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6 Reasons Why Your Strength Training Program is Failing

I am always learning. I find podcasts or articles, even old books from decades ago to see how the “What’s old is new” philosophy can help me become a better coach & lifter. Recently, I have been listening to an

STRONG Life BONUS | Zach Gets Interviewed on The Hard Life Podcast

I had a GREAT time being interviewed on Doug Hershberger’s Podcast, The Hard Life! We’re in a world where the majority are busy making excuses, whining, complaining and blaming. People of ALL ages get offended by hard work. In fact,

How to Prepare Yourself for The Police Academy

Recently I was at a commercial gym and about to head out after my training session until 1 of the guys introduced himself to me and asked me if I was a cop. He had seen me training as I

STRONG Life Insider: The Development of Muscular Bulk & Power

From Anthony Ditillo’s Book, The Development of Muscular Bulk and Power There is something about bulk and power training that invades your very soul. It is extremely hard to put into words. The exercise movements themselves are quite simple to

206 | The 1 Thing Successful Strength & Performance Coaches Do Best

Here we GO! STRONG Life Podcast ep. 206! I came across a quote from my friend and mentor, Alwyn Cosgrove. A Socrates quote…… “Intelligent individuals learn from every thing and every one; average people, from their experiences. The stupid already

DESTROYING Your Sensitive Mindset & Choosing STRENGTH in Mind AND Body

There’s lots of sensitivity floating around nowadays. Everyone gets offended by your words, not just from people but from words on the internet, from people they don’t know and will likely never meet in person. People argue over politics, training

STRONG Life BONUS: Zach Goes on The Garage Gym Coach Podcast

In this Bonus episode of The STRONG Life Podcast, I am interviewed on The Garage Gym Coach Podcast. We crushed some great questions for you and covered the following topics:

5 Thoughts (Tips) on Program Design for Athletes

I love studying and talking program design. But even more so, I LOVE Coaching. You see, LOTS of books, articles, “influencers” can TALK about program design but can you COACH? Can you COMMAND the room? I want to share these

The Benefits of High Rep Bodyweight Training

​After going through my Bodyweight Bodybuilding course for some edits, reviews and updates, I changed up some programming for the athletes at The Underground Strength Gym. 1 of those updates​ was organizing their extra days with more volume of bodyweight

Getting Back to the Bells’ & Bodyweight Training + Donnie Thompson (SuperD) Inspiration

Here and there I catch myself getting away from training that is more Physical Culture based and end up chasing numbers. Now, there is NOTHING wrong with being Strong. But something was missing for me. I wanted to feel the

"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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