This scenario might anger many, but, it may also be a stone throw away from happening to you. Check out this e mail and see my thoughts below:
Zach,
Just wanted to send you an email to let you know how much I appreciate how many bodyweight resources you are giving us. We’ve spoken via email before, but to reiterate, I played 4 years of college football at a small D3 school in Chicago.
During my time there I developed chronic neck injuries that left me with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Luckily it’s not bad enough to inhibit any of my daily activities, and I am currently employed as a police officer.
The only symptoms I have left are stiffness in my neck, occasional numbness and tingling in my left arm, and weird spasming of my left pec for days after I bench press with a barbell (though oddly enough, not dumbells).
However, I noticed that loading my spine seemed to worsen the condition. Which means that, at least for the time being, my beloved deep barbell squats are out of the question. 
For a time I was somewhat lost, with my knowledge of bodyweight exercises being limited to pushups (which I was doing with improper form), pull ups, and bodyweight squats.
Read more on What to Do When Powerlifting Sucks?…
Filed under Articles, Kick Ass Life, Q & A, Strength Building, Success, Zach's Workouts, muscle building by on May 9th, 2011. 22 Comments. 
This is just the beginning….
The Golden Era returns…via Edison, NJ and The Underground Strength Gym!
The gun show is on….
Dave Draper knew what it was all about….
He left when it got out of hand & the comraderie disappeared….
Will I ever leave?
Who knows….
Check the gun show….this is just the beginning, there is MUCH MORE crazy training to come…
Time for you to kill it!
Thanksgiving is coming…
The Underground Pull Up Contest ends tomorrow….I’ve got a video for you 
Do you have a video for me?
Post your pull up numbers on you tube and title it “Underground Pull Up Contest with _______ (your name)”
Kill it!
–Coach Z–
PS: The Golden Era & Physical Culture, both created Gladiators. See what Gladiator Training is all about Right HERE.
Filed under Articles, Strength Building, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Zach's Workouts, muscle building by on Nov 25th, 2008. 1 Comment.
It’s finally here….
Sorry for the delay, but as a Gladiator myself, my tech skills are not the hottest, ha ha.
I have added 2 very rare and unique bonuses as well, 1 is a DVD (when you go to the web page you’ll see what it’s all about) and the other will come to you via…..
you’ll just have to waiy and see!
Click HERE to see what The Gladiator Strength Seminar is all about!
Kill it!
–Coach Z–
PS: The exact link is ==> http://zacheven-esh.com/Gladiator%20Strength%20Seminar.php
Filed under Announcements, Strength Building, Success, muscle building by on Nov 24th, 2008. Comment.
Many years ago i found my way to Steve Maxwell’s web site. It was quite interesting, to see this renegade physical culturist creating his own style of training, following no rules, using what he had learned through decades of the martial arts and mastering his own body for training.
There were photos of him training with a pair of homemade kettlebells, they were silver and looked deadly! He was performing a bridge while pressing these two kettlebells.
I finally met Steve two years ago at the Ryan Lee Boot Camp and we chatted about grip training and grip strength, rope climbing and using kettlebells.
I was blown away to say the least.
Just yesterday, I shared the stage with Steve, as we co presented the Gladiator Seminar, which went from 10 AM – 6 PM with just a few short breaks for snacking and fluids. Want an amazing day it was and what an honor to learn from such an expert.
I was excited that I was able to teach Steve some new stuff! Who woulda known!
Lucky for you, we recorded every second, and that means this will be available for you to watch at home soon enough. I believe it came out to 7 or 8 tapes! That’s a boat load of info, and all the info was Steve and I cutting through the hype, showing ONLY what works, only what we use, no filler and no fluff.
After training with Steve, I am psyched even more so to hit the bodyweight training. I’ll be tearing up my backyard tonight with my power wheel and kettlebells.
Stay tuned for more stories from the Underground!
Kill it!
-Coach Z-
PS - I’ll be announcing the next USC cert soon. It’s coming, so be ready! Serious inquiries only, no cry babies, no whiners….I’m getting sick of those people
Filed under Announcements, Articles, Calendar, Success by on Jul 13th, 2008. Comment.
Tonight, at 12 AM, EST I will close the doors for registration for the Gladiator Seminar with Steve Maxwell and myself.
This is going to be a super intimate seminar, with infinite hands on, personalized attention. I can easily say you will never find yourself in the company of such experts with so few around you to take advantage of.
Also, there has been an added bonus to the seminar attendees, raising the bonuses to $ 424 in value :)
The start time is 10 AM, and it is this Saturday, July 12th.
Last chance to register!
Go to http://combatgrappler.com/seminars.html to take action!
In Strength,
–Coach Z–
Filed under Announcements, Calendar, Success by on Jul 9th, 2008. Comment.
The Gladiator Seminar hits The Underground Strength Gymnasium this Saturday, July 12th.
Registration closes shortly.
An added bonus…. the seminar will be recorded and all attendees will receive the DVD set for FREE when it is completed. This should be 5 – 7 DVD set, I can alreadys ee this being valued at $ 297….. at least.
