My thoughts on how Strength Coaches should be thinking and performing in today’s world. If you get pissed then I’m likely talking about you.
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Filed under Articles, Kick Ass Business, Kick Ass Life, Success, Underground Strength Show, Videos by on Feb 27th, 2012. 9 Comments. 
I just returned from a TRUE vacation. NO computer, NO phone, NO connection to the outside world except for my my wife, my kids and my in laws. I ALMOST didn’t go on vacation, but, I’ve been going through a LOT of soul searching lately and this vacation away from my “life” was a HUGE step for me.
These 8 tips from Navy SEAL, David Rutherford REALLY spoke to me. I hope they help you as much as they helped me…..
My time away from “life” and my time closer to my family has brought me closer to the fact that my travels will remain close to home, at Underground HQ.
My USC Cert next month in Texas will NOT happen in 2013, THIS Cert is the last time for a loooong time. If you’re in the area, make sure you show up. I’m gonna give you the best damn cert you ever imagined possible!
If you’re committed to your craft as a Strength Coach and you’re closer to Tx. than you are to NJ, I suggest you show up.
Peace!
–Z–
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Filed under Announcements, Kick Ass Life, Success, Videos by on Feb 18th, 2012. 8 Comments.
It’s GREAT to be Strong.
It’s GREAT to be Conditioned…..
But it’s BEST when you have BOTH Strength AND Conditioning.
If I can pit one example of this I’ll use my friend, Jim Wendler, shown in videos below. He keeps everything simple.
Read more on 3 Strength AND Conditioning Tips…
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Filed under Articles, Strength Building, Underground Strength Show, Zach's Workouts, muscle building, old school strength by on Feb 6th, 2012. 24 Comments.
There are a few things that will help YOUR deadlift. Notice I put the CAPS on. What works for me may not work for you and vice versa. YOU must find the things that help and then dial them in. Here’s a few tips that you should test drive.
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You’ve heard me talk about how The USC Cert has changed lives.
It’s true. I’ve been to events, met people, experienced events, etc that have changed my life forever. It’s in my blood to help this happen to others as well.
I can’t allow my cert to simply about training, exercise, working out, etc. I bring my passion, share it, open my mind up to you…. I am an OPEN book for you and I see NO other way to run this cert, EPIC is the least I will allow it to be!
Check out Underground Strength Coach, Matt Ellis, from Rhode Island, speaking from the heart, REALLY getting me choked up!!
This is The 2nd Time The USC Cert is Coming to The #ATX.
The Location? Red Black Gym in Austin, TX
The Red-Black Gym was modeled and built after a crew of 10 + Coaches from CrossFit Central rolled up to The Underground HQ in Edison, NJ, for a specialized certification JUST for the coaches of CC, all of them traveling from Austin, TX to learn in the trenches and bring back our training methods to their hungry community of athletes & fitness fanatics.
NEVER have I seen such a LARGE crew of passionate Coaches coming from under the same roof, must be something in the waters of Austin, heck, Lance Armstrong lives there!
If you want IN, get after it and see the details below…. we’ve got a growing army of Underground Strength Coaches who are LIVING their passion.
AFTER the cert, you will LOVE the LIFETIME of support you get, as we have a private Mastermind area where you are able to connect day in and day out with what other USC Coaches are doing AROUND the world. It is a VERY powerful support system that will catapult your success and knowledge 10 X faster at a minimum.
Check out some post USC Cert success stories from two guys that escaped from Omaha while working at a commercial gym, we’ve got MORE to come…..
I am psyched to hit The #ATX again, the energy and atmosphere have REALLY blown my mind. The majority of certs I hold tend to be ALL men, but when I hit The ATX we have a large number of serious Coaches rolling through who are women, and these Girls Kick ASS!
All details for our ATX Certification are HERE
If you have questions feel free to connect with me on my Fan Page – HERE
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Filed under Kick Ass Business, Kick Ass Life, Success by on Jan 30th, 2012. 2 Comments.
You’re NEVER too old to learn new things. NEVER too old to become better. It’s OK to change.
Many people take pride in the fact that they will never change. Change means you’re evolving. If you evolve, you are growing from within and that is of utmost importance.
Without growth, You die.
I’m going to challenge you to do some things that you may not be doing….. perhaps you’ve NEVER done these “things”…. perhaps it’s been a long time ago…. I’ll ALWAYS be here to challenge you. I do the same to my athletes and I do the same to anyone I connect with on a coaching level, and by reading this blog, I see myself as your Coach.
Many think I’m too hard on them or too hard on others. Too harsh, tough and not forgiving enough. I simply see it as tough love and if I don’t tell you the truth I am cheating YOU and lying to myself. I lay the law down with my athletes and I truly see no other way.
These athletes MUST realize the opportunity they have and how the world CAN be their if they WANT it.
I tell the parents outright how pissed I am at them when they allow their child to quit a sports team because practice was too hard. I tell them how pissed I am when they allow their child to blame the coach for not starting. Whatever happened to responsibility? Why do we enable how soft people are getting…. America is SOFT. That is #TRUTH and it pisses me off.
Excuses SUCK and so do the people who use them…. got excuses?
YOU suck. Period.
Why are so many athletes quitting in sports…. quitting in life…. and why is it ALL allowed & accepted!?!?
A BIG reason I left teaching was because parents would blame teachers and attack teachers when their child wasn’t getting straight A’s.
I HATED how this “system” was contributing to The Pussification of America.
