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5 Reasons to Surround Yourself with GREAT People for GREATER Success & LIFE

I say it all the time and I can not emphasize this enough…. You MUST surround yourself and engage with battery chargers, NOT battery drainers. On Monday, Dan Goodman (Co Owner of Varsity House Gym) traveled down to The Underground

Rebuilding the Body, Fixing Old Injuries & Always Learning

I remember my left shoulder and right knee feeling the pain by the time I was 16 years old. At the time of this writing, I am 44. Time flies yet I have never stopped training, EVER. What am I

STRONG Life Insider Ep. 43 | Be TOUGHER Than Your Excuses

How many excuses can people come up with? Listen, I HATE my OWN excuses. But hearing everyone else with their excuses that never end makes me realize, holy sh-t, I am NOT on their level of weakness. Yes, I know,

STRONG Life Ep. 219 – Martin Rooney & Zach Share Their 50 Combined Years of Coaching Wisdom

Here we GO! STRONG Life Podcast ep. 219 with my man, THE Martin Rooney! Martin was actually my FIRST ever guest on The STRONG Life Podcast and here we are, 7 years later! Man does time fly! This episode can

STRONG Life 218 | Elmer Bench of Breaking Bars

  STRONG Life ep. 218 with guest Coach, Elmer Bench, owner of Breaking Bars Training Center. After 20 years of teaching and coaching Football, 2 weeks in The NFL and a host of bad experiences training in commercial gyms, Elmer

15 Year Anniversary of Underground Strength Academy

It’s been 15 years since I started The Underground Strength Academy! Feb. 2005 is when it ALL began! I was partnered at first with Ryan Lee and I was writing articles and taking photos from every garage gym training session

STRONG Life BONUS: How I Started The Underground Strength Gym

STRONG Life BONUS: How I Started The Underground Strength Gym In this QnA, I answered questions for 1 of my athletes who is now in college at The D1 level. He actually started in 7th grade weighing 82 lbs, now

STRONG Life Ep 217 | Success vs Comfort in the Gym AND in Life

I was 15, maybe 16 years old….. It was 1991 and I was training with Jeff, a guy in his mid 20s. He knew I was a wrestler and back then, all we knew was bodybuilding. No Strongman training. No

Full Body Strength & Shoulder Health Tips

First off, the pic above of my thick handle dumbbells needs to be addressed. I feel bad mixing Sports Authority weights with York Dumbbells. I had those plates sitting in a milk crate for ages so I just had to

Ep. 216 | Passion, Intensity & Training That REALLY Works

STRONG Life Ep. 216, here we GO! BOOM! This is a intense & passionate episode where I discuss the following topics:

"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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