership was revoked every time some half assed lifter checked his cell phone or wasn’t training with gut busting intensity?
Now THAT would be a GREAT GYM!
If you want that thick, power look then you need to push the limits and get strong as hell using the following lifts with barbells or dumbbells:
- Squats of all variations: back squat, box squat, front squat, zercher squat
- Power Clean, Hang Clean & High Pulls
- Clean & Press or Push Press
- Barbell / Dumbbell / T Bar Rows
- Bench Press, Floor Press, Incline Press
- Farmer Walks
- Deadlift Variations: Romanian Deadlifts, Trap Bar Deads, Rack Pulls and traditional Deadlifting
You should also make some of your own training tools such as heavy handles for swings which can be loaded up with a bunch of 25 lb plates. Swinging heavy weights is excellent for developing your hips, hamstrings, glutes, low back and upper back.
Let us not forget your ability to dominate movements such as chins, dips and rope climbs. Don’t gain fat and excess body weight if you can’t pull yourself up for double digit reps or perform dips and push up variations for high reps.
Can you run? Fast? Sprints of all types are excellent for leg power and even adding muscle to the legs. I suggest Hill Sprints.
Come to think of it, on weekends, go to an empty parking lot and push your car or truck around with the engine off and geared in neutral.
You need to be with me on this mission to end the pussification of the human race.
Drop a comment below.
Peace!
–Z–
PS: If you want workouts to help you build that thick, dense, rugged, powerbuilding look, then you better be training like THIS – The BEAST Workout.
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Pay attention below as The Iron Tamer drops some serious nuggets of gold for you!
This is Kettlebell training secrets at their finest, bound to get you stronger, add more muscle and skyrocket your conditioning…..
I’m about to tear it up in the backyard using my 70 lb Underground Kettlebell, mixed in with some sprints. While everyone is out working a regular ol’ 9-5 job, it’s just another day in the office for me!
–Z–
PS: The October 10th USC Cert is fast approaching. The success stories that stem from attending The Underground Strength Coach Certification are never ending. I posted a video a few days ago of the bruddahs in Omaha, NE opening up their warehouse gym.
Here is another Underground Success Story from THE Go Getter, Action Taker….Matty Wichlinski of Va. Beach, VA
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Onward and upward we go bruddahs….
The next part of the workout was a couplet or superset:
1 arm dumbbell push press for 3 -5 reps per set
scare crow – face pull combo using rings or blast straps (these can even be done with the climbing ropes I have hanging in the gym)
Check out the previous videos to see how the workout started and progresses.
Heavy overhead work was actually a mainstay in the programs of bodybuilders and lifters alike from the 1960′s and prior. The bench press gained popularity once the golden era of bodybuilding came into life during the 1970′s.
Our overhead work usually is in the lower rep range of 1 – 5 reps, most often 3 – 5 reps.
Check out the beasts, many of them worked up to 85 lb dumbbells and heavier.
Scarey Matt Wichlinski rocked the 150 and 130! That’s SERIOUS STRENGTH!
I’ll be connecting with Matt to do an audio interview for http://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com – stay tuned!
These guys went through some serious program design strategies and methods.
It doesn’t matter so much what you do, as many of us do certain movements, but it’s HOW you put it all together!
Kill it!
–Z–
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PPS: If you have a passion for training and want to skip all the mistakes and avoid wasting your hard earned time & money then the Underground Strength Coach Certification is for you. Click HERE to register for the April 25 – 26 USC Cert. They ALL sell out, don’t procrastinate!
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