Lifting heavy weights off the floor and overhead is great, my favorite is with heavy bags as I find it functionally transfers best into what I do day to day (Kung Fu).

I LOVE heavy squats, BUT, if I had to pick just one, it would be the ripping of weights off the ground and overhead

why?

because I am squatting, pulling and pushing all in one movement

we had an athlete join our gym very late in the wrestling season 2 yrs ago.

My time was VERY short w/him

we did clean and press, a bodyweight pulling / rowing motion and prowler work

he kicked major ass that year

i wasn’t surprised

–z–

Truly awesome move, even more awesome Rockin workout, most of all beast of a dude…you Zach!!!

Thanks for a Smashin’ Workout !!

Bill

I have the BEAST program, and I’ll tell you that a lot of the stuff does use those equipment. However, like the Elliot Hulse program Lean Hybrid Muscle, he always says that just because he prefers those movements doesn’t mean that you can’t substitute them with something else like regular gym equipment.

In fact, I personally get all these real world workouts done with gym equipment, or I get creative. For example, with tractor tire flips, I do hang cleans. For sand bag carries, I found it nearly impossible to make one here where I live, so I found a huge ass duffel bag, and stuffed it full of old magazines and newspapers and it is as heavy as you make it out to be (of course using sand or packed materials are much better – eventually I will have to find a better alternative).

I will aim to eventually have a gym like zach’s (many years done the road; haven’t even graduated college yet), but I don’t see why you should limit yourself just because you don’t have “equipment”.

Get busy. The only limitations are in your mind.

Btw Zach, I love ripping the clean and press for time; sets of 6 each arm as many times as possible in 15-20 min. Awesome

Happy holidays!

Enough said brother…You Walk the Talk! Have a good Holiday my friend. I hope to see you soon.