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35 Life & Lifting Lessons

Holy S**t! In a few short weeks I’ll be 36. Time goes fast. TOO Fast. Here’s some stories and lessons I’ve learned along the way & hopefully you’re not too cool to learn from some of these. Anyway, for no

Are You Stronger Than an Idiot aka Learning From Injuries?

Time to lay down the law on those who listen and especially those who are “good enough” and only listen to a select few. Remember, to achieve greater success you must acquire the mindset of “always a white belt”. The

When Giants Roamed the Earth

Original Article by Jeff Everson Excerpt from the book ‘Forgotten Secrets of The Culver City Westside Barbell Club’ by Dave Yarnell. Before the last epoch of the Cenozoic era, some 65 million years ago, great beasts roamed the earth. These

Fighting Against the Norms of Being Strong, Slow & Weak

I gotta address something ASAP, this is becoming a BIGGER and BIGGER problem. I’m sure this will anger many and then we’ll have a few that can argue against this but it’s time to unleash some TRUTH. It’s starting to

How to Squat: DEEP Squats and Dinosaurs – Are BOTH Extinct?

Walk into a typical high school weight room and you’ll see a 1 rep max test on the squat every month. Typically, you’ll see kids hitting 315 to 495 on the squat. Kids that weigh 185 lbs are doing this,

Bodyweight Bodybuilding BEAST Workouts

Bodyweight training is in my blood, just like lifting heavy objects is in my blood. Ironically, MANY think the two don’t go hand in hand, they believe it’s ONE or the other. Not true, my friends, I live for BOTH

Thoughts On Squats, Jumps, Aggressive Learning & WINNING

My workouts have been going VERY good lately and after this past weekend’s seminar at my gym with Mark Bell and Jesse Burdick, I have a gained a MUCH greater amount of knowledge AND respect for powerlifting and straight up

Gladiator Garage Gym Workouts

It was The Fall of 2002, and I had drawn the line…… I was up to my neck in work as a grad student plus working full time as a teacher. I was also coaching Wrestling and the season was

How to Get Built Like a Brick Sh*t House

Once in a blue moon you come across an athlete or a gym rat who, as some of us may have said in the 80s and 90s, is “Built like a Brick Sh-t House”. In my countless years of getting

How to Kick Ass, Get STRONGER & Get JACKED in a 1 Car Garage Gym

I remember I was 25 or so, and decided to stop training at the local gym. I was finishing Graduate school which was an hour drive each way. Graduate school was wiping me out in addition to working full time,

"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."
- Steven Pressfield, World Renown Author
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