Attendees will get the DVD set for FREE as well as a 1 year FREE membership to http://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com ($ 127 value).
Still want in?
We have a few spaces left, the time to act is NOW!
Go to http://combatgrappler.com/seminars.html
In Strength,
–Zach–
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Physical culture goes back many, many decades, well over a century. These were times of true strength and athleticism.
Times when men were strong, mobile and agile and… drug free.
Training was a variety of bodybuilding movements and methods, powerlifting movements, strongman drills, gymnastics drills and more.
The physiques developed were nothing shy of incredible, and, ironically, this was the simplest form of training ever. No complications or fancy ying yang methods, yet the results from way back when, are what the strength fanatics of today only wish they could achieve.
The influx of never ending training has confused many, resulting in slow and agonizing progress.
Some of us influenced by Physical Culture tend to lean one way more so than the other. And, this may very well be the case between myself and Steve Maxwell, who I’ll be co hosting the Gladiator Seminar with Steve Maxwell, Saturday, July 12th.
Steve utilizes bodyweight drills, gymnastics movements, kettlebells, indian clubs and the like.
I tend to gravitate towards the methods of the strongman from this iron age: stones, sandbags, barbells, dumbbells and gymnastics based drills.
The end result, regardless of which direction you choose, is phenomenal.
If you are a Coach, this seminar is for you.
If you are not a Coach, and you want to experience a day to blow the lid off your current rate of success and progress, this seminar is for you.
We have a few spots left, and registration is closing in a few days.
Take action now or miss out forever. This seminar will likely never happen again.
In Strength,
–Zach–
The Gladiator Seminar…shutting the doors in 72 hrs. Take action HERE.
Filed under Announcements, Calendar, Zach's Workouts by on Jul 4th, 2008. Comment.
Here’s the tail end of some of the crew tearing it up at The Underground Strength Gymnasium, in good ol’ Edison, NJ.
Here’s the workout these beasts endured…
After our Underground warm up, a powerful blend of mobility, calisthenics, bands, movement prep and stability work, they attacked the following:
1A) zercher squats 5 x 4 – 6 reps
1B) mixed push ups for active recovery 5 x 15 reps
2A) 1 arm dumbbell clean & press 3 x 6
2B) weighted pull ups w/mixed grips 3 x max reps
3) jump rope x 5 minutes
ya gotta move, and this is why if you ever saw our warm up, it could kick the crap out of the majority of people who walk through our doors.
We build our athletes up to this training and push hard for strength endurance, power endurance and overall work capacity and mental toughness.
The jump rope at the end is awesome! Jumping rope develops foot speed, leg power, ankle stability and improves wind, BIG time!
Listen to the music blasting, the guys having a blast while training, the atmosphere and another great day in “the office.”
Kick ass and stay strong, more is coming
–Z–
P.S. – Wanna learn my methods for developing kick ass training programs for athletes, doing what you love and bypassing all my mistakes? Watch our apprentice video and e mail me if you’re serious about getting in the door. SERIOUS inquiries only, as always
P.P.S. – Grill me and see how I do things at the July 12th Gladiator Seminar with Steve Maxwell. We’re gonna spill the beans and blow the lid off your current training knowledge. Get in before we shut the doors and space is filled! Click HERE now.
Filed under Announcements, Calendar, Success, Videos, Zach's Workouts by on Jul 3rd, 2008. 1 Comment.
Sometimes, we all need a lil’ kick in the ass….
If you want a SERIOUS, BIG kick in the ass, and you want to learn some serious shit in the world of strength, conditioning, monility, strongman training, underground strength training and more, then join me and Steve Maxwell at The Gladiator Seminar, space is almost full and time is almost near.
Not for the faint of heart.
ALL participants will receive 1 year FREE membership to The Underground.
In Strength,
–Z–
Filed under Announcements, Calendar, Success, Videos by on Jul 2nd, 2008. Comment.
I was watching some old MMA fights on TV before and it was interesting to see the different physiques each fighter had as well as their level of conditioning: strength endurance, power endurance and overall conditioning.
The bodybuilder type fighters had very, very poor levels of conditioning. They started with a bang and gassed out quickly.
Some of them even got knocked out quickly.
Then there were those who looked rugged, lean and mean. I had seen some of their training and knew that it would deliver in results.
They may not have looked like the guys on the cover of muscle & fitness but man could these guys move with serious speed and they had levels of strength that seemed to never quit.
I used to be a bodybuilder so I remember the feeling of looking like a stud but not delivering on the performance end.
Too many people are missing the boat here and it’s time to change that.
Do you want to make that change?
In Strength,
–Zach–
P.S.- There are a few spots left for The Gladiator Strength Seminar. This will be a very small seminar, where you can expect the utmost undivided attention.
==> http://combatgrappler.com/seminars.html
P.P.S. – Or, you can “spend” your dinero on a seminar filled with scientific, fancy jargon that confuses you and does little for delivering on training that works BIG time in the real world. Fancy talk from book smart gurus who do little in the way of training others with awesome levels of success, let alone training themselves.
It’s time you learned from those who walk the walk and talk the talk.
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