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How To Raise Your Standards In Life AND Lifting

This past weekend my I crushed a unique Underground Strength Coach & L2L (Learn to Lift) Cert with Travis Mash down in North Carolina. Together, we raised our own standards to give the coaches and lifters the best experience ever.

The Potential To Be The HERO Of Your Own Movie

Holy shyt does time go FAST. I’m almost 40 as I write this and I feel like 6 years old and riding my bike with my friends just happened yesterday. So, if you’re thinking about doing something that your heart

Elliott Hulse & Z: StrongMan Training & Life Talk

Last week I arrived in Orlando, Florida early in the morning in preparation for my USC Cert and speaking at Changing The Game – Business Seminar hosted by Luka Hocevar and Steve Krebs. If you know me somewhat well, you

Wearing A Weightlifting Belt, Changing My Training & Rocky

Remember the days of everyone wearing a weightlifting belt? Even those Valeo velcro belts in pink? No? Ahhhhh, you’re too young. Anyway, regardless of your age or experience, wearing a weightlifting belt and learning proper breathing is something you need

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

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

"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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