I refused to partake in the lies, excuses and bull shit so I left it ALL….. built my own world…. Underground Strength Nation.
Do I have excuses for things? Absolutely. I am NOT perfect but I RAGE against it when I allow Mr. Resistance to get the best of me and I fight back, tooth and nail, blood, sweat and tears.
When I catch those excuses I slap myself in the face and kick my own ass and do a complete 180. NO quitting, just brutal honesty with myself, you need to do the same for yourself if you want success.
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Filed under Articles, Kick Ass Business, Kick Ass Life, Success, Underground Strength Show, Videos by on Jan 26th, 2012. 42 Comments.
If you wanna make it to the TOP of ANYTHING you do it starts with the MIND. You can train as hard as you want but if the mind is not straight expect little to NO success.
Same goes for Business. If you don’t believe you will not climb to the top of the mountain. Success comes to those who work for it, believe in it and EARN it!
I’ve got some new business courses about to be released, a mix of mindset and skill set combined with a heavy dose of #HUSTLE. I’ll announce through The Underground Biz Journal, HERE.
QOD (Question Of The Day): If you could give someone ONE piece of advice to achieve success in LIFE and Lifting… What would that ONE thing be? Drop your comments below.
Live The Code
–Z–
PS: Texas, I’m a comin’…. step up and let’s kick some ass, join the growing army of Underground Strength Coaches who are kickin’ ass & takin’ names. Click HERE for details
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Filed under Announcements, Kick Ass Business, Kick Ass Life, Monday Motivation, Success, Videos, man up monday by on Jan 21st, 2012. 9 Comments.
Deadline to Post Your Video Below: Monday, Sep. 19, 2011 @ 9 PM EST
Winner Gets a Lifetime Membership to Underground Strength Nation and a FREE Underground Strength T Shirt
Psyched to see your Inspiration Video!
Remember: title your video as “Underground Strength Nation Inspiration”
Post your video in the comments section below. Use the embed code. If it gets marked as spam let me know & I’ll fix it 
Good Luck!
Peace!
–Z–
PS: Underground Strength Nation will open it’s doors on Tuesday, make sure you are subscribed for e mail updates by entering your e mail at the top of my blog (& get your 5 FREE Gifts!).
PPS: USC Cert is coming soon, next one won’t be for a while. Don’t be “That Guy” who always says he’ll do the next one, ass kickers take action NOW!
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Filed under Announcements, Calendar, Kick Ass Life, Success, Underground Strength Show, Videos by on Sep 16th, 2011. 17 Comments.
It’s NOT Monday but f**k it, success waits for NO man and I don’t wanna wait till Monday to unleash the motivation! Besides, this is a critical video I wanted to share it pronto, Ryan Riess, a kick ass Underground Strength Coach in Washington shared it with me.
I used to watch Pumping Iron on VHS over and over and over….. not sure how that VHS tape survived!
I used to keep taking out ‘The Education of a Bodybuilder’ in high school, sophomore year – senior year, over and over and OVER again. I didn’t want anyone else to learn “Arnold’s Bodybuilding Secrets”, ha ha
I don’t agree with everything Arnold has done, but I don’t cry over it or stop learning from him.
These success tips are legit, if you have any more success tips, please add them in the comments section
Kick Ass & Accept NOTHING Less!
Peace
–Z–
NO Egos
NO A**Holes
Time To Transform Yourself Into a 10 X GREATER YOU
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Filed under Articles, Kick Ass Business, Kick Ass Life, Monday Motivation, Success, Underground Strength Show, Videos, man up monday by on Sep 1st, 2011. 3 Comments.
Found myself a killa little playground, still in need of finding pull up bars and dip bars that are up HIGH.
We filmed a TON of footage at this playground for the new book, it is gonna be a SIC book, I can’t wait for this bad boy to be unleashed!
Now, although I’ve been cranking LOTS of bodyweight workouts at the playground lately, you might be asking how I train the lower body…. GREAT question, as I wonder the same when I see the BEASTS on the playgrounds, it’s ALL Upper Body work and NO lower body training.
Remember: If you wanna be as strong as a house, you gotta build the foundation (your legs!).
I mountain bike 2 x week now, yesterday I took a solo trek on the mountain bike for about 2 hours in the brutal heat and it felt GREAT. The bike riding is brutal on the legs and great for conditioning.
I also do the bodyweight exercises in the FREE E Book you get when you sign up for My Top 5 Bodyweight Exercises (Top Right, just enter your best e mail).
And.. I have been hitting some light deadlifts 2 x week to keep the legs and back strong. Nothing crazy on the deads, but enough to feel em’.
This week I’ll be busting out my Power Jumper as well for squat jumps, box jumps and broad jumps.
QOD (Question of the Day): Have you put together a kick ass bodyweight workout, full body? If so, drop a comment with your bodyweight workout challenge, let’s see who has the most kick ass bodyweight workout that they have TRULY used (basically, do NOT make shit up and post it as truth, I only want the REAL TRUTH).
Peace
–Z–
PS: Did you pick up my favorite bodyweight training book? If not, click HERE & get it.
PPS: When you attend my USC Cert you will go through my entire progression, regression system of bodyweight training so you can train athletes anywhere, anytime. No need to own a gym to get your training business going, click HERE to take the biggest step towards changing your life.
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Filed under Articles, Strength Building, Underground Strength Show, Videos, Zach's Workouts, muscle building by on Jul 25th, 2011. 16 Comments.
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