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My Thoughts On Training As You “Get Older” & The BEST Workout Program

I was 27 years old and getting my car filled up on gas at the local gas station. It was almost Summer time and I was wearing shorts and a t shirt. A guy I knew saw me and said,

Excellence Is Your ONLY Option

It goes back to my days of getting my knee injury checked out in high school and Dr. Medina would ask me what I was going to do with my life. WHAT was I going to BE? Of course, at

What You Can Learn from Spartan Race HQ, Cornell’s Rob Koll & The Wrestling Lifestyle?

Hill Sprints at #SpartanWrestlingCamp – you don’t see hills like these in New Jersey!! #UndergroundStrengthCoach #UndergroundStrengthGym #Edison #Manasquan #Pittsfield #Vermont #Stronger #Tougher #Faster #LiveTheCode365 A photo posted by Zach Even – Esh (@zevenesh) on Apr 17, 2015 at 5:06am PDT

Lessons From Weightlifters & Weightlifting Inspiration

If you read my Encyclopedia of Underground Strength & Conditioning you KNOW I have a HUGE regret, which is that of NOT knowing what weightlifting was back in 1989 when “Andre The Giant” made me cry. I could have had

6 Lessons Learned In 6 Hours At The SPARTAN Wrestling Camp

I arrived in Pittsfield at 1:17 PM on Friday. Training was to begin at 4 PM. This was the beginning of the FIRST ever Spartan Wrestling Camp. As always, I am inspired by Joe DeSena and everything happening up here

The Story of The Infamous BIG Curl Bar

It was a summer morning in 1990 and I had arrived at my favorite place, The Metuchen YMCA. This wasn’t the updated YMCA with their brand new equipment, nicely painted walls and senior citizens aimlessly roaming the gym floor. This

Hard Work Is BEAUTIFUL!!!

Hard Work is BEAUTIFUL. That is the first step towards success in any endeavor, Loving work rather than fearing work. You’ll find resistance all around you as you work your ass off to achieve greatness in any endeavor, be it

Warrior Workouts [March 2015], Random Thoughts & Various Inspiration

I am always finding inspiration. For some reason, everything I see inspires me in some shape or form. I am inspired to be better than I currently am as well as to not be like the things I see

"Zach Even - Esh is the Charles Atlas of Powerlifting / Weightlifting / Athletic Training. He is a walking inspiration. A kick in the ass for all of us."
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