In case I forgot (which I think I did....) On Saturday, May 10th, at 12 Noon, I will be holding my annual LIFT Strong fundraiser, a strongman contest for my athletes who are raising money to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Feel free to come and watch. Looks like we have approx. 15 competitors attending. This event is done out of respect and admiration for my close friend and mentor, Alwyn Cosgrove who created the product at http://LIFTstrong.com. There is no fee to come … [Read more...]
a night at the movies with Joe DeFranco
Wow, what a night Thursday was.... Sorry for the delay on this, I've been pretty wiped out since Thursday night :) Stay tuned though, because I will have some cool trip footage of my times Thursday night to be posted here on the Blog :) If you haven't heard, last Spring and Summer a film crew was recording every second of action at Joe D's place and it was churned out and whipped into an amazing documentary. I'm tlaking about the stuff you've seen in Pumping Iron, except there is … [Read more...]
Underground Q & A with Zach
Ask me anything by commenting to the post. I'll be answering the questions over the next few days :) Have fun and ask away! Dedicated to your success, --Z-- P.S. - I get PSYCHED when I receive e mails such as these: "Hi Zach, just wanted to let you know that thanks to some of the training tips from your site i won silver at the British amateur arm wrestling championships in the 220lb+ class, i weighed in at 245 and pulled a couple of guys much bigger than me. I'm now going to ramp up my … [Read more...]
The Gladiator…
He was the first American Gracie Jiu Jitsu Black Belt.... He had his own homemade Russian Kettlebells in his gym loooong before they were popularized in the states... He taught classes with methods of Physical Culture when others were standing on balls and training on one foot standing on another ball.... The man is Steve Maxwell, a true Gladiator. Lucky for you....if you're up for it, is that Steve and I will be putting on 'The Gladiator Fitness Seminar' on July 12th at my gym in … [Read more...]
lessons in insanity
I am in high speed, insanity mode lately. My energy and creativity has been running wild. Have you ever felt that sensation? Maybe it's the amazing weather that I love so much happening right now... It's all getting poured into my Underground web site. I want to over, over, over-deliver to my members because I want people to experience the powerful results I have experienced as well as my clients. The pie is big enough for EVERYONE. Let me share my methods with You. … [Read more...]
Mark your calendar
Mark your calendar for Saturday, July 12th. Yes, I know it's a bit away, but, I'll be hosting a seminar here at The Underground Strength Gymnasium with a friend and long time mentor.....I won't reveal the name just yet. The seminar will be limited to 20 participants, and man is this gonna be one HOT seminar. The cool thing is that the two of us have different takes on how we train our clients and ourselves, but, we are both very influenced by one critical thing: RESULTS. That's all for … [Read more...]
Seein’ is believin’
I have been adding a boat load of videos to The Underground. I'm getting crazeeeeeee with these videos, let me tell ya, I can't even keep count of how many I have been adding lately :) It's finally a way for you to see how we do things at The Underground - raw and uncut. Our latest video is a circuit that we put many of our combat athletes through, but, it's perfect for anyone who wants to develop some sick work capacity. You'll see David Ellis going through the paces as he preps for … [Read more...]
Can they handle it?
I'm not sure if the newsstands can handle all the weight with 2 of my power packed, heavy hitting articles on them! ha ha ok, ok, that was likely to be the worsed joke ever, but, if you're at Barnes and Noble definitely check out my latest 2 articles in the following magazines: TapOuT and Fighters Only I can't tell you exactly what's in the two of them, but, without a doubt is more of my hard hitting information. Check em' out and let me know what you think. Time to eat some lunch! In … [Read more...]
Stay away from egos and assholes, Part II
First off, thanks to all who responded to my "personal blog post" late last night. The responses have been very motivating to me. As you can see, I am very emotionally driven when it comes to training and life in general. If you personally know me, you cna attest to this :) I also know that not everyone will be on the same page as I am, and I don't expect them to. It does remind me of some very funny instances though, where I was told by a friend and colleague of mine how a big name strength … [Read more...]
Apollo’s “TOUGH Gym”
Original Article Date: 4/1/2008 Updated: 2/4/2024 Have you ever seen Rocky III where Apollo takes Rocky back to the old school gym he used to train at where everyone has the "Eye of the Tiger"? TOUGH GYM. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peBGvS0VGr4 That gym look liked a dump to others, but when I saw TOUGH GYM, I thought it was perfect and beautiful. It was exactly what I wanted to build for athletes. I took out a notepad, paused the DVD player and started sketching the … [Read more...]